[clug] Fwd: wanted: simple windows program to downsample .mpg

[freegazer]

resending this as the last one apparently went to a spanish pet food
store (WTF?)

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: freegazer <freegazer at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 12:26:30 +1100
Subject: Re: wanted: simple windows program to downsample .mpg
To: linux at lists.samba.org

On 1/29/06, Fred Donelly <fdonelly at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1/28/06, Eyal Lebedinsky <eyal at eyal.emu.id.au> wrote:
> >
> > My dad wants to send me files that he records locally (off
> > analogue TV) which he wants me to see. Even a short snippet
> > of 10min is very large for transfer so I am looking for a
> > program that will allow him to convert the *.mpg to any
> > other format that is significantly smaller.
> >
> > I can install anything necessary on my side (to watch)
> > but it is important that the conversion program is real
> > simple to use. I do not care what the format is as long
> > as it is a significant reduction in size (quality is
> > rather low to start with).
> >
> > This is for XP/Home.
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > --
> > Eyal Lebedinsky (eyal at eyal.emu.id.au) <http://samba.org/eyal/>
> >         attach .zip as .dat
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> >
>
>
>
> Try AutoGK, it's free but not OSS.
>
> http://www.autogk.me.uk/
>
> -Fred
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the divx create /play package
proprietary (welcome to windows) $20 package (if you dont have keys)
http://www.divx.com/divx/create/?hp3createmoreinfo

and there are plenty of xvid converters (that also means divx (more or
less)) available for free

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by ipxodi (156633) on Tuesday August 23, @07:47AM (#13378220)
(http://slashdot.org/)
Duct tape is one of the sacred triumvirate of the Most Important Tools
in the World. Use the Tool Triumvirate thusly:
1) If it moves and it shouldn't -- use Duct Tape.
2) If it doesn't move and it should -- use WD-40.
3) If it should sometimes move -- use Velcro.