Compress .AVI Videos To Have The Same File Size After Compression

[genoshaft]

Hi. I just want to know how to compress videos to have the same file size? I have downloaded Korean Dramas and each of the videos have not equal but same file size. Refer to the following:



As you can see all of the videos above have the same file size. When check the properties all of them have 700MB. I wish to compress these videos and make sure that they have the same file size after compressing. Like from 700MB to 400MB for example. Is it possible in VirtualDub? Ty.

[Baldrick]

Lower/adjust the bitrate. Video->Compression->Xvid codec config/settings. Use a bitrate calculator to calculate the average bitrate.


Or maybe easiest with avirecomp, load avi, set output file size to 400mb, convert.

[redwudz]

What format do you want to convert them to? What format are they in at present? MediaInfo can tell you the existing specifications of your video files. MPEG-2, Divx, Xvid? Some codecs can give you close to the same quality at a smaller size. I use H.264 encodes for that. But anytime you encode to a smaller size, you will lose some quality.

Try Handbrake with a H.264 output. The downside is H.264 takes a fair amount of computer power to encode and to play back. But going from MPEG-2 to H.264 'can' give you about a 50% size reduction and retain most of the quality. You can do this in VirtualDub if you add a H.264 VFW codec. But Handbrake is probably easier.

[genoshaft]

Thanks guys! I'm now trying AVI ReComp now. But it's taking a long time to compress. Is this normal?

[Noahtuck]

It depends on what you consider "a long time".

Your computer specs (which we also don't know) make a difference also.

In general, YES, it will take some time as it is re-converting/encoding each entire video to a lower bitrate in order to make the file smaller.

[genoshaft]

Are there any alternative for AVI ReComp?

[lordsmurf]

You're just going to lower quality.
It's rather foolish, I think.

[genoshaft]

Are there any alternative for AVI ReComp?

[manono]

Are there any alternative for AVI ReComp?

You've already been given two alternatives. Have you tried them yet? And as lordsmurf says, it's still a stupid idea.

[hech54]

You should also look into the American TV series called "Monk"...

[netmask56]

You should also look into the American TV series called "Monk"...

ROTFLOL he he I can't stop!!!!!

[edDV]

Monk figures it out in 42.5 minutes.

700MB was probably done to fit a CDR.

Why do you want 400MB with substantial quality loss? And I mean lossy.