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Can anyone help......i tried.....but think it could be better.....whats best program to use to convert...

What sort of settings should i use.

I use a DV camera....the file size is massive until its compressed..

But in my first try it look a bit dodgy compared to others i`ve seen....and the sound jumped out of sync.....

see below...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--q2VNUpBlQ

Can any one give me some tips on doing the compressing of the video.

cheers

the easiest way is simply to use Windows movie maker.. you can use moviemaker to capture the film (use the DV cam as a webcam) then compress to your hearts content!

That's Start -> All Programs -> Windows Movie Maker .

The other advantage of that is that if you don't have a swivel screen you can see yourself on the computer and make sure you don't go out of shot etc...

Kati

the_mog wrote:the easiest way is simply to use Windows movie maker..

Indeed. One point, though, is that many digital cameras record their movies in the utterly hateful Apple Quicktime format - .mov. You can't do a thing with these unless you buy the full version of Quicktime (not simply the free player). However! Some lovely, lovely people have provided a 'free'* convertor for this and much, much more. It's called RAD Video Tools, and is fantastic, and everyone should have it on their PC.
http://www.radgametools.com/bnkdown.htm

*Actually, you can make a donation, if you want to. I did: they thoroughly deserve it for saving me from stinking Quicktime files.