I have to send in 26 MB of .avi files, but they only allow 5 MB, how do I shrink the size of these things? (without creating any kind of compressed files.) I prefer mac but I would be fine with windows too. I'll even buy software. I'd like to keep them as close to the original resolution as possible, would converting to .mov be better? Does Quicktime Pro do these sorts of things? Thank you very much!!!!
2006-08-07 09:21:52 · 4 answers · asked by ♪ ♫ ☮ NYbron ☮ ♪ ♫ 6 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Camcorders
YOu can cut it into six parts!
The only other option is going to another format with more compression and a loss of both sound and picture quality.
MP2, MOV or WMF are you best choices. But it will be web cast quality.
First guy right, second guy wrong. Compare your Quick time PRO files side by side with the original AVI.
Remember, an AVI file is 1/5 to 1/7th the size of a RAW digital video file!
AVI is JPEG. Got take a RAW, TIFF or BMP and turn it into a JPEG and see what you gain insmall file size but lose in picture quality!
4 Mega Bits per second is what a TV image is!
You're trying to get it down to kilo bits per second!
Taht requires frame drops, compression, format size changes (720x480 to 320 x 200) and sound going from 16 bit to 8 bit. Or you can cut it into 4 MB parcels!
2006-08-08 06:52:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont listen to the guy above me. you can do it, and you can do it with quicktime pro (and others) without changing resolution. i think compressing to .mov would reduce it, but probably not down to 5 mb. but experiment with different formats. i think the easiest way is if you have a friend with windows movie maker, you can import the file, and then export it, and then when you export, choose the custom file size and then choose limit file to 5 mb.
2006-08-07 10:00:01 · answer #2 · answered by evilgenius4930 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll tell you right now, no matter what you do, you will not be able to reduce a file that is 26 mb to less than 5mb.
2006-08-07 09:25:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
with your restrictions (no compression & with original resolution), the only way you can get it through is by cutting it in six or seven parts.
why don't you try compressing it with mpeg4 format. it does compress pretty well without compromising video quality.
2006-08-09 03:15:28 · answer #4 · answered by tagheuer17 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋