Thanks chaps. I think you have answered my question.
--- In [email protected], Lee Menningen <l_menningen@...> wrote: > > Glen is probably correct. Keep in mind that avi defines only the format of a > disk file and not the video that is in it; it is one of the oldest video > formats around and is often referred to as a container format (as is mpg). > Indeed, an avi can contain a video encoded with mpeg. Therefore you can > write your clips to an avi file using a number of different encoding > standards (codecs), and it is those encoding algorithms that result in > varying file sizes. > > Lee > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of stevejso53 > Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 6:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [AP] Clipping AVI in Elements > > > I am trying to clip/shorten an AVI. Import is normal and editing the clip is > normal, but when I save the clip back to AVI, the file size has grown from > 61Mb to 750Mb. Why does this happen, but more to the point, how do I > maintain the file size close to the original size? > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
