Posted by Paul Hyett on 12/08/06 09:24

In rec.video.dvd.tech on Thu, 7 Dec 2006, Citizen Bob wrote :
>On Thu, 07 Dec 2006 10:16:19 GMT, Paul Hyett
><pah@nojunkmailplease.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Could you recommend a good conversion program for converting, say, MPEG4
>>files to other formats - preferably one with smaller file sizes!
>
>File size depends on several factors but the most important are the
>length of the video in minutes

About 3-4 minutes

>, the codec being used to make the
>conversion

I am new to this, so I don't even know what codecs are.

>, and the resolution parameters such as frame size and bit
>rate.

Err...
>
>MPEG-4 is the latest standard for compression. Going backwards to
>MPEG-2 is not going to give you a smaller file size if you maintain
>the content and resolution. Obviously if you strip out unwanted
>content the resulting file size will be smaller. That leaves
>resolution.
>
>You need to give us more details. What is this MPEG4 file?

A music video.

> What is its
>intended use?

Just compressing it to save space.

> Is it one of those Apple iPod files?

No.
>
>You can try ConvertXtoDVD and see what happens. Also try
>TotalVideoConverter. Use GSpot to look inside the file to see what is
>going on.

I'll check them out.
--
Paul 'Charts Fan' Hyett

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