I suck at converting from avi.. HELP

[Gadget]

I've been capturing a video from my tv.. it's just a small video of about 30 seconds. The avi is great but the only problem is that the file is 100 Mo.

I tried to convert to different format to obtain a 5-6 Mo file but the quality sucked big time.

Do you have any suggestions ? progs or anything ?

[SKD_Tech]

I would suggest VirtualDub with a DivX or Xvid codec. Depending on bitrate that will be how large your file is. Also depending on bitrate your quality is affected as I am sure you already know

[Comberman]

Reducing a 100mb avi down to the size you're suggesting without losing quality is asking a lot. However, AVI2VCD will make a good job of compacting your avi movie clip down to an mpeg-1 of manageable size without losing quality. You'll find AVI2VCD at:

https://www.mnsi.net/~jschlic1/

You'll also find other goodies there.

[SKD_Tech]

Converting to MPEG-1 will result in a larger file unless you cut the bitrate and then... You lose quality.

There is NO way to compress without loseing some sort of quality of the video

[Comberman]

Sorry Gadget.
SKD is correct, there is no way you can recompress or re-encode without losing quality. (Hic) It must have been that extra half-un of Malt Bushmills. However, give AVI2VCD a try. Guarantee you'll end up with a much smaller mpeg - with not too appreciable loss in quality. (hic)
All the best

[setarip]

Does your 100Mb, 30 second long video include audio? If so, what is the format?