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Jay
Citizen
Username: Jaymon
Post Number: 1066
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 7:41 am: |     |
Can anyone reccomend a good file compression software , preferably free. I have to shrink some .mov files from my camera to send to work. I have an Olympus digital camera that takes small videos in the .mov form, still way too big to send in an e-mail.
Thanks so much! |
Case
Citizen
Username: Case
Post Number: 928
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 9:46 am: | |
I didn't think that video files, once encoded, would benefit from compression. (In other words, I don't think it will work too well).
Are you looking to re-encode the MOV files to a different format? |
Gatica
Citizen
Username: Katracho
Post Number: 212
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 3:49 pm: | |
Jay, I don't think there is such a thing. Video and picture files are usually encoded to their optimal, compressed, size. I am incorrect, someone chime right in.
Get a small (1gb) USB flash drive. They go for $50 or so. Or burn them to CD. |
Dave
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 8234
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 4:12 pm: | |
If you use a Mac, Quicktime Pro will do it. It's $29.
http://www.apple.com/quicktime |
Case
Citizen
Username: Case
Post Number: 930
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 6:41 pm: | |
Actually, video and picture files vary widely in size (which translates into resolution or quality). Its a function of the software that creates the image. |
Tom Reingold
Supporter
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 11623
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 9:35 pm: | |
I believe that's true. mov files are already compressed and you probably can't compress them further.
Rather than emailing, you can put them on a web page and email the link to them. This means you have to upload it only once, which could take a while. And those who download it will still have to wait. A CD may be better.
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Dave
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 8238
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 11:01 pm: | |
.mov files don't have a default compression. I've resized and recompressed video in Quicktime by varying several variables (eg. placement of keyframes, pixel width, transfer rate, etc.) and managed to cut their size. You can also export to .avi and use windows media software to compress further as .wmf files. |
Bailey
Citizen
Username: Baileymac
Post Number: 122
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 11:12 pm: | |
It's possible to reduce the size of the file by reducing the image..
like from 320x240, to 240x180 or even 160x120, depends on your use.
Do you have a Mac or a PC? |
Eric
Citizen
Username: Ericactive
Post Number: 79
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 11:28 am: | |
Jay,
You can send files up to 1 gb in size to yourself or anyone else using http://www.yousendit.com/
Large files do take some time to upload so don't close your browser until it's done.
You can make them smaller by zipping them first and sending the zip file if you want. |
TarPit Coder
Citizen
Username: Tarpitcoder
Post Number: 8
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Friday, January 6, 2006 - 11:09 am: | |
Jay, It's doubtful if you can reduce the size with a standard compressor vs transcoding to a different format.
If your running windows about your best bet is probably 7zip. You'll probably want 7Zip on the other end too.
http://www.7-zip.org/
Windows media encoder is possibly worth a look for transcoding and I think it's free.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/encoder/default.aspx
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