Can anyone tell me of any software that can compress a 895mb home video clip so it will fit onto a 700mb CD-R. I've tried editing and and cutting bits out but its still too long. Cheers xx
It would be better if you made a VCD (or SVCD). You can do that with almost any cd burning software, like Nero or Roxio. But you could also try Ashampoo Movie shrink and burn 2
I tried AShampoo, it seems to work and is a great piece of software, however it will take 185 hours to shorten my video! It would be great for shorter clips, do you know of any other software which may be quicker. The video file is compressed in Xvid and Mpeg3 audio.
Have you still got the original clip before you compressed it in Xvid? You van potentially compress it further but you are looking at further reduction in quality. Not recommended. What did you use to compress it originally?
No I deleted it, was taking up too much space. I used AVS video tools. I usually use nero for burning and it does allow overburning but not as much as I need. Is there a way to change any of these settings or is the only way to do it by compressing it?
shame.... Oh well.... this is a really important lesson to learn. If you need to compress again, make suer you limit the size of the final file. This can sometimes mean a drop in quality but if you are limited to a certain size, you have to cut corners... Anyway, do you just want to burn the .avi file onto a disk? Is your DVD player Divx or Xvid compatible? do you just want to put the file on a disk for keeping? 1. Try VirtualDub. Completely free and if coupled with the right codecs, you might be able to compress further. Load the file, choose compression settings (including final file size, I think) and prey... 2. If your DVD player can handle DIVX and/or XVID just copy the file onto a DVD disk. The same can apply for safe keeping. Please give VirtualDub a fair chance. It is not completely straight forward and takes some trialling...
