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help virtualdub is making huge files!

Discussion in 'Subtitle help' started by tristanm7, Apr 11, 2006.

  1. tristanm7

    tristanm7 Member

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    when i try subtitling my avi's it outputs massive files its wanting to create files about 400 gb's??? Any ideas why?? I have successfully done a couple and now this is ocurring I dont know why?
    It goes very quickly then until a couple of mins into a film it tells me can't exceed 4gb. Any help is much appreciated??
    Cheers
     
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    If you don't select any compression, then you get raw RGB24. So 3 bytes per pixel. Say 720x576 pixels per frame, 25 frames per second... it all adds up.
     
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    thank you. doh!
     

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