This is probably a dumb question, or something that I was too stupid to figure out from the guides but alas, I am not as tech savvy as I would like to be

If someone would be kind enough to help me out I would be really grateful.

JaddziaDax wrote:open the video file in virtualdub mod go to video->compression->Huffyuv or Lagarith
then go to file->save
use those to mark the beginning and the end of the "clips" you want so you can save room