How to Compress Video WITHOUT Losing Quality? In Just 1 Minute!

[00:00] can't upload or send a video because the

[00:02] file is huge. Don't rush to delete it or

[00:05] compress it into pixelated mess. Hey,

[00:07] Arthur here and I've been editing videos

[00:08] for over 10 years and today I'll show

[00:11] you three ways to reduce a video's file

[00:13] size without losing quality. One of them

[00:15] is online, another is free and the third

[00:17] one is my favorite for its speed and

[00:19] convenience. Let's start with Handbreak

[00:22] program for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux

[00:24] that can shrink video files with no

[00:26] visible quality loss. Download it from

[00:28] the official site. Open your video.

[00:30] Choose MP4 as the format and check the

[00:33] web optimize box. Next, go to the video

[00:35] tab. Leave the codec as H.264.

[00:39] Set the frame rate to same as source and

[00:41] slide the RF quality slider to about

[00:44] 2023. That's the sweet spot between

[00:47] quality and size. Keep in mind, if you

[00:49] set the frame rate below 25, the video

[00:52] might look a bit choppy from below FPS,

[00:55] like a jerky animation. But if you set

[00:57] it much higher, you won't reduce the

[00:59] file size by much. Let's give it a try.

[01:01] Save the settings and start the

[01:03] conversion. Well, not bad. Handbreak is

[01:05] a decent option, but its interface is

[01:08] pretty complex and can be hard to figure

[01:10] out, especially for a beginner. Those

[01:12] fine-tuning settings can be

[01:13] intimidating. Plus, the program doesn't

[01:15] support every format and it lacks any

[01:18] advanced editing tools. Sometimes you

[01:19] need not only to lighten the file, but

[01:22] also cut out extra parts and Handbreak

[01:24] won't help you there. The second way is

[01:26] an online service called Cleo. If you

[01:29] want the absolute smallest file, you

[01:31] will need to sign up with your email.

[01:33] After that, you upload your video file

[01:35] and the service automatically chooses

[01:36] the optimal compression settings in a

[01:38] minute or two. You can download the

[01:40] finished video and see how much it size

[01:42] dropped. The interface is simple and it

[01:44] works with almost every format. The

[01:46] downside is that the free version might

[01:48] slap on a watermark and the subscription

[01:50] is pretty pricey given the limited

[01:53] functionality. And the third option is

[01:55] mobile video converter. My personal

[01:57] favorite. It's a fullfeatured program

[01:59] with an intuitive interface and it's

[02:01] available in multiple languages. It's

[02:03] perfect for those who value their time.

[02:05] Open your file, click the drop-own menu,

[02:08] select compress file, set the target

[02:10] file size you want, and hit convert. The

[02:13] program works fast and doesn't ruin your

[02:15] image quality. Some bonus perks. You can

[02:18] batch process several files at once. A

[02:20] huge timesaver. Trim out unwanted

[02:22] fragments or extract audio. Very useful

[02:25] options when you need to tweak the video

[02:27] a bit but don't want to do a full edit.

[02:29] Reducing the video size while keeping

[02:31] good quality is absolutely possible.

[02:34] Just pick the right tool for your needs.

[02:35] And if you want to try a quick and

[02:37] convenient method, download Mobile for

[02:40] free via the link in the description.

[02:41] Catch my promo code to get a discount on

[02:43] a one-year mobile subscription. And

[02:46] happy compressing.