What codec should I have used?

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On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 13:58:33 +0800, "Videot" <videot@optusnet.com.au>
wrote:

>I took a small AVI file into Dynalpel's Steadyhand & processed it. The new
>file that was produced is 8 times as large as the original. I expected the
>new file to be exactly the same size as the original.

You would get a similar size if you encode it with the same codec
_and_ settings. Not really the same size exactly, as the content has
been changed para Steadyhand.

>What codec should I
>have used?

What codec do you like most? You can use _any_ codec, so what is the
clip meant for?

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I want the resulting file to be the same size & format as the original.

"PerthMETRO.net" <email -at- perthmetro -dot- net> wrote in message
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> Videot wrote:
> >
> > I took a small AVI file into Dynalpel's Steadyhand & processed it.
> > The new file that was produced is 8 times as large as the original.
> > I expected the new file to be exactly the same size as the original.
> > What codec should I have used?
> >
>
> mpeg1 for compatibility, or
> Xvid for small file size
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