WinRAR compression ratio

[sab.o.taj]

i'm trying to compress an 800 MB video.
the compression ratio is 99%

..so the .rar file is 780-790 MBs. it didn't really help me.
is this unusual or are video compression ratios usually like this?

 

[brian]

ya. video cant compress too well.

why do you need it smaller

 

[Geoff]

What format is the video that you're trying to compress?

If it's anything like MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, XVid, as well as a few others, then dont expect much if any compression because those formats are already highly compressed, such as MP3 music.



I'm going to take a guess here. You downloaded a movie from a torrent, found out later that it was 800MB, you then realize you only have CD's and can't burn an 800MB video to a 700MB CD, so you're trying to compress it?

 

[dark_legacy2006]

lol Omega thats probly exactly it, why dont you just use a dvd, or make an actually movie

 

[sab.o.taj]

What format is the video that you're trying to compress?

If it's anything like MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, XVid, as well as a few others, then dont expect much if any compression because those formats are already highly compressed, such as MP3 music.



I'm going to take a guess here. You downloaded a movie from a torrent, found out later that it was 800MB, you then realize you only have CD's and can't burn an 800MB video to a 700MB CD, so you're trying to compress it?

uhhh..no
actually, i did not download the 'video,' not 'movie,' off the internet..
..and i, in fact, have plenty of DVD's to use..
..and no, i am not trying to compress it to get it onto a CD.

..however the video is certainly in AVI format
thank you for your advice anyhow

 

[Geoff]

If you have a DVD burner then why not burn it to a DVD?