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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    Thanks guys! I'm now trying AVI ReComp now. But it's taking a long time to compress. Is this normal?
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    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.
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    Are there any alternative for AVI ReComp?
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    You're just going to lower quality.
    It's rather foolish, I think.
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    Are there any alternative for AVI ReComp?
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  9. Originally Posted by genoshaft View Post
    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.
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    You should also look into the American TV series called "Monk"...
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    Originally Posted by hech54 View Post
    You should also look into the American TV series called "Monk"...

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    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.
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