Good Video Compression Software?

[Drunkentig3r]

I was just wondering if any of you guys knew a good, free video compression software that I could use to keep a video file I have under 100MB so I can upload it onto a website. Many thanks in advanced who anyone who replies.

 

[Evander]

haven't tried it myself but Super is supposed to be quite good and freeware (or if you are converting from DVD, go for Fairuse)

 

[Jeff7]

Virtualdub + XviD


Guide
Changes to the guide that I've found to help with quality:
Check Adaptive Quantization
Uncheck Packed Bitstream
Set VHQ Mode to 4
Check Use VHQ for B-frames oo
Check Use Chrome Motion

I set the I-frame interval to 30 generally, but that's for files where quality is paramount. You can set it higher.

Enable Chroma Optimizer
Set BVOP sensitivity to 5-10.


With all those settings, it might not encode quickly, but it should get the most quality out of the given space.

 

[Drunkentig3r]

How do I split the video? In order to upload what I want to Youtube, I need to keep the file under 100MB/10 Minutes. The video is 21 minutes long, and so I need to figure out a way to split it down the middle.