Okay, I think I can help you out. I entered my AMV's and they are all top-notch, so you know I know what I am talkin about, lol. But yeah, my AMV's were video game clips, also. Here is what I did:
- I imported/downloaded the fmv clips from the video games.
- I made the AMV in Windows Movie Maker.
- I saved the AMV, as an original, in WMV format. This tends to turn out a relatively small-sized file, even if the length is long, up to 4.5 minutes. (The size is approx. 30-40mb)
- I take that original, the WMV, and I convert and encode it using EO Video (
http://www.eo-video.com/ - This is a free convertor that in my experience works amazingly).
- Setting the particulars for the video, I set the screen dimensions to 720x540. (These are the dimensions that I have heard work best for a live setting, aka a projector and screen.) I also set the video compression to Xvid or Divx (they are from the same program).
- I then encode it with Divx (
http://www.divx.com/) and convert it to an AVI. With this process, the output file should be of a size that fits the Kumoricon regulations (no bigger than 125mb or so). The output should be clean and presentable, depending on the original quality of the clips you used.
So, I wouldn't expect you to do your AMV's all over, but if you do have, like I said, an original or some non-final version of your AMV's, then using EO Video should be no problem. You can still try to encode and compress the final versions if you don't, but I have found that working with the original gets it at an earlier stage and leaves less probablity for error or any problems.
Anyway, so I hope this helps you out a bit, and sorry if there was any jargon in there, heh. It is pretty techy stuff, lol
