AOXOMOXOA Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 ok so i have an old video tape of a commercial i did for rip magazine.. does anybody remember rip magazine??? it was back in 1986, i did it with lita ford. anyways i can hook my vcr up to my computer using my hauppage tv card and i can capture the video and sound just fine. the only thing is that the video is 1.5 gb. this is fine for transfering it to dvd.. i will do this no problem.. but i want to put it on my website so people can see it and laugh at me.. but it is way to big.. so what is the best way to make this smaller so i can put it on line and then give all you people a link to see it.. without loosing the quality.. to much, if possible.. its only 30 seconds.. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axel Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 Compress it using a DivX codec... get gordianknot from http://www.doom9.org, this will be the best option!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjordan2001 Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 You can compress to divx or another mpeg4 codec, or even Windows Media Format. Look on doom9.org for guides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malebolgia Veteran Posted February 8, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 8, 2004 Be warned that if you convert VHS to DVD you'll lose quality. With that fun advice said you should also be aware of Canopus boxes. These boxes instantly clean, stabilize and preserves old VHS and Hi8 videos in clean DV format. The cost differs with each model, but if you have a lot or plan on doing this on more than one occasion you'll be pleased. Below is a link to one of the several models of Canopus boxes, but for 30 seconds it might be overkill: Canopus Box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOXOMOXOA Posted February 8, 2004 Author Share Posted February 8, 2004 Compress it using a DivX codec... get gordianknot from http://www.doom9.org, this will be the best option!!! ok i got this program. it looks very involved. is their any way you could give me a quick rundown. as you can tell i have never done this and i need some help.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noir Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 Follow the guide on doom9 (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOXOMOXOA Posted February 9, 2004 Author Share Posted February 9, 2004 its down.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noir Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 Seems they didn't like direct linking, click your way to Guides from http://www.doom9.org/. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoSigma Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 What OS are you using? If XP, you can use Windows Movie Maker to edit/convert your video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOXOMOXOA Posted February 9, 2004 Author Share Posted February 9, 2004 What OS are you using? If XP, you can use Windows Movie Maker to edit/convert your video. the quality of the xp movie maker is so bad i just cant take it. but it does make it a small file. if i make it into a divx file then not everyone online can see it unless they have the divx codec installed, and i dont want that. i cant sift through all the crap on that site. but thanks for pointing me there again and again.. i dont know what im even looking for on that site.. all i know is that i want to put a 30 second video on the web... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoSigma Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 the quality of the xp movie maker is so bad i just cant take it. but it does make it a small file. You can customize/adjust the quality of the video. You can get nearly the same result as encoding it in Divx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOXOMOXOA Posted February 9, 2004 Author Share Posted February 9, 2004 You can customize/adjust the quality of the video. You can get nearly the same result as encoding it in Divx. thanks i'm playing around with different things.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axel Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 Okay... if godrian knot is too much u can prolly use one the pieces of software which comes with it - it's called Virtualdub and it's located in your start menu - progs - gordian knot folder. Open ur video file in it. Go to the Video Menu, then click compression and select the codec you would like. Then save it! for 30 secs of video it should be fine in MPEG4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forum Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 What OS are you using? If XP, you can use Windows Movie Maker to edit/convert your video. Is there even a way to export a movie in windows movie maker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neojoker Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Yeah, I'm wondering about Windows Movie Maker too. I have an NVidia GeForce4 Ti4200 with VIVO, and Windows Movie Maker imports the stuff decently. I can't get virtualdub or virtualvcr to cooperate with me at all. Can you actually do anything with the Movie Maker format, like convert to something else so it can be used to make VCDs, or anything? Or has anyone had any experience capturing with a Ti4200 that would like to share any secrets....I'm having no luck whatsoever, and I would rather use something besides WMM. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neojoker Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Something I noticed with Virtual VCR is that when I capture video and audio, the audio is at the regular speed, while the video is extremely fast and out of sync. I'm recording at 29-30 fps, and using either HuffyUV or Morgan MJPEG (usually Morgan) compression codecs. Any ideas why this happens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoSigma Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Is there even a way to export a movie in windows movie maker? File --> Save Movie File... :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabaTime Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 try this, www.dvdrhelp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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