ok..i made a vid in premiere..converted it to AVI and all that fuss, then converted it to mpeg, and its still 40,599kb!! my comp always shuts down while uploading anything over about an hour or so..i have a dial up so it takes 3 hours to upload something this big, is there another program i can use to convert it and make it a smaller file size..?
any help would be great.
~Kaley
How can i convert a video to a smaller file size?
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Here's a few alternatives for you 
How about burning the large video you are trying to convert to CD/DVD and get a friend to upload it for you.
If you knew how to set it up on Bittorrent you could have a friend download it for you. (Bittorrent supports resuming, so you disconnecting wouldn't matter)
You could also (and this is probably one of the better ideas, except burning it for a friend to upload) Winzip it, but turn compression off. When Zipping video you gain next to nothing anyway, probably 1% at best. Make sure you do it with Winzip 9, then once the Zip file is made, you can split it into smaller files. (10MB chunks upload alright you think?)
You could then send these to a friend who has high speed, or I could just leave my computer running as an FTP server and let you upload as you please.
Or you could even get yourself on Kazaa and have a friend download it from you (wouldnt matter with the disconnect because it lets you resume).
If you do, make sure you get Kazaa lite because that has no adware/spyware.
People will appreciate a nice quality video more, so it's worth the effort
How about burning the large video you are trying to convert to CD/DVD and get a friend to upload it for you.
If you knew how to set it up on Bittorrent you could have a friend download it for you. (Bittorrent supports resuming, so you disconnecting wouldn't matter)
You could also (and this is probably one of the better ideas, except burning it for a friend to upload) Winzip it, but turn compression off. When Zipping video you gain next to nothing anyway, probably 1% at best. Make sure you do it with Winzip 9, then once the Zip file is made, you can split it into smaller files. (10MB chunks upload alright you think?)
You could then send these to a friend who has high speed, or I could just leave my computer running as an FTP server and let you upload as you please.
Or you could even get yourself on Kazaa and have a friend download it from you (wouldnt matter with the disconnect because it lets you resume).
If you do, make sure you get Kazaa lite because that has no adware/spyware.
People will appreciate a nice quality video more, so it's worth the effort
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the only problem with the burning method is that none of my friends have a drive that can read the discs O.o
i wish i knew how to set the bittorrent up..i used to use them but never knew how to set one up myself...
the winzip, i kinda get it, but if its split up...would i have to put it back together to upload it onto the site..?
and i have KazaA lite, i dunno if my friends do, i know they have KaZaA, but im not sure if they could even find my files..
thanx for your help, ill try something.lol
~Kaley
i wish i knew how to set the bittorrent up..i used to use them but never knew how to set one up myself...
the winzip, i kinda get it, but if its split up...would i have to put it back together to upload it onto the site..?
and i have KazaA lite, i dunno if my friends do, i know they have KaZaA, but im not sure if they could even find my files..
thanx for your help, ill try something.lol
~Kaley
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Huh? Every CD reader on Earth should read a properly recorded CR-R, unless it's REALLY old. If you friends have DSL, they can't be so outdated on readers. You sure you are recording it correctly?Shadow_Leaper wrote:the only problem with the burning method is that none of my friends have a drive that can read the discs O.o
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Re: How can i convert a video to a smaller file size?
How does your computer shut down after keeping it on for over a hourShadow_Leaper wrote:ok..i made a vid in premiere..converted it to AVI and all that fuss, then converted it to mpeg, and its still 40,599kb!! my comp always shuts down while uploading anything over about an hour or so..i have a dial up so it takes 3 hours to upload something this big, is there another program i can use to convert it and make it a smaller file size..?
any help would be great.
~Kaley
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Shadow_Leaper
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umm...
the CD-R thing...that counts for VCD's..? cuz thats what my comp saves them as..O.o i dunno im just new to having a burner and a DVD drive in one..O.o...
umm..my internet connection freezes and shuts down after uploading something of transfering anything that takes over an hour...
~Kaley
umm..my internet connection freezes and shuts down after uploading something of transfering anything that takes over an hour...
~Kaley
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Re: umm...
Your computer shouldn't be defaulting to burning VCDs instead of normal data CDs.Shadow_Leaper wrote:the CD-R thing...that counts for VCD's..? cuz thats what my comp saves them as..O.o i dunno im just new to having a burner and a DVD drive in one..O.o...
What program are you using to burn? If you've got WinXP, you can just drag the files to the CD drive and burn that way. Should produce a normal data CD, readable by almost anyone.
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vcd
the program i use if i want to burn video it burns them in VCD format..i can burn date CD's and probably pt them in there if thats what u mean...but..i havent tried it..i dont have XP i have ME
~Kaley
~Kaley
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Re: vcd
You dont. want. to. burn. your. files. as. video. GEDDIT???Shadow_Leaper wrote:the program i use if i want to burn video it burns them in VCD format..i can burn date CD's and probably pt them in there if thats what u mean...but..i havent tried it..i dont have XP i have ME
~Kaley
What you SHOULD be doing is burning the video files as FILES, that is, an ISO CD. As in the same way you burn a whole bunch of miscellaneous crap to CD. If this makes no sense to you, then put the CD down and RUN, dont walk, RUN away from the computer in the opposite direction.