MP4 movie file size reduction for You Tube upload?

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Thanks to a pal with far better computer knowledge than myself I have an in car video sat on You Tube, but I really need to grasp this sort of stuff better myself. I have an in car Go Pro HD video camera I use for data logging and fun. If I record in HD for good quality saving to DVD for future reference the file sizes are massive, over 2 gigs for a 20 minute outing. If I want to upload to my web server , or to You Tube, or send them to a customer, is there an idiot proof guide, using free software that will run on a slow PC running XP, to reduce the file sizes significantly, but retain acceptable quality for the likes of You Tube or sending as a biggish attachment to an e-mail? I know I can set the camera to record in a poorer quality, but I really want the quality to be available when viewed off a DVD or the hard drive, yet be able to compress, maybe to a different format to MP4 altogether, for uploading and FTP'ing.

Many of these editing apps are full of settings that mean little if anything to me. I need something pretty fool proof :) Thanks. I also have a slow, in the sticks, connection to Broadband, that often drops the connection altogether. Has anyone had success with the YT option to upload over 2 gig files, that has another associated widget to allow auto resume on dropped connections? It didn't work very well for me... Cheers.
 
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