[YEPYTZME]

Hello all,

I have videos that I would like to share with friends but they are a bit too large (the videos, not my friends). For example, one video which is only about 5 minutes long but is in High Definition and is 86,000 KB (84MB) which a; would take forever to send and b; would be rejected by even the supremest E-mail program. How can I reduce the file size to an acceptable size that would be accepted without losing quality?

Appreciate any assistance you can provide,

thanks,

Yep

[crazy4laptops]

one word, youtube

Youtube is now optimized for HD content

if you have a moderately fast DSL or cable internet connection, you can upload that clip in about 20 minutes...

What video editor do you have?

You can convert it to MP4 (mpeg -4) and it should be smaller

Or you could try Yousendit or mediafire

If you have a real video editor, resize the video from 1920x1080 to about 1024x600

keep the bitrate of the video about the same, mabye drop it by about 1/5th
you can drop the audio bitrate to 160-192kbps (mp3 codec) without any noticable loss in quality

and most importantly, keep the frame rate exactly the same or else the video will look choppy

[snorg]

You cant make the file size allot smaller without loosing some quality.
Try using Windows Movie Maker, you can get a much smaller file and near DVD quality.