Optimizing a .wmv file?

[wheatenca]

Hi
I am a new user and have a question that may sound ridiculous, but here goes:

My neice got married last week, and they played a .wmv file for the guests at the reception. It was over 6 minutes long, with music and pictures. I have it on a cd and it's 41.5 mb.

I am on a Mac, OS 10.2.8 so I have iMovie and other graphics software but I understand this is a Windows Media file. Can I reduce the file size on my Mac to be able to put the video on free webspace I set up for her on Yahoo or is it a lost cause? (there is a limit on how much space you can occupy)

My son does have a PC that I could try but I'm not sure which is the software or utility I would need to reduce the screen size.

Thanks to anyone who can direct me!

wheatenca

 

[samuelocean]

You could try using Windows Movie Maker, that comes with every XP and it's fairly simple to use. What size do you need to get it to for Yahoo?

 

[monaco]

You could try downloading windows media encoder. It comes with a number of tools for working with wm files.

 

[wheatenca]

Oh thank you for your responses! When my son comes home I can find out which OS he has on which computer and give those two ideas a whirl.

As far as which size the file has to be, I'm not sure exactly, only that a file of the current size would use up the limited bandwidth and free space quickly, and I do have a few other pages with pictures on them. I also put in a link to the yahoo! photo albums, which provides unlimited space.

wheatenca