Whether you are a video enthusiast or a YouTube marketer. You must have come across the large sizes of the videos.
So, have you ever thought that “How to compress a video file?” or What measures do you take in order to compress such video files?If you are aware of some methods, then it’s good for you. However, if you are not then this article will tell you how to compress a video? Here is an additional post explaining how to rotate a video.
So, let’s get started without wasting any time further:
How to compress a video?
Method 1: Using Handbrake.
Handbrake is one of the best tools for lossless compression of a video. I am stating this as one of the best video compression tools because I have personally used it and found it extremely helpful. So, if you are a YouTuber or a video marketer, then you should consider giving it a try as it will definitely add value to your video toolkit. Moreover, the fact that contributes to the characteristic features of this platform is that it is absolutely free of cost.
Step #1: As the very first step, you need to visit www.handbrake.fr and then download the Handbrake software from there. Once you have downloaded the file, then you now need to install it. The installation process may take a while to complete, but it won’t be long.
Once you are done with the installation and have the software installed on your system, then you are ready to go to the next steps.
If you are on Windows operating system then .net framework is necessarily required to install handbrake. Most of the systems have the .net framework installed but just in case if you don’t then you will encounter the following error dialog box. So, make sure to have either an active internet connection or .net framework installed.
Step #2: Once you have installed handbrake on the system then you now need to launch it. After opening it, you will see the following window. On the window, you might be seeing plenty of options but for our purpose, we will need only a few of them.
Step #3: To select the file which you want to compress, you need to click on the source button. This will open a dialog box in the same window on which you are with a prompt to select the files or folder which contains the video to compress. You can compress more than one videos at a time.
Once you have selected the video, the dashboard will automatically fetch it.
Step #4: Now, you need to choose the destination to which you want to save the compressed file. For this, you will have to click on the “Destination” button and then select the desired location.
Step #5: Now, you need to head towards the “Output Settings” section. Make sure to select container field as “mp4” as it will help you get greater compression ratio. Also, make sure to give a check on the checkbox next to which “web optimized” is written.
After this, you can play with the size and resolution settings as per your requirements and knowledge.
Once you are done with all of the above then as the last step, all that you require is to click on the “Start” button to get started with the compression.
The handbrake system will take time as per the video size and can get access to your compressed video by getting into the destination folder which you’ve selected in step #4.
This way you can easily get losslessly compressed video. Moreover, you can send this kind of compresses lossless video via email. Here is how you can send videos via email.
Method 2: Using different settings.
One more effective way to compress a video without losing its quality is to export the video at various settings. Don’t you worry about the settings as I will be guiding you through the needful?
1) Consider compressing the video at 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 rather than the default 4:2:0.
2) Try increasing the bitrate to a considerable amount. Larger the bit rate is, clearer the video. For your ease of convenience, we are telling you the limits of resolutions along with corresponding bit rate.
Resolution: Bitrate
320×240: 200-384kbps
640×480: 768-1024kbps
1280×720(720p): 2048-3072kbps
1920×1080(1080p): 5120-8192kbps
3) If your software or services have a feature named as “lossless” then do consider it giving a shot.
4) Unless you are a pro at video editing, don’t play with the pixel resolution. It may ruin your entire thing.
5) Try reviewing your video after the final draft and look for those sections which can be compromised. Try cutting down the unwanted parts as it will naturally lead to a relatively smaller size of the video.
By using some of these tips, you can easily get a lower sized video by using the same tool as before.
Method 3: Using Online services.
There are many online services which claims that their platform can compress the videos without compromising much of the video quality. If you make a search for “Online video compressor” then a plethora of search results will pop up. You can choose either one of them as they can certainly be needful. Apowersoft free online video converter is such a platform.
Along with the online services, there are also plenty of software’s available which allows you to achieve the same purpose. In most general case, while going through the online services you will have to download the corresponding software of which you can make use while compressing video files.
With this, we have reached the end of this article cum guide on “how to compress a video?“. Looking to upload videos on Youtube, here is how you can upload video to Youtube.
If you ask me to bet on any one of the prescribed methods, then I will surely go with the first one. Handbrake is such a powerful software which allows you to compress videos without even losing any significant quality. And believe me, the size is compression is commendable.
So, What video compression software do you use to compress your video files? If you are aware of some noteworthy platforms then do let us know through the comments section below. Your comment will add a value to the knowledge base.
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