Why are my videos like 4GB?

[BeingGeorgie]

I film on my Canon 600D in full 1080p. Is it normal for the file size to be that big?
Roughly 10 minute video...

 

[Switchbox]

I film on my Canon 600D in full 1080p. Is it normal for the file size to be that big?
Roughly 10 minute video...

That depends on the bitrate, higher bitrate, bigger file.
But once you render the video, it should get smaller.

 

[Reckzzy]

What format are they in?

 

[Switchbox]

That depends on the bitrate, higher bitrate, bigger file.
But once you render the video, it should get smaller.

Also, if it's AVI or something, the file will usually be bigger.

 

[SamaJaffa]

It's normal for the raw file to be pretty big but after you render it, it should be significantly lower

 

[BeingGeorgie]

That depends on the bitrate, higher bitrate, bigger file.
But once you render the video, it should get smaller.

It does get smaller yeah, but it just lags my laptop when importing haha.

 

[unknown_user0032]

I film on my Canon 600D in full 1080p. Is it normal for the file size to be that big?
Roughly 10 minute video...

You need to convert it to mp4 (H264). The reason it's so big is because it's a lossless raw file.

 

[LeiJet]

Or you could set it to 720p in the camera settings to lower the file size.

 

[SherlockBoi]

That's normal with me as well, 10 minute videos in HD being 4gb, but by the time I edit/process the video, it gets smaller ^-^

 

[BeeMania]

There's a program called Handbrake which makes you lessen the file size without changing the quality at all. It's really helpful, shaves off a lot of time on your uploading