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| Thread ID: 113691 | 2010-10-31 04:41:00 | Downsize Excessively Large Avi File | justinsg (11165) | Press F1 |
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| 1149063 | 2010-10-31 04:41:00 | Hi there, I have a video of a concert that was recorded professionally and they have sent me the final export which is a 46GB AVI file! The file is only 3.5 hours long and the windows right-click > Properties window reports the bitrate is around 32000kbps. The resolution of the video is only 720w x 576h and there is only one stereo audio track. Does anyone have any ideas as to why this file would be so large? The audio is possibly raw/uncompressed but at 2gb a minute (by bitrate) that's kind of excessive! Is there a way I can reduce the video down to, say 3-4 gig, i know you can download 1080p movies that are only about 8-9gb. I don't mind what format it ends up as, provided it will play on mac quicktime and in windows media player. If you tell me how, I can provide a sample clip of the file or any further details. Cheers, Justin |
justinsg (11165) | ||
| 1149064 | 2010-10-31 04:47:00 | For 3.5 hour video you should be looking at 1.5-2gb file size to keep decent quality. Guides here (www.videohelp.com) should be of help, giving you a bit more information on what file type you end up converting to, as well some (mostly) free tools to do it all :) |
SoniKalien (792) | ||
| 1149065 | 2010-10-31 05:13:00 | 3.5 hours I would encode down to about 6 to 8 GB. Ive tried to reduce footage of that length down to a single DVD and the audio and video both suffered terribly. Anyhow, It just so happens that Speedy put up a link earlier to a free video encoder. pressf1.co.nz |
Metla (12) | ||
| 1149066 | 2010-10-31 05:47:00 | now thats good timing | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 1149067 | 2010-10-31 05:47:00 | Thanks guys! Exactly what I wanted (free too!). One other thing - the original was filmed in 16:9, and when encoded, it was squeezed into 4:3 and black bars were added to fit it back to 16:9.... a bit weird but don't ask me why! So my final reencoded version is just the video part of the original (not the black bars) and how could I stretch this back into 16:9, I have to do it manually in VLC and in WMP it can only be played as is. Thanks in advance, Justin |
justinsg (11165) | ||
| 1149068 | 2010-10-31 05:56:00 | If you used that program I think you can change it on the bottom | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1149069 | 2010-10-31 06:03:00 | If you used that program I think you can change it on the bottom Hmm you can but only for cropping - what I'm looking for is to crop, then stretch (maybe I'll have to do two conversions in two programs) |
justinsg (11165) | ||
| 1149070 | 2010-10-31 06:07:00 | What format did you convert it to? MP4? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1149071 | 2010-10-31 06:10:00 | What format did you convert it to? MP4? MP4 |
justinsg (11165) | ||
| 1149072 | 2010-10-31 06:14:00 | Looks like the only option thats got 16:9 is DVD. Unless changing keep aspect ratio to fullscreen will fix it | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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