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Huge differences?-AVI & MPEG files after Nero's "Tr

PostPosted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:05 pm
by btiger
I've two files both are about 850MB, one is in .mpeg and the other is in .avi, however when Nero "Transcode" these two files (both using the same specs, (e.g 4:3/704X480/5073kbps....), the .mpeg file became about the same as the original file size, however the .avi file became 3.7GB, how come? Thanks for your feedback/help.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:16 pm
by CowboySlim
I don't think that the *.avi files are compressed so it transcoded and compressed the *.AVI file to *.mpg. The *.mpg files are already compressed to the original file was just transcoded.

If you try to capture a one hour TV video in both formats, you will see a file size difference like that.

PostPosted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 11:26 am
by btiger
Thanks, Cowboy!