by Rob Morley <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Mar 31, 2008 at 03:03 AM
In article <EYydnddl856tHnLanZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Marcus Fox
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says...
> I've shot a video clip that I want to send by e-mail - it's just over 1
> minute long in 640x480 at 30fps, but its currently 80 MB, so massively
too
> big to e-mail at the moment. What program can I use to cut it and
compress
> it down to a size suitable for e-mailing? A function to watermark it
would
> be a bonus. I don't mind paying for software, but if anyone knows
anything
> that would do the job for free, that would be great.
>
The camera uses M-JPEG comnpression with WAVE audio - converting it to
DivX should reduce the file size considerably, even more if you can
downsample or remove the soundtrack. Download DivX converter from
http://www.divx.com
(15 day free trial).