Choosing compression optionsCompression is essential to reduce the data size of movies that would otherwise be so large as to prohibit effective playback. When compressing a movie file, you can fine-tune it for the best-quality playback on a computer, on a video playback device, on the Web, or from a CD-ROM drive. QuickTime and Video for Windows have several built-in, software-based compression algorithms. For a list of QuickTime compressors, see the Adobe Web site. Related Subtopics: |