Got a 290Mb avi file - needs shrinking

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JBR(Posted 2010) [#1]
Hi, would like to put a video on youtube but 290Mb is too much. Any (free) way to do this.

Thanks
Jim


GfK(Posted 2010) [#2]
Windows Moviemaker.

And no, I'm not kidding.


puki(Posted 2010) [#3]
Windows Movie Maker is one such option.

SUPER has godlike status - totally free.
http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html


Gabriel(Posted 2010) [#4]
I typically use VirtualDub to reencode video.


puki(Posted 2010) [#5]
Some people find the website for SUPER really frustrating to just download the thing - this is the direct link: http://www.erightsoft.org/GetFile.php?SUPERsetup.exe

EDIT: Heh, they even got me at it:
http://www.erightsoft.org/GetFile.php?SUPERsetup.exe

EDIT: Bah - anyway, you get the idea.

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Canardian(Posted 2010) [#6]
NCH VideoPad, free also.


BlitzSupport(Posted 2010) [#7]
SUPER has a total car crash of a GUI, and the download process is simply bizarre, but it does work really well in the end.

AVIDemux looks like it would do the job quite easily too, in terms of re-encoding with a different codec:

http://mulder.dummwiedeutsch.de/home/?page=projects


xlsior(Posted 2010) [#8]
Some people find the website for SUPER really frustrating to just download the thing - this is the direct link:


No, it isn't -- their website has a bunch of tricks to prevent direct linking.

the program itself (and the website) is indeed a shining example of how NOT to design user interfaces, but under the hood it's actually a pretty good program.


Kryzon(Posted 2010) [#9]
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/sections/video-encoders


Grafos(Posted 2010) [#10]
Format Factory is free and very easy to use

http://www.formatoz.com/


Difference(Posted 2010) [#11]
http://handbrake.fr/


Ross C(Posted 2010) [#12]
anyvideoconverter is free, but needs to connect to the internet, to download and display side adverts. It's pretty good though :)


JBR(Posted 2010) [#13]
Thanks guys, went with Format Factory (because it was easy to use) and it squished 290Mb to 4Mb.

Jim


Kryzon(Posted 2010) [#14]
Wow, that Format Factory seems like a hidden jewel. Very nice, thanks for sharing.

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