Hey Cheryl--
If you are recording in HD quality, then compressing that video will
decrease the quality. But because you are starting at high quality, the
compressed version has a better chance of looking good.
Remember that the quality of the video also depends on the kind of lens you
have, the
1) reducing HD files without loosing HD, is this possible?
2) I have uploaded HD to youtube but took 2 days with repeated fails,
and also took many HOURS to upload, those that got through finally
3) I watched Ryan's Freevlog vid's again on blip I think they are at for
now, and reduced the size