Hello. I have a TV card on my PC(Compro VideoMate) and I got this program (Ulead VideoStudio 8SE) as an extra software. I am recording clips in mpg format, but it uses too much space. Can you tell me which format is the best in ratio size/quality and how can i use the batch converter in order to get files smaller than the original ones, not bigger in size:). I am also confused with the type of compression, I don't know which one is the best.
I would be very grateful if you answer my question.
Thank you
Which type of file is the best
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Welcome to the forums Bjoveski,
First VS8 is an older version, getting close to being one of the phased-out versions. Then ontop of that, SE which is a simple edition, is limited compared to the full versions. They are also tweaked to work best with the hardware they were included with.
Next I need to ask, are you going to put your videos onto another medium such as DVD? If so then MPEG-2, and more specific DVD compatible MPEG-2, is the proper compression format to use. There are other formats that compress more, however are not compatible for burning to DVDs.
Just a quick bit of information, the largest file sizes are obtained when using raw AVI format, which yields about 65 gig per hour of video. This is followed by the recommended for editing format of DV (avi). I'll pause here to draw your attention to the fact that AVI is a container, like a grocery bag. It can hold a variety of formats, like (MOV, Divx, etc.). Now the DV format uses about 13 gig per hour. Now depending on the bitrate, for a DVD you could place about 1 hr of video on a 4.3 gig DVD. Yes this is the DVD compatible MPEG-2 format.
So if you are capturing to MPEG-2 then it should be producing a much smaller file size then the aforementioned two. You could try to use Divx and compress the files to that format. The file sizes will be much smaller. The quality is real good too. It just depends on what you want to do with your videos.
First VS8 is an older version, getting close to being one of the phased-out versions. Then ontop of that, SE which is a simple edition, is limited compared to the full versions. They are also tweaked to work best with the hardware they were included with.
Next I need to ask, are you going to put your videos onto another medium such as DVD? If so then MPEG-2, and more specific DVD compatible MPEG-2, is the proper compression format to use. There are other formats that compress more, however are not compatible for burning to DVDs.
Just a quick bit of information, the largest file sizes are obtained when using raw AVI format, which yields about 65 gig per hour of video. This is followed by the recommended for editing format of DV (avi). I'll pause here to draw your attention to the fact that AVI is a container, like a grocery bag. It can hold a variety of formats, like (MOV, Divx, etc.). Now the DV format uses about 13 gig per hour. Now depending on the bitrate, for a DVD you could place about 1 hr of video on a 4.3 gig DVD. Yes this is the DVD compatible MPEG-2 format.
So if you are capturing to MPEG-2 then it should be producing a much smaller file size then the aforementioned two. You could try to use Divx and compress the files to that format. The file sizes will be much smaller. The quality is real good too. It just depends on what you want to do with your videos.
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VS10+ has a nifty feature called Ad Zapper, that does just that. This was also introduced with DVDMF 5 +. However it has been replaced by DVDMF 6.
With your version of course you will need to manually trim the adds, however can be better, giving you more control over what you want cut. Once you have the ads trimmed out, then create a video file. If you invest in DivX Pro, ($19.99 US) then you can convert the MPEG-2 files to DivX which really reduces the file size. DivX is real good format for archiving video. However I must add that editing DivX formats is not recommended. Once you have your videos converted to DivX just delete your MPEG-2s and now you have them in smaller file sizes to view on your PC. They also make DVD players that can play DivX format DVDs. So you could still watch them on a TV..
With your version of course you will need to manually trim the adds, however can be better, giving you more control over what you want cut. Once you have the ads trimmed out, then create a video file. If you invest in DivX Pro, ($19.99 US) then you can convert the MPEG-2 files to DivX which really reduces the file size. DivX is real good format for archiving video. However I must add that editing DivX formats is not recommended. Once you have your videos converted to DivX just delete your MPEG-2s and now you have them in smaller file sizes to view on your PC. They also make DVD players that can play DivX format DVDs. So you could still watch them on a TV..
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