thanks very much. and i am trying out mp4 formatting for it. i can't believe the difference, seriously. i mean i tested a version with almost half the file size of the xvid and the mp4 quality is still better

it's still not as sharp as your Be A Man vid, so i'm gonna try for slightly larger, between 65 and 70 megs.
and then i'll be going back into all my old videos and redo them in mp4 XD. probly not. but i'll definitely be doing my next stuff this way.