Movies; what resolution/settings do I use???
 

I have some fine quality mpeg movies and I want to put them online for my members
Problem is that they are 400+mb each (12 mins, 720x576)
What resolution, bitrate, framerate, interlaced modus do I use to make them 100 mb or less?? I use Magix Video deluxe

What's a reasonable size for a 12 mins movie?

I do want to offer nice quality in full screen mode

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I do kinda the same for my members, but I do not do them at 12 min. I break them into 5 minute (approx)) segments. I do some 12+ minute stuff for a clip store I sell in addition to website money, and those are larger files.

To kinda cut to the chase, a lot of it has to do wtih how your encode it. I use same dimensions you do, but I encode them in DivX to get the file sizes down. Noone wants to d/l a 400 mb DV AVI regardless of quality. If they want that kinda quality so badly, they can buy the DVD's we offer.

So you need to encode them in something other than you original mpg/avi. You could pick DivX, or Xvid. Each has their advantages. Best points would be you still get decent quality clips, but the file size is dramtically reduced.

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