Virtualdub/Xvid file size issues

[dugimodo]

Handbrake won't output Xvid or avi they abandoned it for MP4 or MKV which are better anyway but not as universally compatible.

[wratterus]

Yeah - also the editing side of things in VD is very useful. I would normally be very happy to use .mkv but the video needs to be playable on several devices that don't support it - .avi is the easiest for this particular application.

Just had a thought - don't know why I hadn't thought of this before. I'll try doing the same thing on another PC, and see if I get the same results.

[BBCmicro]

I use the free Streamclip for simple editing like topping and tailing, chopping out ads, and repairing the timecode.(even though I've got CS5.5 and Pinnacle14).

I save the Streamclip output as mpg and later convert to x264 in XmediaRecode. But apparently Streamclip can save as x264, as this Google screenshot shows:

[kahawai chaser]

There is also virtualdubmod a upgrade, where it incorporated utilities/add-ons. It added more formats, scripts, etc, without users needing to add them for video editing. AviSyth was used a a lot with Virtualdub and also for TMPGEnc. I never used the new mod, but I would think would be easier, faster for editing, than when I used to add manual scripts with Avisyth.

[wratterus]

Thanks everyone - got plenty to try. I'll report back when I've spent a bit of time with it.