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Old 09-13-2010, 03:28 PM
DKanger DKanger is offline
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Default Re: Almost Live Video Conferencing

I realize that a lot of you guys use Macs and I don't know how pertinent this info is to them. Most cameras take video and save it as an mpeg file. These files are HUGE.

Save the file to your hard drive. Open Windows Movie Maker (which should come with Windows, or is a free download). Load your mpeg file into the program. Add title and credits pages, any transitions you desire, and do any editing you want. Then save your results as a wmv file. It will be up to 10 times smaller than the mpeg file with no apparent quality loss.

This is important if you host videos on your own website and storage space is at a premium. I'm sure there is a script to make it appear already framed in a window, but I don't have it. Otherwise, just clicking on the URL will open Windows Media Player and play it.

Try this:
http://home.comcast.net/~oldfoxtrade.../Lock_Time.wmv

Dave Kanger
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