Friday 8 April 2011

File Compression

File Compression is the process in which any item from a computer is reduced in memory in order for it to be sent with greater ease onto the internet. By doing this files can be uploaded to sites like Youtube at a considerably faster rate. The problem with our finished product is that due to its length and resolution, it is very large in terms of the amount of memory it uses (currently it's 2.4 gigabytes) therefore compressing the video is paramount to being able to transfer it from something like a computer to the internet. Having found out such a large file would take around 8 hours to upload to Youtube we went through the repeated process of compressing the file. Eventually getting it down to 300 mb. By doing this we risk the quality in the music video resolution and sound, however it seems to have been a risk worth taking.

Posted by Bradley

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