need help editing video!

ZigZig ...I am Captain Planet! Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
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i basically need a program that can reduce the resolution of a video.

it's like 640 x 480, and i need to lower the resolution to reduce the filesize.

please halp <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    <a href="http://www.virtualdub.org/" target="_blank">VirtualDub</a>

    Free to use, can resize videos, change the compression codec, et cetera.

    I'm pretty sure it can only save as avi, though.
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  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    edited December 2006
    <img src="http://www.frozensloth.com/forums/macguy.jpeg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />
    Well if you had a Mac!
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  • ZigZig ...I am Captain Planet&#33; Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
    <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4781329953675376576&q=mac+sucks" target="_blank">this is what i think of macs...</a>

    mantrid, i picked up virtualdub, how do i resize stuff :o
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    Go to Video -> Filters -> Add... -> Resize
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  • ZigZig ...I am Captain Planet&#33; Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
    edited December 2006
    ok, did that. now when i try to save to AVI, the filesize goes from 200mb to 1200mb <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />

    what's the deal

    edit: alright i'm using compression now.. we'll see how this turns out.

    if you know how to take a 233mb 640x480 vid, cut it down to like 320x240, and reduce the filesize drastically to like under 30mb, please tell me, because this experimenting is taking forever.
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    edited December 2006
    If you simply want to compress and don't really give a damn about precise filesize and bitrate stuff. Just use either divX or Xvid compression use quality as the determing factor and set the slider bar to 75-85%. this will give you a good compression and good results... And is easy to do <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />

    If you really want to go into filesize calcuation and fast/normal motion etc... You should look into getting a 1st pass then a 2nd pass. This will then give you control over the filesize bitrate and some other shizzle I don't get well I get what it's for but I can't get it to work and stuff XD

    So I just stick to 1pass quality... Easy to set up...

    [edit]
    if ya have sound, make sure it's also either already compressed and use AVI sound. Or compress it with mp3 to further reduce the filesize
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  • ZigZig ...I am Captain Planet&#33; Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
    i think i got it down. thanks everybody <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
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  • LanfearLanfear Join Date: 2006-11-15 Member: 58615Members
    Macs > Adobe Premiere > Virtual Dub <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />

    Just to bother you sweetie <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    edited December 2006
    Premiere sucks imho :/ I'll go Pinnacle on that prog anyday!

    And yes, we all know macs are good at atleast this one thing <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
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  • LanfearLanfear Join Date: 2006-11-15 Member: 58615Members
    I'd put Premiere against Pinnacle any day. Especially the Pro version.
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  • RevlicRevlic Join Date: 2006-11-04 Member: 58367Members
    Thank you Macintosh users. For providing no help at all.

    If I wanted to gloat BSD>OSX. But I'm not a elitist ######hole.
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  • ZeroByteZeroByte Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3057Members
    I agree on Premiere being so much better than pinnacle. Pinnacle is okay for the very basics of video editing but Premiere is video editing sex stick.
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  • TyrainTyrain Join Date: 2003-01-03 Member: 11746Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1587595:date=Dec 12 2006, 07:10 PM:name=ZeroByte)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ZeroByte @ Dec 12 2006, 07:10 PM) [snapback]1587595[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I agree on Premiere being so much better than pinnacle. Pinnacle is okay for the very basics of video editing but Premiere is video editing sex stick.
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    You are right, if not for the simple fact that Premiere seems to lose ALL OF THE F***** FILES every now an then....

    Restart the computer, start premire,
    Premiere: Whoops 200 files gone
    Me: What? But, they are where I left them, didn't even touch them!
    Premiere: Sure?
    Me: Yeah, try looking again!
    Premiere: Nope, can't find them.
    Me: But... what the... they.. are... I mean.. look, just let me assign them again, ok?
    Premiere: Whatever....
    Me: Ok, I assigned 30 of 5000ish files
    Premiere: Oh yeah, you mean those files, Gee coulda tell me earlier, yeah I found them, all back in again.
    Me: -_-
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    Final Cut > Preimere
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  • LanfearLanfear Join Date: 2006-11-15 Member: 58615Members
    edited December 2006
    Cabewsey we are trying to leave macs out of this we know PCs suck at video editing. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />

    I don't have that issue with Premiere, does it do this all the time when you restart and reload the ppj?
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    edited December 2006
    Meh, Current pc's can keep up quite nicely with macs in terms of photo/video editing. The only thing holding back Pc's is the platform *cough* Windows. But this leap forward in tech, will probably be lost with macOS switing to x86...

    Do macs currently support DualCore Intel Conroes? Don't feel like googling <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />

    For simple encoding (ie: divX, Xvid, wmv?)

    Virtual Dubb > anything

    It does what is should without any bells or whistles. Video's though, that's an entirely different story. You'd end up cuting and pasting a lot of different files, without any form of interface. Perhaps using Nandubb or avijoin and stuff to paste it together or something.

    DON'T use it for video editing <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1588040:date=Dec 13 2006, 10:55 AM:name=Kouji_San)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Kouji_San @ Dec 13 2006, 10:55 AM) [snapback]1588040[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Do macs currently support DualCore Intel Conroes? Don't feel like googling <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
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    If you were to go to apple.com and just look at the front page. You'd see "The New MacBook Featuring Intel Core 2 Duo" Aka Conroe afaik
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    I eat apples, I don't browse to them <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/confused-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="???" border="0" alt="confused-fix.gif" />
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