VirtualDub: smaller file size????

[Cooly-O]

I'm making a capture using Vdub from my analog camcorder. How can I minimize the file size without losing noticeable quality?

For example, does it have to capture in pure uncompressed avi file??? Why can't there be software that could basically capture in DV format like a DV camcorder???

[Craig Tucker]

You can use the huffyuv codec which uses a lossless compression technique.

Craig

[offline]

Picvideo's MJPEG and lossless JPEG are used by many
with excellent results & you can achieve good
compression ratio's. http://www.jpg.com

[Cooly-O]

Thanks guys, I'll check it out. If DV from a DV camcorder gives 5 to 1 compression ratio, should I try 5:1 with this Picvideo software???

[offline]

A quality setting of 18 is the most popular (I disremember the ratio).
If you do a search, the picvideo codecs can be cracked without
paying the small fee they now ask (it used to be free.)

[Cooly-O]

A quality setting of 18 is the most popular (I disremember the ratio).
If you do a search, the picvideo codecs can be cracked without
paying the small fee they now ask (it used to be free.)

Cool this sounds consistent with:
“High Quality Capturing with Little Frame Loss in VirtualDub”
http://forum.vcdhelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=89899&highlight=virtualdub+non+avi

Can someone give a somewhat accurate comparison to DV? For example is 18 quality setting comparable to DV???

[Q551]

A quality setting of 18 is the most popular (I disremember the ratio).
If you do a search, the picvideo codecs can be cracked without
paying the small fee they now ask (it used to be free.)

Any Chance someone can post a link to the thread that tells you how to do this or can someone email me them.I have tried searching but it brings up 43 pages of results.If anyone can help then email me at Q551@hotmail.com as my other email address is near limit and hotmail will bounce it back.

Thanks.

[Q551]

Problem solved,I have been searching around on google.com and found a nice little program that auto generates reg number for this.Works as well.Google.com scores again-best search engines going.