I save my animations out of SolidWorks as an avi using the standard microsoft video 1 codec set at 90 percent. The file size is huge. About 200 mb for 45 seconds of video. To get around this I use a free program called "video framer". I convert the avi into a windows media file wma and that shrinks the file size to about 10 megs with no noticeable loss in quality. It's an unbelieveable difference is file size. Another plus is the animation not only plays on a computer but most new dvd players sold today will recognize and play the wma format.
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