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AGS Support => Beginners' Technical Questions => Topic started by: barefoot on Sun 27/03/2011 06:40:16

Title: Reduce AVI size: which option should I use to compress?
Post by: barefoot on Sun 27/03/2011 06:40:16
Hi

I'm at loggerheads! I have saved my video file as AVI but it's massive (1.9 GBs uncompressed)... On outputting i have options to compress it like:

ffdshow
xvid
cinepak
Intel Indeo

and lots of other options.

Which, in your experience, is the best  to choose to reduce its file size?

I will try a few until I get an answer here..

cheers

barefoot



Title: Re: Reduce AVI size: which option should I use to compress?
Post by: Igor on Sun 27/03/2011 08:47:08
Try xvid- small file size and very good quality.
Title: Re: Reduced AVI size to Xvid: Now only blank video with music when full screen..
Post by: barefoot on Sun 27/03/2011 10:15:51
Quote from: Igor on Sun 27/03/2011 08:47:08
Try xvid- small file size and very good quality.

Hi, yes, I tried that.. did manage to reduce quite a bit down to 25mbs.. would like videos reduced more.. but will suffice for the moment.

UPDATE:

PROBLEM: When playing full screen just get a blank screen with audio... plays ok in reduced sreen...

Any ideas?  XVid codecs?

cheers

barefoot


Title: Re: Reduce AVI size: which option should I use to compress?
Post by: Ultra Magnus on Sun 27/03/2011 11:51:32
It's a known issue with ffdshow.

http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=28886.20
Title: Re: Reduce AVI size: which option should I use to compress?
Post by: barefoot on Sat 02/04/2011 20:07:53
Hi

I selected windows media player 9 codecs for the compression and it reduced quite a lot but has lost some quality, but its negotiable and works ok..

screenshot of video (starwars style):
(http://www.brooklandscarco.co.uk/splashscreen.png)

barefoot
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