since i am new at this i was wondering if anyone could tell me which one was better to use, virtual dub or avi chop. if virtual dub is better, can someone tell me what i could do to make the file size smaller so that i could burn it on a 700mb disc, or at least tell me the steps that i would have to use to make it smaller or to make the black bars go away? if avi chop is better, is there any way that you could determine where it could chop, not just making the file size smaller? thank you...