Video Compression Software

[oreopizza47]

Hello again Escapist, I have a slight problem. A friend and I have been working on some Lets Play's, and they've turned out alright, but I've reached a bit of a roadblock. The video is 22 minutes long, so I split it into two 11 minute videos... that take up 2.5 gigs of space each. I can't exactly upload that to YouTube in anything vaguely resembling a timely fashion. I desperately need to find some good video compression programs, preferably free, so I can get back to work on the editing portion of video making.

TL;DR: Need video compression program, any suggestions?

 

[oreopizza47]

Shameless self-promoting bump, because I desperately need the help? No matter where I look, I can't find anything that works for me.

 

[DefunctTheory]

Can't you lower resolution inside whatever program your using?

 

[Anarchemitis]

To ensure that your video meets resolution standards, it should either by HD 1280x720 or Standard Definition 640x480.

If you're not picky about file formats, I would reccomend you compress them with a Quicktime format.
Before you open your program of choice for compression, open up Quicktime, go to the Edit pulldown, Preferences>Quicktime Preferences. Go to the Advanced tab and click the tickbox for "Enable encoding using Legacy Codecs". Now start your compression program, use an MOV container, use the codec Sorensen-3 with the quality set to 90%. (Not 85%, not 91%, 90%). Ensure you enable sound output.

 

[oreopizza47]

I have no method of lowering resolution within my recording studio that I am aware of Accursed (Pinnacle Studio), but taking the comment of video conversion, I started trying some random formats, and found wmv to be godsend. So muchas gracias, Anarch, for the wonderful suggestion which saved me from upwards of 8 hours of video uploading. Now it's roughly an hour for my 11 minute videos.