Windows Vista Video Files

[Joe]

Can anyone please tell me if there is a way that I can create a Video file
in Vista Home Premium that is suitable for sending by email and not be a
massive file?

For instance I created a 12 second file using Dell Media Manager and it
turned out to be a whopping 75.1 MB.

Is there some simple solution?

 

[LAB Enterprises]

Video size depends more on the compression used than the program used. How
did you output the final file? I haven't used Media Manager, but used to
teach video production and encoded a lot of things using windows media
encoder. Getting a file to the size you want depends on the compression
settings you use when rendering the final file. it's a matter of trial and
error to get a small file that also looks half way decent. You might try
lowering the amount of colors, lowering the resolution/screen size, changing
dithering, frame rate and other settings.

Lori

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Joe

Import the video file into Windows Movie Maker. From there, you can save it
in a more compressed .wmv file format. See the Movie Maker help for
instructions on importing and publishing.