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Question

How do I make the AVI file smaller on Virtual Dub or...?

by taggerung Jun 14, 2011 10:10AM PDT

I shortened a 40 something megabyte video, saved it as an AVI on Virtual Dub, and it made it into an over 4 gigabyte AVI. If someone could please help me to make it into a smaller file it would be greatly appreciated!
Or if you could suggest to me another free video editor that would be great to!

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Clarification Request

There are many settings and options in Virtual Dub.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jun 14, 2011 10:17AM PDT

I would have skipped any transcoding and used " direct stream copy mode " which is blazing fast. You also find that a 30 minute file when snipped to 15 minutes is almost 1/2 the size.

Bob

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Thank you!

by taggerung Jun 14, 2011 12:21PM PDT

But could you please tell me how to do that? Sorry... It's just that there are a lot of options...

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Sorry.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jun 14, 2011 2:49PM PDT

Link only.

http://www.divx-digest.com/articles/cutavi.html

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