Creating a video file for a website

Hi,

I am upgrading a professional web site and would like to include video clips on it. Can someone suggest a piece of software that would turn DVD, mpeg 2 or even avi files into a small enough file sie for use on a web site? what i would like to see is..

Start with FORMAT X - use SOFTWARE Y - to convert to end usable video clip Z

or something of the like

Is there an alternative? (youtube ect?) will this look too amatuer?

Thanks

Es

 

Try Super:

http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html