Anything like AutoGK for HD .MOV files??

[mkdevo]

Hello all,

I recently got a Canon SX1 which records HD video (1920x1080) and saves as .MOV (Quicktime MPEG-4) files. The files are huge, as you'd imagine (a 9:18 clip is 2.8GB).

Right now, I'm trying to get these clips onto YouTube at the highest quality possible. This is fine with files that are under 1GB, as I can just upload the original, but what's my best bet with a file like the one I mentioned above, at 2.8GB? How can I get that down to 1GB without completely destroying the quality?

I've been using MPEG StreamClip with mixed results. I'm finding it hard find a way to get the filesize down. Reason I mentioned AutoGK is because probably my favorite feature of AutoGK was you could just tell it what size file you wanted it to output, and it took care of the rest. Is there a program out there that will do this with my HD .MOV files? And if not, what's my next best bet?

Thanks in advance.

[Soopafresh]

Doesn't it work with AutoGK?


EDIT: Oops. I was thinking of AutoMKV. Nevermind. AutoMKV is an outstanding application, but I don't recall an ability to specify output size. Still, the .MP4 output is great looking.


Regardless of what you end up using, 1280x720 at 4500Kbps would be the maximum resolution you'd need to upload to Youtube. Anything more would just be a waste of resolution and bandwidth. That will give you around 22-27 minutes of video for a 1GB output file at the above resolution at CBR with 320Kbps audio.

[Baldrick]

I like Xvid4psp. Resize to 1280x720 under Video->Resolution. Set the video codec to h264 and click on e to set to 2-pass size and you can set the exact file size. Convert.

Or avidemux.

[mkdevo]

I like Xvid4psp. Resize to 1280x720 under Video->Resolution. Set the video codec to h264 and click on e to set to 2-pass size and you can set the exact file size. Convert.

awesome! thanks, Baldrick!

i've seen it mentioned around here, but honestly, the name made me think it wasn't what i needed. great program!