i use "any video converter" to rip my movies. they have alot of options to play with as far as format and compression... i think that avi is pretty standard across the board.
On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 7:56 AM, James O'Gorman <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmmm... I've tried a few different conversion programs. VirtualDub looked > promising until it turned my 3 gB file into a 26gB avi... None of the > compression options worked. I'll play around more after work tonight. > > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 3:47 AM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Sounds like it is just a renamed vob file with a size like that. Could be >> a mpeg1. The current mpeg format is mpeg4, a dvd still uses the mpeg2 >> format. The newer the codec the higher the compression level. Any number of >> video conversion softwares can recode it to a different format. >> >> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T >> ------------------------------ >> *From: * "James O'Gorman" <[email protected]> >> *Sender: * [email protected] >> *Date: *Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:47:04 -0600 >> *To: *<[email protected]> >> *ReplyTo: * [email protected] >> *Subject: *[Nighthawk Lovers] off topic... >> >> Yeah, this isn't related to the nighthawks directly, but I'm having some >> issues... >> >> Last week, we got to give the 1970 Plymouth Cuda it's first startup on the >> rebuilt engine - a 440 stroker w/ aluminum heads and lots of goodies. >> Someone recorded a video on an analog camcorder. She riped it to the >> computer, and saved as an Mpeg. >> >> The 15 minute clip file is 3.2 gB... and I can only get it to play in >> Windows Media player and Windows Movie Maker in Windows. WMP in Mac doesn't >> work, neither does Mac Preview, Adobe Premiere, or any other player that >> I've tried. >> >> I need the video down to a reasonable size, like 15-20 megs. Movie maker >> created a smaller file, but changed all the colors to yellow and black. >> >> I think I want to re-rip the video and see what options are available. (I >> didn't do the original transfer). >> >> Anyone got any ideas? I would think that M-jpeg would be one of the >> highest compressions, but it does not appear to be doing the trick. >> >> You can just email me directly if you want. >> >> Thanks! >> >> - JO >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
