So, my 20 minute movie is 3.98GB...

[MrCodeDude]

Well, not mine, my neighbors. It's only 20 minutes, so I think there's something wrong with the way she encoded it.

Anyway, it's 3.98GB. I'm not into the whole digital editing scene, but I know this is an outrageous file size.

She used Adobe Premiere and basically strung together some clips from some VHS tapes added some flash animation and some narration. It's nothing spectacular or anything, but it still is 3.98GB. She said she saved it as an Adobe Project and then clicked Export to Movie, which made this monster 4GB .avi file.

She's gone to bed, any help? VirtualDub, TMPGEnc? Help please.
-- mrcodedude

 

[isekii]

prolly she used high resolution..

try using lower resolution and different compression.

 

[dowxp]

probably selected a default codec at 4000kps .. or higher. or used raw RGB (though i think it'd be alot bigger)

she should export to huffy->avi [xvid, divx] or to mpeg2 for dvd±r.

 

[MrCodeDude]

She's gone to bed, I don't have Premiere handy. I just have this 3.98GB file.. I can get Premiere, but I will just have the end file.

 

[dowxp]

oh its your job.. ? i suppose just get vdubmod and recompress it; though you are losing quality encoding it "two" times..

 

[csyberblue]

Originally posted by: isekii
prolly she used high resolution..

try using lower resolution and different compression.

ya, and convert to divx if possible, unless you want to play it on a lower-end dvd player.

 

[dowxp]

high resolutions don't affect size. the bitrate does. its just that the higher the resolution, the less quality you will get at a const bitrate. in any case, it shouldn't be more than the NTSC standard (720x480?)

 

[Legendary]

Use TMPG. If TMPG can't read it, download Canopus DV file editor and convert it into a Microsoft DV avi, then use TMPG to compress it down to an mpg.
Export to video is the biggest file premiere can make so at least you can't get any worse.

 

[kindest]

avi is uncompressed, compress it and it will shrink 1000000000000%

 

[dowxp]

Originally posted by: Legendary
Use TMPG. If TMPG can't read it, download Canopus DV file editor and convert it into a Microsoft DV avi, then use TMPG to compress it down to an mpg. Export to video is the biggest file premiere can make so at least you can't get any worse.

hrm... doesnt canopus cost money? IMO, if he wanted it in mpeg2, he would just output it into dv format in the first place. for lowbitrate (700-1200), divx and xvid outperform mpeg imo, but thats just my opinion.

 

[LethalWolfe]

Originally posted by: kindest
avi is uncompressed, compress it and it will shrink 1000000000000%

avi is not compressed. avi is a wrapped that can be used w/either compressed or uncompressed footage.


Lethal

 

[MrCodeDude]

I am using VirtualDub, I selected DiVX compression and left the audio the way it is. Expected file size is like 250MB

Thanks everyone.
-- mrcodedude

 

[d33pt]

since everyone forgot to ask...is your neighbor hot and can we see the video if she is?

 

[Xenon14]

Also using Premiere... same problem. My 1 minute clip was almost 200mb. However, when I picked a diff codec within Premiere... Mpeg 4, Divx, Xvid, etc... I lost the ability to "capture" the video from my sony DV. The only time i can capture was at the default setting. What should i do?

 

[Crusty]

SInce you are using a DV camera it is best to edit and capture with the DV compressor. Once you have made the final video, you can change the compression to whatever format you need it in(VCD,SVCD,DVD,etc...)

Thats what I do for all my movies, and the quality is great!

 

[Xenon14]

Originally posted by: MCrusty
SInce you are using a DV camera it is best to edit and capture with the DV compressor. Once you have made the final video, you can change the compression to whatever format you need it in(VCD,SVCD,DVD,etc...)

Thats what I do for all my movies, and the quality is great!

What's a DV compressor?

 

[dowxp]

i think he meant a dv decompressor. though, its been a while since i've played with dv + firewire.. but can't you capture straight mpeg2? if so, use dvd2avi and use gknot + divx\xvid, or your favorite encoder ...

 

[TDY2KN01]

Sorry if I steal ur spot light for a sec. What video editing software do you guys recommend for micromv camera? I tried Adobe Premiere but it doesnt work with my camera since it's too new. I also tried vegas and avid.

 

[Xenon14]

Originally posted by: dowxp
i think he meant a dv decompressor. though, its been a while since i've played with dv + firewire.. but can't you capture straight mpeg2? if so, use dvd2avi and use gknot + divx\xvid, or your favorite encoder ...

Is it possible for me to capture the video in a different/lower quality codec or setting???

 

[dowxp]

it is, but with loss of quality. and you dont get to use 2 pass stuff. uh, its been over 2 years since i played, so im not sure of "whats new". try a codec called "mjpeg". otherwise, use huffy. you dont have 100gb free?

 

[LethalWolfe]

Originally posted by: TDY2KN01
Sorry if I steal ur spot light for a sec. What video editing software do you guys recommend for micromv camera? I tried Adobe Premiere but it doesnt work with my camera since it's too new. I also tried vegas and avid.

MicroMV is proprietary crap from Sony. It will probably have limited support because of this and I doubt if anything but consumer level software will support it. Have you tried going to Sony's website and seeing if they have a FAQ or something?


Lethal

 

[dowxp]

Originally posted by: TDY2KN01
Sorry if I steal ur spot light for a sec. What video editing software do you guys recommend for micromv camera? I tried Adobe Premiere but it doesnt work with my camera since it's too new. I also tried vegas and avid.

try dvdrhelp.com

 

[Xenon14]

Ok, i edited my video, and even "rendered" it. How do i save/publish it as a playable format now??

 

[Crusty]

Thats what rendering is, it will save it as a .avi which will play in any media player so long as the computer has the appropriate codec installed.


EDIT: grammar...too many :beer:'s.

 

[dawks]

Originally posted by: dowxp
high resolutions don't affect size. the bitrate does. its just that the higher the resolution, the less quality you will get at a const bitrate. in any case, it shouldn't be more than the NTSC standard (720x480?)

The resolution of a file is a factor of the bitrate of a file. So it is directly proportionate to the file size. So yes, if he shrank the resolution, he could get a more clearer picture, with the same amount of data.

Ok, i edited my video, and even "rendered" it. How do i save/publish it as a playable format now??

I havent used premiere in a long time, but I believe rendering is the process in which transitions are computed out to be smooth and such. You need to go to the File menu and look for Export, then if you have DivX Pro installed, look for it somewhere in the dialogue box. You can then compress the video to a smaller file.