Compressing Video for E-mail

[KeithTalent]

Hi All,

So I am in a class where we have to do all kinds of group presentations. These presentations are videotaped using a Sony Handicam and the tapes are handed over to the groups at the end of each class. The problem is there is only one tape for a five person group, so I was hoping to convert it to a small enough AVI or MPEG that I could e-mail out to the rest of my group.

So far I have been able to get it on to a DVD-RW using my Pioneer DVR and I have also been able to convert it to AVI using AutoGK, the problem is I could not get the file smaller than 172MB which is way too big to e-mail. I have tried different setting in AutoGK and tried compressing the file further with WinRAR, but it does not get any smaller than 170MB.

Does anyone know of a free program or any tips/tactics that will help me get this file to my group?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
KT

EDIT: Upon reflection I believe I have posted this in the wrong forum. I will now be posting this same thread in the Video forum. I apologize to the Admins for this, in the future I will think more carefully before posting.

Please feel free to delete this thread.

 

[Traire]

Why couldnt you get it smaller than 172mb with AGK? You can specify smaller file size than that. I have used it to convert short video clips recorded off TV.

Or you could try something like Windows Media Encoder, to convert to a WMV file.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: Traire
Why couldnt you get it smaller than 172mb with AGK? You can specify smaller file size than that. I have used it to convert short video clips recorded off TV.

Or you could try something like Windows Media Encoder, to convert to a WMV file.

To be honest this is the first time I have used AutoGk so I am not completely familiar with all of the settings. I was using the pull-down menu which gives you options for how large you want the file and the smallest was around 170MB. I think there may be a percentage option as well, though I am not positive. I will have to check later.

Thanks for the reply.