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Thanks Spartan, but that was not part of the problem. It was basically trying to get the unfinished video to the customer for comments and any other changes they may want to make while it was still a work in progress.
I rendered it with 2000kbps and it's also become a moot point because I went and joined Vimeo.com where I can upload any sized video (I'm only talking about 100MB here and smaller ones) and then have the customer watch it there.
Thanks again to On The Web for the heads up on Vimeo. It's a strange video site with a lot of bickering and tension about what is commercial and what isn't among other things, but it suits my purposes.
If either of you are members, you can see the videos I was talking about if you put "vanilla ventures" into the search line and all 3 I uploaded should show up. Of course, another thing about the site, is, if you're not a "Vimeo Plus" (paid) member, it could take a long time for your uploaded video to be available to the "public".
Thanks again to both of you, since I'm continuing to use PowerDirector 7, I'm sure I'll be back with more questions.
Bill
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Thanks so much!
I learned something more today about bitrates and how they affect size.
Also, I will go to Vimeo.com if that will allow me to send customers the video I'm creating as it goes through stages, in case they want something changed.
You've been a big help -
I'm going to render my 190mb video the way you suggested.
Once again thanks for your patience and your help
Bill
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Okay - Sorry -
I choose Windows Media Video 9 HD Standard Quality
Audio Stream: 320.0 kps 44.1 kHz
Video Stream: 6000.0 kps 29fps 128x960
Does this help?
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Profile?
Do you mean type of file?
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"As to your question of why is a 5 minute video creating a 190MB file? That's quite normal."
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When you say this, it makes me think I might be using the wrong kind of video software. WHY is the file so big and does it have anything to do with the size of the photos or videos I put in the Time Line?
I create a video in Microsoft Movie Maker and it's 34.5MB
I create the SAMEvideo in PowerDirector 7 and it's 190MB
I still don't understand what makes the huge difference? Both were saved as wmv files.....
I'm either not asking this question correctly or the answer is what you've told me above. I have watched all the tutorials on YouTube and none of them seem to address this "problem" of the size of the video file I create.
Sorry to be so dense-
Billy
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Thanks for your answers AND questions.
I am saving the videos as wmv files.
What I do is: Create the video from photos and/or other videos or VHS tapes that a customer will give me. I also use their selection of music or pick what I think is best.
The ultimate goal is to get it onto a DVD for the customer to watch on his own DVD Player with their families. I choose the "Streaming Video" choice because that is the only one I see that lets me choose wmv.
Would saving the video to the MPegII format be a better choice to eventually put onto a DVD? I'm retired and just learning this with all the free time that was driving me crazy!
I hope to have a little income producing product since ya can't retire anymore in these financial times. Trying to do this instead of bagging groceries in the local supermarket. 
I hope the help keeps coming, my new friends, I want to know all I can about PowerDirector 7
Billy
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Hi-
Newbie here:
I'm going from Movie Maker to PowerDirector 7
The software is great. The more I learn, the better I like it.
BUT
when I render to make it a finished video, the size of my videos are
unbelievably large! I rendered a simple 5 minute video and it came out
as a completed video which was 190MB.
There has to be something I'm not seeing here.
What am I missing for the video to be so large?
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Billy
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