Convert vob to aic through mpeg streamclip

and the file for a 10 minute clip off of a home movie goes from 660MB to 3.06!!! I know the file is compressed but movies I import from my camcorder take up about 3GB for an hours duration. What can I do to keep the quality up but the file size down?

The fact that you are using VOB files tends to tell me you are using standard definition video, as such you want to be exporting to dv or aic, each of which ill produce exports of around 12-13 GB per hour.

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