video in email

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Hello,
I am trying to make a video clip into a wmv file in order to send it out in
an email. I have the windows media encoder and have gotten the file to a wmv
format, but when I try to email it, it comes back and says that the file is
to big to send.

Can someone tell me what to do in order to compress this file so that it
will go thru the email??
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Pretty Eyes said:
Hello,
I am trying to make a video clip into a wmv file in order to send it out
in
an email. I have the windows media encoder and have gotten the file to a
wmv
format, but when I try to email it, it comes back and says that the file
is
to big to send.

Can someone tell me what to do in order to compress this file so that it
will go thru the email??
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First, find out the email size limit that your ISP puts on emails.

Emails are meant for quick messages it's not a good way to send large files,
as it actually increases the size of the file considerably. If everyone
started doing this it would clog up the email network.

You are probably better off using on of the free online storage sites, or
your own webspace and uploading the file there, and send you friend the
link.

Apart from that, once you find out the limit imposed by your ISP, you could
break the file into pieces, using something like winrar or winace and
creating a split archive.
 
I am trying to send a 1 minute video cilp. I get these kind of emails of
video all of the time. I download them, scan for threats and then watch
them.

Just can't figure out why I can't send a 1 minute clip. I think mine will
only send out 1GB email.

If you have any other suggestions, I would appreciate them.

Thanks again
 
What size is the WMV file?

What size limit does your email provider impose?

An attachment (or even embedding the file in an HTML message) adds a mark-up
of roughly 35% to the email; For example, a 2.5MB attachment to a 10KB
message = ~3.4MB email.

Email is a very inefficient way of transferring such data (compare to trying
to stuff a bulky sweater into a #10 envelope). Better alternatives include
FTP (e.g., your instant messenger's Send a File option) and CD or DVD sent
via snail mail.
 
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