Question About AVI Compression With Virtual Dub

[SteyrAUG]

I have a rather large AVI file that I want to reduce in size by about 200megs. Going from 1,000 to 800 megs in size.

I have VirtualDub but not a lot of experience using it.

I loaded the filke and tried Save AVI as but the projected file size was almost 2,500 megs.

I tried the help section in Virtual Dub but I'm pretty lost. I know I have to use the "full stream setting" and that is no problem.

But do I have to compress the video and audo individually under those heading tabs? Also found a list of 'compressor' (I think they are codecs) files, which do I use?

I'm really lost. Anyone wanna talk a newbie step by step through this program?

[FOO]

Tell us what you intend to do with the final file.
That will suggest what to do

[g_shocker182]

Try Dr. Divx to save the AVI with the DivX codec and you can specify your bitrate, etc to make it your desired file size.

[SteyrAUG]

Tell us what you intend to do with the final file.
That will suggest what to do

Just want to resize the file. It is a little big and I want to compress it for size.

g_shocker182, looked at the good and bad points of Dr. DivX and I think I'll stick with VirtualDub.