It would help to knock the final down to 15, 12, or even 10 FPS but even that would be pretty big. I wouldn't expect Renderosity to host it. I've been getting 6.5 minute videos down to around 50 megs using QuickTime Sorenson 2. That's at 15 FPS and set up for 4x CD ROM delivery. You might be able to get better with DivX. I don't know about mpeg. On the plus side, technology changes so swiftly that in the time it took to clear schedules and create the animation, who knows what is possible? It's an interesting concept and collaboration over the web is not a difficult thing (although it would be nice to meet the people and do some of the work face-to-face). bikermouse, do you do animation or video?

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