Hi Graham

Okay thanks - so Movie Maker is a freebie that comes with WindowXP
(SP2), yes?

First problem is: what is the best way to I convert into ".WMV"
format?

Movie Maker cant see my 3GP files!
(Although it can see some .AVI files)

Any thoughts?


Ship








> Convert to wmv.
> Import to movie maker and save using the email option which will bring the
> size down again.
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> > Hi
>
> > I need to send some friends a video that I have shot using my mobile
> > phone.
> > However because they are confidential, I obviously can not use
> > anything
> > public suck as youtube.com or facebook.com.
>
> > The trouble is that Windows can't by default read the ".3GP" format
> > that
> > they were originally stored in.
>
> > What is the best 'universal' format to convert my .3GP videos them
> > into?
> > I need something that wont require everyone to install any software
> > just
> > for me!
>
> > I tried converting them into .AVI but instead of being 2.5MB it
> > suddenly
> > turned into a file nearly 100 times as large. (i.e. 228 MB !!) - i.e.
> > WAY too
> > large to email.
>
> > - Any thoughts ?
>
> > Ship
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