avi vid too big?

[miilk]

ok so. i recorded my first video ever last night. it's only like a minute long(avi format). i used the webcam in my laptop.
it's says it's 395 mb, which seems really big to me. i dont really know anything about video.
so i guess my questions are..

1- is that really big?
2- if so, how do i make it smaller?
3- can i record a video as wmv, instead of avi?


thanks!!

[edDV]

1. No. Depends on the webcam resolution, frame rate and codec used.

2. Consider a different resolution, frame rate or compression codec.

3. Yes. Try to capture with Windows Movie Maker or Windows Media Encoder.

[miilk]

what is a codec?


..and thank you

[edDV]

Codec means encoder-decoder. WMV is a codec supported by Windows. Try that first.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videoconferencing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codec

[bendixG15]

what is a codec?


..and thank you

A codec is ----------------->>> https://www.videohelp.com/glossary?C#Codec

I am sure you will have many other basic questions.
You will find much valuable info by checking out the stuff on the LEFT side of this screen.
That's where the codec info comes from.

Happy reading

Edit .........edDV beat me to it

[miilk]

awesome!
just that stuff explains a lot that i was confused about.

thank you both!!