Felix Baier <felixbaier-at-yahoo.de <at> ffmpeg.org> writes: > If I understand correctly, the codec, not the container, > determines file size.
Yes. > Thus, is it possible to save in avi format, but use > a different codec that will generate smaller files? Yes, try "-vcodec mpeg4 -qscale 2" or "-vcodec mpeg1video -mbd 2 -qscale 2" or use h264. Carl Eugen _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-user mailing list [email protected] http://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user
