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- From: thacker@cc1.unt.edu (Mark D. Thacker x2568)
- Subject: Re: Quicktime Movies Compression
- Message-ID: <thacker.43.712531252@cc1.unt.edu>
- Keywords: MAC
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- Organization: Computing Center, UNT
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- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 21:20:52 GMT
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- In article <4024@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP> jamesc@gl.pitt.edu writes:
- >From: jamesc@gl.pitt.edu
- >Subject: Quicktime Movies Compression
- >Keywords: MAC
- >Date: 30 Jul 92 20:21:40 GMT
- >I have recently come across some quicktime movies, but the files are too
- >large to be copied onto disks. Does there exist programs which will
- >take a quicktime movie and compress it by converting each PICT frame to
- >JPEG format(or other formats which require less space)?
- >
- >Thanks in advance.
- >jamesc@gl.pitt.edu
- >--
- >===================
-
- Quicktime USES the JPEG compression algorithm. I have tried compressing QT
- movies before and its a silly exercise because they are already compressed.
-
- Really, you just need to run StuffIt Deluxe and choose the Segment command
- to split the file into multiple parts (you choose how big - double sided
- disk, HD etc..) that can fit onto a floppy.
-
- Mark Thacker
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