How to Compress a Video File without Losing Quality | How to Make Video Files Smaller

[@howtechpc]

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[@ImaniBrammer]

This has got to be one of the most helpful KZbin tutorials out there. Straight to the point, easy to follow, not wasting our time with unnecessary commentary. Thank you SO MUCH. Other KZbinrs should certainly take notes from you.

[@arwin1947]

Hi, do you know how to keep the settings that he had recommended in this video as a default setting?

[@gg-gn3re]

apart from it being near entirely wrong. vbr is always better for this.

[@2hotflavored666]

@@gg-gn3re Just because there's a better tool for it, doesn't mean this video is suddenly "near entirely wrong". That's just moronic elitism.

[@gg-gn3re]

@@2hotflavored666 That isn't a tool, that's a data rate, dummy. Progression exists, progress or die.

[@2hotflavored666]

@@gg-gn3re My point still stands.

[@Britt_NS]

Just got back from a family gathering and wanted to send some videos to family who couldn't attend, but the file sizes were too big to send via email. This method worked perfectly and now I can share my videos with my family. Thank you SO much!

[@dreadthedm8544]

This is exactly what I needed. I almost ended up paying $70 a year for something you showed how to do for free. Thanks again.

[@eco1969]

damn, good you didn't bro

[@hallo-xp2wh]

@@eco1969 yes

[@scop8036]

"paying $70 a year"? What do you mean? You pay someone to compress video for you?? Or buy new hardrives??

[@yafilmme6160]

@@scop8036 and I know because I literally came here for the same fucking reason

[@sogachew2368]

@@scop8036 Every single app wants that kind of price, including antivirus

[@Hate_Silvia]

literally one of the MOST helpful video's ive ever watched. you didnt waste my time by commentating pointless stuff. and you made it super simple to follow. THANK YOU

[@kylerules1311]

tell your mother that her son saved so many people online

[@nnamdimusic1]

I 2nd this statement!

[@Meowyxmas]

I 3rd this statement

[@kutik488]

I 4th this statement

[@Luchaliterature]

I 5th this statement!

[@ZezoGamez677]

I 7nd this statement! 🫡

[@rabicca8646]

thankyou so much, its 2:53 am , and I was trying to compress my 1.02GB video file as I needed to share the video in office, just because of you, I am able to compress my video from 1Gb to 55Mb. OMG again thankyou so much, you saved my night

[@tinarees1]

Thank you! You saved this pastor's behind because I was entirely clueless and needed to prepare our video worship for this Sunday!

[@donaldaribam]

Lmao @ this pastor’s behind.

[@cranebeg]

Amen.

[@wolfyx7804]

cranebeg class 😂

[@cgpawn]

same HAHAHAHAHAHA Relatable i wa freaking out becozz it was so large omg, its like 7 gb

[@rubydapearl]

respect

[@aidanmullen9438]

Definitely straight ahead and to the point. And no obnoxious music! Well done!

[@rhythmtapper]

I panicked when I couldn't upload a critical performance that needed editing. This process worked like a charm. Thank you SO much!

[@appledog7416]

Same! I had an audition file that was 518 MB when the maximum was 500 MB. This is a life saver-

[@angelmistiii]

anyone else watching this to compress files to 8 or less MB for Discord?

[@sqhare]

yup

[@subhankitbasu620]

i usually used vlc but recently having some issues of playback in whatsapp so Handbrake is coming in handy !

[@planktonfun1]

what a coincidence

[@MistressCrab]

Sadly yes

[@fluffbutt9960]

dumb furries just get nitro lmao

[@MG-bq1uk]

Thank you! I needed to compress my introduction video to 20 MB for work. Thank God for your video! It saved me time figuring out how and saved me from getting a tension headache! Now I can submit my video and start working as soon as it is approved by the administration.

[@selvappriyaabhavaanee117]

A very nice presentation that is straight up to the point. And the software, Handbrake, is indeed very compact and real fast! No glitches or confusing settings! Thanks a lot!

[@appolop8273]

Your video is straight forward and simple to follow because there's no background music and, you're not rushing it. Thank You!

[@MsKittenLips]

You're about as amazing as your voice! You have no idea how much you have helped me as I'm not great with stuff like this

[@AvoKiwi_1252]

Bruh this tutorial saved my Spanish grade. One speaking assignment I had to do wasn't uploading because it was too big and this video helped me A LOT. You have my thanks, man.

[@zonydragon1141]

Thank you! I want to show a dumb video to my friend on Discord but it won't let me upload files bigger than 8MB, so thanks. You're a lifesaver bro

[@ady_kotidou]

This turned my 3.6 GiB video into 370.2 MiB and I didn't really see any quality difference! Thank you so much!!

[@inkorporeal204]

Is this program safe to use? I've heard at some point the download page gave you a virus

[@miko8572]

@@inkorporeal204 dont worry it didn't have virus but recently i notice somedays someone been checking my files so yeah no virus indeed

[@odinsonthegamevenger2328]

This question may be too delayed but may I ask how long it took?

[@ady_kotidou]

@@odinsonthegamevenger2328 it's been quite some time since I last used it, but it did take a few hours. I can't remember how many exactly though, sorry.

[@ady_kotidou]

@@inkorporeal204 I didn't have any issues. Sorry for the late reply.

[@TakpoTV]

Thanks man. this was very helpful

[@EmpireofGames_]

Is it safe , because it is a trojan for mac ios

[@Sufeyy]

@@EmpireofGames_ It is safe, I used it

[@manithchathuranga7704]

ya

[@Bohemian0522]

great, this is the most useful tutorial I've come across. I've got some big files that are eating up my disk space, I had just compressed the videos to less than 1/4 of the size with virtually the same quality. Excellent, just what I needed.

[@raphaloco]

Simple, fast, goes directly to the point, I LOVED THE TUTORIAL +1 Subscriber

[@jonoyb4721]

Second

[@szmsz]

and one more subscriber🙂

[@dumbproductions2676]

Thank you so much, turned my 1.31 GB video into a 15.1 MB video! You're a lifesaver!

[@sarahfralin]

Thank you! Processing a 9 GB file (2.5 hour recital) and this helped me get it to 1.5 GB with VERY minimal loss. Great video!

[@thegamerbrothers5911]

9 gb took 2,5 hours, ok gg im compressing a 437gb file

[@inparis5724]

@@thegamerbrothers5911 how do you end up with a file that large?

[@thegamerbrothers5911]

@@inparis5724 i play valo and I saved lots of clips and the file turns out to be 437gb... i just deleted the file tbh

[@inparis5724]

@@thegamerbrothers5911 lol

[@whoThe_heck]

Does it compress AVI files too?

[@gerardo49078]

Such a great video, my man! From 233MB to 36MB. And the quality is 90% the same as the original! Thanks

[@deadeys0101]

Exactly what I am looking for. So easy to follow and it really worked on the video that I am uploading, from 100MB to 9MB. That's awesome! Thank you!🤩

[@jackiequinn466]

Thank you so much, it's rare to find a tutorial for software that actually works or that has such a small file limits that you have to upgrade to use it. Awesome 10/10 and I've subscribed

[@omni-face3749]

Hey I'm a KZbin gamer and usually 30 minutes of video become 12 gigs for me, but this is just amazing, now I dont have to wait an entire day to upload a video

[@AbdulAziz-ek9fs]

How much does it takes to compress a 12 gig file

[@nonlocaldirect42]

124gb vid :(

[@AbdulAziz-ek9fs]

@@nonlocaldirect42 dont worry about it i compressed almost 400gigs of data that contained 30 video files into 30 gigs Each video took me 2 hours

[@HelloThere-lo3qi]

@@AbdulAziz-ek9fs so 60 hours? Dang

[@AbdulAziz-ek9fs]

@@HelloThere-lo3qi yeah man almost

[@davidmiglin4110]

Thank you. I was trying to compress files with some existing software I already had and riding the struggle bus. Was compressing video 5 minutes after I viewed this. Thank you. Now I can easily bore many more family members with home videos.

[@emily-annlittle295]

I followed everything they did and compressed my 9.81GB video to 840.1MB, thank you! I did have some issues with how the file saved though. Once the file exported it became a TextEdit Document and couldn't be opened. After over 4 hours of troubleshooting and thinking their was something wrong with my computer, it turns out all I needed to do was add ".mp4" at the end of the exported file to make it work😅. It seems I deleted ".mp4" when renaming the file under saved as before exporting, whoops! Hoping, if by chance anyone else makes this silly mistake, that they'll see this comment for a quick solution🤪.

[@itsyoboig3325]

What PR did u use ?

[@joannailemobayo5677]

Thank you for sharing

[@RecoveredOnPurpose]

EXTREMELY HELPFUL! Usually I am skeptical with when people tell me to download things I have never heard of onto my computer, but following this video to the T just made it so I can upload my whole digital course to a platform that wasn't allowing the file sizes! Thank you so much for this awesome FREE alternative that took less than a few minutes to learn and only a few more to implement!

[@pranavkashyap7309]

3 years and still the best video. Compressed my 2.2 GB video to 79 MB without loosing any quality. Impressive.

[@hmmV420]

Dang

[@AlejandroMagnoRivas]

how much time with u cpu or pc specs?

[@ivanmarinovic2708]

Yet another MVP of the internet these days! Good job.

[@sofeaannjaymebesario9214]

It works amazing! My files were still as good as it were before I compressed it, and not to mention it was changed to a lower size! Thank you very much!

[@evalyssa]

i literally love you. i was on the verge of TEARS because my files were too damn big for my projects but now i am limitless, THANK U

[@twaves83]

If you drag the file then it will default to m4v. Just make sure that you click the drop down box back to MP4 so that removes the default file type.

[@DragonsDream]

this is the best Handbrake tutorial out there, thanks!

[@ggglab]

Why does it have so little likes? :) This is awesome. So simple, yet effective. Rotating video can be a bit tricky tho. Had to set anamorphic to "none". I don't know what this channel is about, but after this one I'm watching it all. Awesome work. Quality is great too!

[@megandmello6975]

honestly, such a lifesaver I had my video due tomorrow !! and I can finally upload it thankyou sm

[@jeromejooste3493]

It defaults to H264 but change that to that H265 for a much higher compression ratio that still delivers good quality. Downside is older computers may not be able to play back the HEVC file but almost any phone will.

[@erwins_arm]

Was gonna comment this too

[@PixelYT-ts2fe]

i had a school assignment i had to make a video but it was big so the school website wouldnt allow it but when i saw this video and used the software the compressed video was smaller and the it allowd it so now i sended the video to my teacher to check thank you very much with this idea it helped me lot!

[@pr0jectSkyneT]

Lossy compression is just what it's name suggests: loss of quality through compression. The methods showcased here is lossy compression. It may not be noticeable to some people especially if you are using a small or low quality output device (screen, computer, etc.) but make no mistake- there is loss of quality.

[@kenshinyamato3233]

Rf25 is balance with constant selection but make your video audio to mp3 rate100 you will get the magic

[@ofemuguru9393]

Very correct. You took the words right out of my head. But how about a universal data compressor that losslessly compresses a 100mb video to less than 1mb? Yes you heard: losslessly. Not even the slightest loss of quality. SWILL-CODEC performs such magic with ease.

[@pr0jectSkyneT]

@@ofemuguru9393 what is SWILL codec? can you link me. Google search doesn't turn up anything for me. I know there's HEVC .265 and upcoming .266 but they don't compress to such a ratio losslessly.

[@aibi5532]

@@ofemuguru9393 can you share the tutorial?

[@Woodhouse2323]

This worked I haft to wait 40 mins to compress and 20 mins to upload thank u u have earned sub

[@jaysysumakaRatMaster3]

Cheers for this… I was thinking I’d have to split my video into smaller chunks but this just reduced the size… thanks man 👍🏼

[@reptileeli]

I was a little nervous with this video being 3 years old, but the program and instructions hold up! Very helpful!

[@katewilloughby2141]

Thank you! This was really helpful. Great pace and easy to follow

[@ArijanRace]

Thank you, very helpful in allowing me to upload my courses to my platforms. Good tutorial skills.

[@cmfraser84]

This is perfect. Exactly what I needed to know!

[@Vaidhumom]

This video really helped me today. I had made a video on my daughter's project and its capacity got to 350 MB. I could mail it to her teacher by compressing it for 3-4 times thro the app suggested by you. Thank you so much :)

[@joelbeehn]

Does anyone else's computer start sounding like an air conditioner when encoding? but seriously though, thanks man this was a good tutorial.

[@lockmancoal8508]

idk why but when i compress my video it doesnt lower the size alot it lowers with a 100mb only pls help me

[@merajkhalid9172]

@@lockmancoal8508 i am having the same issue,

[@lockmancoal8508]

@@merajkhalid9172 yea

[@TalkingReally]

indeed i just noticed as I read the comment

[@richyhammond9088]

Yes

[@giorgiocisilino4874]

this helped so much as had to compress 100mb videofile to 25mb for email and web ,and so easy to understand and glad you dont talk a hundered miles a second like most youtube videos do.your the best keep providing awesome videos like this.

[@teresafernandes1957]

holy shit thank you so so much! I was doing a project for school with ae but the rendered file was massive huge for some reason (about 50gb) and with that it compressed the video to a 600mb video!!

[@cobra8310]

Thats massive How was the quality tho?

[@performancemanagement761]

how much did it take to compress the file from 50GB to 600 mb?

[@souldaeditor]

Bro I had brain damage when I couldn’t upload my vid to discord and then i saw this. Ur a life saver

[@chichimeechi1]

FACTSS

[@AnasAbbasDev]

from 900 MB to 67 MB .. you are the best

[@AnasAbbasDev]

@GO TO LOBBY you can try the application, it's free noting that you MUST use your brain before commenting, it's free also :)

[@Spell_me_AJ]

@@AnasAbbasDev thanks for your reply because his comment make me confused

[@BeingVickie]

@AnasAbbas This is not working for me. could you kindly share the the settings that enable you compress 900MB, the settings on this video don't reduce my video file significantly. Thanks

[@AnasAbbasDev]

@@BeingVickie i smsorry for late but i saw your comment just now, the settings is same with those in video but i noted not all videos compressed highly

[@totallysxmmyyt6787]

Thanks for posting I increased my RF:51 I had to max it out because my file were huge. I am grateful for your kindness by sharing this application that has saved me a lot of time and effort. You were to the point and that matters most when one in facing a deadline.

[@skymangomusic]

This turned my 2.53GB file into a 129mb! Thank you, this was VERY helpful! PS. It wasn't great quality, but it was readable. 7/10 for me

[@Yumiesthetic]

yeah idk about 2.53 gb turning into 129 mb. that's too much and there should be a significant change to the quality with that massive compression

[@praveenkurianthomas7349]

Is there any other adjustments? When I tried a 970mb file only 10mb is reduced?

[@mynameissongohanandamnotah17]

@@Yumiesthetic bruh i turned 45gb file to 23mb by deleting some

[@BalaenicepsRex3]

@@therealfaris8530 That's just making it a bit less than half. Dude made it a 1/20th lol.

[@subhomoysaha3731]

hey @TheSkymango does it take internet to compress a video

[@liamnguyen197]

One of the best tutorial videos I've ever seen! god bless you my man!

[@PSearPianist]

Thanks - really useful, as I had been struggling to get my large videos onto KZbin with a slow broadband upload speed.

[@reviancylianah567]

Same

[@siuuu9893]

FINALLY A "How to" VIDEO THAT ACTUALLY I HELPFUL!! THANK YOU SO MUCH MAN

[@Scorpion6000]

You are a hero! Wish I had searched and found this months ago! Thank you! 22RF looked better then 23RF for me when I was using a moving graphic with dot movement. 9gb to 40mb for a minute video 🙏

[@lostlight3784]

This was really helpful thank you!! Btw you have a great voice. It's really soothing ^^

[@limisiahannel.8549]

THANK YOU SO MUCHHHHH YOU SAVE MY COLLEGE LIFEEE❤️😂

[@nutgrower2957]

Perfect! I uploaded the HandBrake software, walked through the compression and watched it in just a few minutes. 75Mb to 5Mb...super! Thanks!

[@likenahbro]

Dude, what an awesome and concise tutorial. Exactly what I needed.

[@stormlord121]

My man, thank you so much! Easy to follow instructions, clear commentary. Take my like and subscription.

[@balknbarbie]

IT TURNED MY 4GB VIDEO INTO 9MBS THANK YOU OMG

[@dreamcore7]

Congrats you basically destroyed its quality

[@balknbarbie]

dreamcore if that's what you like to think 🤭

[@chaddieblightwaybright]

OHHHH WHAAAA-???? I would like to apply the same, wish me luck using HandBrake.

[@jemieow]

You're a lifesaver! I hate file size limits for school assignment submissions.

[@DFE-wu9lq]

Finally. I can send the entire shrek movie to a random discord server.

[@subwayz_qt5]

You have nitro then

[@DFE-wu9lq]

@@subwayz_qt5 i can not afford nitro due to currency diffrences.

[@simplygaming2280]

almost spent 60 on a program I clearly didn't need....thank you very much :)

[@Yaz3i]

I have reduced a 10GB video to just 5MB, that AMAZING !!!

[@lotusinframe]

wait, what??

[@shekioio]

Kidding

[@cavonfernandes7889]

Might be in your dreams

[@Yaz3i]

Shekel No I swear it's real

[@shekioio]

@@Yaz3i does it effect quality

[@rhodes9191]

You made this so simple and easy to follow, I was ready for rollercoaster ride without the enjoyment, Great Job. One of the best made simple.

[@slrdspirit]

dude.. this is literally sorcery. I just compressed a video and it looks like the quality might actually be BETTER!!!!!! 😳😳

[@donaldtang6643]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rarVoGSIltqfhqs, you can also check this video

[@markbrabitz5972]

Downloaded this file last night. Thank you for this video. Great program. Was disappointed because I couldn't get anything to post on FB. Files were to large. I volunteer as a Crew Chief on vintage Huey helicopters. Got a GOPRO. Mounted it to my flight helmet. Couldn't get them to post. Now they post very fast. 8 gig files are now .8 gig. with no lose of quality. Wish I could post a video for you.

[@goodlife.2802]

After following your steps I got a higher file size.Why?

[@rakly347]

could be a.whole bunch of reasons. What codec and compile settings does your source file have? Level, bitrate, bitdepth, dimention... If it's compressed in V8/V9 or .264/5 the only way to make it smaller is by losing quality. And btw, compression is always lossy. Many ppl just don't have the hardware/monitors with ability to display the higher.quality. Like HDR. Or h.265 4k60.

[@professorclucks3097]

No clue

[@sundeepamrutia]

Same hear I tried 200mb file and got 210mb file. Follow the guidelines given in video.

[@goodlife.2802]

@@rakly347 it is a gameplay video.768p

[@rafergioinkiriwang5055]

Just by using this method, it compressed 4GB file to 515MB for my college task. Results, the video quality still good. Thank you howtech!

[@iglesiabautistareformadaeb8581]

Idk why but it just increased video size, from 278 mb to 328 mn

[@Roserosey04]

I keep coming back and it always works. Thank you.

[@Person-uz5lw]

just did exactly this and my video went from 733mb to 844 mb.... so.,..the opposite...

[@greenlight2066]

same here

[@deenszxking6818]

@@greenlight2066 mee too, from 400mb to 500mb. Maybe because we use the computer while it encode the video

[@BonitaNuttall]

You've saved me so much time, energy and now I'm able use files previously I couldn't. GOLD - thank you so much. 😊

[@karlndr]

It's such a game changer for me who edit a lot of videos and need to send to my teachers and classmates. Thank you

[@ElectroShockMedina]

Omg this video is a life saver!!!!! it actually worked i bumped down my video from 90 mb to 19mb without losing video quality. This is perfect!! Thank you so much for this video!

[@itsmelawrence2127]

You are a life saver!! I have a 0.9 GB mp4 video that went down to 97 MB after following your tutorial. Thanks a lot.

[@watchanimes9365]

i jus searched for a toll that can helped you and i found this video it's really amazing how simple and easy is.

[@theupwardspiral1580]

This was the best tutorial Ive ever watched!

[@ForeheadSweat]

I remember I had to look for this video again after seeing it on Google haha what a God tier video

[@teacherdawn1468]

Thank you!! Finally, a process that works as seamlessly as presented.

[@slashminus]

Simple, free and effective. This video was a gem among tons of paid software which can't even do what I want exactly. Liked and subscribed. Thank you.

[@armaanverma5724]

literally one of the best tutorials out there ♥♥

[@Ovoworks]

I just Git what I wanted Straight to the point. I already Downloaded Handbrake, Just needed directives and this video did the job

[@MultiXtremegurl]

WOW! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! I WAS ABLE TO UPLOAD MY ARCHITECTURAL VIDEO PRESENTATION AT 155 MB WITHOUT LOSING ITS QUALITY. THANK YOU THANK YOU. I HAVE SUBSCRIBED

[@defendersofmyanmarofficial5932]

ty i Am trying to do media entertainment in Myanmar.I Am so happy when i saw your tutorial .Thats really make me easy and useful .Thank you.I Hope u will make that kind of useful videos infuture! Wish u success more Love from Myanmar!

[@woihoi4901]

I've already using handbrake for long time but didn't know this trick. Thanks a lot

[@Milk-zx4xo]

for real bro. u deserve the world

[@frankiarossi8694]

Thank you so much! I didn't ever remember what HandBrake was for but I had it on my desktop. This video and your information have helped me immensely! I'm a fan!

[@qa3848]

3 years later and i still had to go through this to use the app thanks my guy !

[@mrmarsh7949]

Straightforwardly explained everything! I'm subscribing!!!

[@dedebrooklyn]

This application really deserves it's reputation. I compressed a 5GB movie all the way down to 332MB. It is really helpful if you (for example) want to store stuff on your phone. I can definitely recommend this software!

[@davidcowan5993]

Just watched this video today- a truly excellent presentation which has already helped me considerably. THANK YOU!

[@dryvonneburkart]

Extremely helpful! Thank you for saving my hard drive space and time.

[@maguire1175]

amazing, I needed to upload a file to discord under 8mb and this is a lifesaver

[@sapienteris]

I searched for something completely different, but hey this was helpful. Thank you. :D