Compressing VOB files?

[rurounihime.livejournal.com]

Does anyone have suggestions on the best way to compress VOB files? I'm making a video from clips I've made using DVD Shrink and DVDFab, but the files are just too large to work with in any functional capacity. I've heard HandBrake is a good way to go, as well as SUPER and AutoGordianKnot... Do you have a favorite?

I'm working on a PC and using Pinnacle to make the actual vid (it handles the VOB files well but does not compress them, though the vid it turns out is AVI. I am concerned because I did a test run vid made up of exactly two clips and a ten second mp3, and the file ended up at 48.3 MB).

Thank you so much!

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[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

I third using uncompressed files. I use avis and every five minutes is roughly 1GB. I have my episodes ripped on an external at 850 or so gigs. I then drop the clips into VideoStudio and work with those. Same wth music. I convert my mp3s into wav for better quality. Then I use MPEG Streamclip to convert the finished product to mp4s which I find are the best quality on the net on or my big screen tv. My finished vids are generally about 50 mbs for a three minute vid.

If you want lots of helpful advice by people smarter than me, try this forum: http://fpvideos.proboards.com/index.cgi

This is where I learned to vid by following their tutorials. Any time I had a question they helped me through it.

Good luck and have fun.

[rurounihime.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much for the advice, and especially for the forum link! I will definitely make use of it. Got my external hard drive all set up with clips so I should be ready to go. Thanks again! ^__^

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