Video Camera to CD - File size
 

I'm trying to help a friend out. I have sucessfully uploaded a tape from his Panasonic Digital Video Camera. The track is 5.5 minutes long but the file size is 1.8Gb which makes it impractical to record on to a CD, or DVD.

The file is an AVI file and it plays in Windows Media Player and Panasonic's Motion DV Studio that came with the camera.

Is there a way to reduce the file size? And, would it be best burned to a CD or to a DVD?

Any ideas would be welcomed
Thanks
BB

DVD Shrink
 

bulolobob,

Why is it impractical to burn the file to a DVD disc ?

Granted it will leave a fair amount of unused space on the disc,
unless you fil it with other stuff, but they're not exactly expensive these days ?

Try this FREEWARE program - DVD Shrink the program can compress video files,
and will even allow you to "back up" your own DVD's -
shrinking those over the 4.7Gb limit so they will fit onto your back up disc :ok:

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Coconutty

Thanks Coconutty - you'll get used to me soon (I only ever open my mouth to change feet!:oh: )

I've been so used to using CD-R's and CD-RW's that I never looked at how much a DVD would hold!

I'll just duck out now and shoot myself in the other foot!

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
Cheers
BB

There's plenty of software around to convert/compress avi into mpg format your 5 mins would become a couple of hundred mb at full quality. Windows Movie Maker which comes with Win XP will do it and allow you to edit it too.

Thanks BN - I'll give that a try
Cheers
BB