I’m confusticated

by Jason Preston on May 30, 2006

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Man, when I figure this one out, I’m gonna be so happy. QuickTime makes no sense.

I’m starting with a 27 megabyte video, 800×600 resolution, 12.5 fps. Makes sense.

What I want to do, is convert it to a lower-quality, smaller video file for web streaming. The problem? I can’t come up with a smaller file.

I’ve shot the quality to hell, capped the resolution at 320×240, and compressed the audio six ways from center…only to get a file that’s twice as big as the original. I’ve got no clue what’s going on - it doesn’t even make any sense.

How the hell is a higher quality video file taking up less space?

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Ben Adlin 05.30.06 at 6:53 pm

I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. Or, at least, I did when I was trying to do the same thing.

No idea. Wish I could help.

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