How to make movie files smaller?

[tippy]

Hey everyone.

Right now when i make movies i use youtube.com and it can hold 100mb. So usually my videos (with editing them) are like 3 or 5 min. long and the program i use to edit them shrinks a movie that is about 5 min down to like 95mb. Now i see movies on the website that have beter quality than mine and are like 15 or 20min long. Does anyone know what program they are useing!!! Idd like to make longer movies but..cant cuz i have no where to host them because of my little situation.

Thanks alot,
Tippy~

[Electricity]

They are streaming video. Its not what editor they are using, its what format. .avi should retain decent quality at smaller sizes. Check it out, and experiment with different extensions to see which have the desired effects.
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[tippy]

O, ok. Im gonna have to try .avi ive been useing .mpg (i think thats the name of it).

The 3 that this website can host are .AVI, .MOV, and .MPG

Out of those 3 what one is the best? .avi?

Thanks,
Tippy~

[Vashthestampede]

Couldn't you also sacrafice some quality to decrease size?

[tippy]

yeah..i could. But to make that much of a diffrance i have to bring the quality down alot...i just didnt know if there was a program other people out there are useing to make there movies alot smaller in size.

Tippy~