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634330 2008-01-27 04:27:00 Can MPG files be converted to a more compressed format?

I've recorded a 4 min clip and it takes up 50 megs. :eek:

Just wondering because as we know .mp3's are much more compact than .wav 		B.M. (505)
634331 2008-01-27 04:35:00 autoGK.

just select your file, specify how small you would like it, press start.

You soon get a feel for how big a file size you can expect in regards to quality.

Try turning that 50mb into 5mb for a start.

http://www.autogk.me.uk/ 		Metla (12)
634332 2008-01-27 06:54:00 Thanks for that Metla I'll give it a go.

Now whats a good programme to edit Mpg's.

I only want to trim a lump off the end, nothing too major. :D 		B.M. (505)
634333 2008-01-27 07:11:00 Virtualdub.

Free, uber powerful. And the single best tool ever made for basic editing.

Also does encoding, So you could load in your file, lop the piece off the end, then encode the saved footage in a more compressed format, Though remeber each time yu mess with her, You lose quality, so preserve the original file until you are 100 percent positive you have finished. 		Metla (12)
634334 2008-01-27 07:42:00 Can MPG files be converted to a more compressed format?


No definite answer to that. It depends on what codec you used to make it MPG.

Also is it MPEG 1, 2, or 4.

It can be one of maybe a dozen formats depending on the codec. The compression of it currently will depend on how it was converted to mpeg as to whether it can be compressed further.

Also, even if compressed as MPEG 2 using the same codec can lower it's size just by lowering the quality of it. Lowering the bitrate of any DV will make it smaller. Halving the frame size will also make the file smaller. Doing all this stuff will however lower the quality of the video.

autoGK and Virtualdub are only a couple of many programs that can reduce the size. Take a look on http://www.videohelp.com/ and read up on other people's views. Links to tools on there also. 		Bantu (52)
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