Video conversion question

[andrewducker]

My phone produces .3gp files when it takes videos. They're about 90k.

I can then convert them to quicktime files, also under 100k.

I can then convert them to .mp4 files which are around 170k.

But if I then convert them to AVI files they swell to 2MB.

What the hell is going on in there that takes up that kind of space? And is there any way I can stop it?

If anyone out there fancies taking a look, the files are up in 3gp format and quicktime format.

(It's Meredith with new baby, who is stretching cutely)

Comments

[themongkey.livejournal.com]

The AVIs are probably uncompressed. Try encoding them with DivX or XviD?

videohelp.com has loads of info, or just google "avi to divx" (or xvid).

Of course, then people trying to play them will need the right codecs installed or they'll just get a blank movie.

[andrewducker]

I've tried compressing with both DivX and XVID, and that's what's producing the current size.

If I don't compress it ends up as 6MB.