Quickly downsizing HD to SD? at DVinfo.net

James Hobson · September 5th, 2007, 07:30 AM

I have both mp4cam2avi and mp42aviedit but neither of these programs seem to allow for a quick resize from 1280x720 to 720x480/640x360.

Is there a program that will do this quickly out there? I like to capture all my stuff in HD but I've been having a hard time down sizing it in order to edit and release on the web.

Thanks!

Manuel Ramirez · September 7th, 2007, 09:45 AM

Hi James,

I would first convert to avi with Mp4cam2avi then use Virtualdub (freeware) to downsize to 640X360 or whatever resolution you want, it will not be fast but I think it's the easiest way to do it.

good luck!

James Hobson · September 7th, 2007, 05:56 PM

That would take way too long... are there no speedy programs like MP4CAM2AVI?

Manuel Ramirez · September 17th, 2007, 09:11 AM

James,

I have not seen such software anywhere, one site that has tons of info on video processing is www.videohelp.com check it out.

Mike Lewis · September 17th, 2007, 03:18 PM

It really is not possible to downsize rapidly. Mp4cam2avi simply modifies the headers in the stream which is why it's fast. But to downsize requires the recalculation of each pixel in each frame. As Manuel said, VirtualDub is the best for this.
If you don't want the flexibility of VirtualDub, then PocketDivx http://www.pocketdivxencoder.net is quite a fast application that allows resizing and is simple to use.

Timothy Takemoto · October 25th, 2007, 09:44 AM

Perhaps erightsoft SUPER might do this in one step? It is a good program so it is worth downloading anyway.

September 5th, 2007, 07:30 AM	#1
James Hobson Tourist Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Posts: 2	Quickly downsizing HD to SD? I have both mp4cam2avi and mp42aviedit but neither of these programs seem to allow for a quick resize from 1280x720 to 720x480/640x360. Is there a program that will do this quickly out there? I like to capture all my stuff in HD but I've been having a hard time down sizing it in order to edit and release on the web. Thanks!

October 25th, 2007, 09:44 AM	#6
Timothy Takemoto Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yamaguchi, Japan Posts: 71	I have not checked Perhaps erightsoft SUPER might do this in one step? It is a good program so it is worth downloading anyway.

September 7th, 2007, 09:45 AM	#2
Manuel Ramirez New Boot Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: El Centro, CA Posts: 6	Hi James, I would first convert to avi with Mp4cam2avi then use Virtualdub (freeware) to downsize to 640X360 or whatever resolution you want, it will not be fast but I think it's the easiest way to do it. good luck!

September 7th, 2007, 05:56 PM	#3
James Hobson Tourist Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Posts: 2	That would take way too long... are there no speedy programs like MP4CAM2AVI?

September 17th, 2007, 09:11 AM	#4
Manuel Ramirez New Boot Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: El Centro, CA Posts: 6	James, I have not seen such software anywhere, one site that has tons of info on video processing is www.videohelp.com check it out.

September 17th, 2007, 03:18 PM	#5
Mike Lewis Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cheshire UK Posts: 96	It really is not possible to downsize rapidly. Mp4cam2avi simply modifies the headers in the stream which is why it's fast. But to downsize requires the recalculation of each pixel in each frame. As Manuel said, VirtualDub is the best for this. If you don't want the flexibility of VirtualDub, then PocketDivx http://www.pocketdivxencoder.net is quite a fast application that allows resizing and is simple to use.