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Compressing video files<\/strong> is often necessary when the size of the file exceeds the limit of a file transfer service or you need to conserve storage space<\/span>.<\/p>\n Compressing a video file reduces its size, making it easier to share, manage, and store, albeit, with a loss in quality (depending on the compression technique used). If you cannot sacrifice video quality, luckily, you can use a large file transfer service like MASV<\/a> which doesn\u2019t require you to compress large video files.<\/p>\n Regardless, if you need to know how to make a video file smaller, read this guide. You\u2019ll learn how to compress a video file<\/strong>. You’ll also learn the fundamentals like what is video compression exactly? The different types of compression, how to compress large video files, and the pros and cons of doing so.\ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/massive.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/uncompressed-file-size-drop.jpg” alt=”A file being compressed from 89 GB to 42 GB” title_text=”uncompressed-file-size-drop” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta title=”Need to Send Large Videos Now?” button_url=”https:\/\/app.massive.io\/en\/signup” button_text=”Get MASV Free” module_class=”starttrial” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ header_level=”h5″ header_font=”||||||||” header_font_size=”27px” header_line_height=”1.3em” background_color=”#202332″ background_color_gradient_start=”#3d72e7″ background_color_gradient_end=”#202332″ background_color_gradient_direction=”206deg” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_use_color_gradient=”on” button_bg_color_gradient_start=”#3d72e7″ button_bg_color_gradient_end=”#53a0fe” button_bg_color_gradient_direction=”293deg” button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”50px” button_use_icon=”off” button_custom_padding=”10px|42px|10px|42px|true|true” custom_margin=”||20px||false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/app.massive.io\/en\/signup” border_width_top=”10px” border_color_top=”#3d72e7″ border_color_left=”#3d72e7″ box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”-13px” box_shadow_style_button=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_bg_color__hover=”RGBA(0,0,0,0)” button_bg_enable_color__hover=”on” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_border_color__hover=”#FFFFFF” button_border_width__hover=”0px” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_custom_padding__hover=”|2em|||false|false” button_custom_padding__hover_enabled=”on|hover”]<\/p>\n Send uncompressed file packages of unlimited size<\/span> with MASV. Get started for free.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”1.5em|20%|1.5em|20%|true|true” custom_padding_tablet=”0em|0%|0em|0%|false|true” custom_padding_phone=”0em|0%|0em|0%|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”915px” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”915px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text module_id=”video-compression” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_font_size=”30px” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”||-5%||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In short, video compression is the act of reducing video file size by lowering its resolution and bitrate<\/strong>. This is done\u00a0automatically by an algorithm<\/a>, which parses the video file and searches for any data that can be removed without (hopefully) corrupting the overall file.<\/p>\n Compressing video files can be incredibly useful when sending\u00a0raw footage<\/a>\u00a0or particularly\u00a0large video files<\/a>\u00a0to collaborators, partners, and clients. It helps get around the often-frustrating file size limitations of many file transfer and\u00a0email platforms.<\/a><\/p>\n Most file transfer services like WeTransfer<\/span><\/a>, and Dropbox<\/span><\/a> have strict file size limits, which force users to seek out compression in the first place.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The downside, however, is a loss in quality<\/a> since video compression requires data to be deleted. Depending on the compression codec, that loss can be non-existent, minimal, or pretty noticeable.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s examine the pros and cons of compression so you understand the tradeoff:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” background_color=”#f2f4f9″ custom_padding=”3%|3%|3%|3%|true|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \ud83d\udca1 Read More:<\/span><\/strong> Why Sound Lounge Depends on MASV to Deliver Large Movie Files<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”915px” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||||false|false” 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[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”915px” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_cta title=”How to Send a Video That is Too Large?” button_url=”https:\/\/app.massive.io\/en\/signup” button_text=”Get MASV Free” module_class=”starttrial” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ header_level=”h5″ header_font=”||||||||” header_font_size=”27px” header_line_height=”1.3em” background_color=”#202332″ background_color_gradient_start=”#3d72e7″ background_color_gradient_end=”#202332″ background_color_gradient_direction=”206deg” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_use_color_gradient=”on” button_bg_color_gradient_start=”#3d72e7″ button_bg_color_gradient_end=”#53a0fe” button_bg_color_gradient_direction=”293deg” button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”50px” button_use_icon=”off” button_custom_padding=”10px|42px|10px|42px|true|true” custom_margin=”||20px||false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/app.massive.io\/en\/signup” border_width_top=”10px” border_color_top=”#3d72e7″ border_color_left=”#3d72e7″ box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”-13px” box_shadow_style_button=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_bg_color__hover=”RGBA(0,0,0,0)” button_bg_enable_color__hover=”on” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_border_color__hover=”#FFFFFF” button_border_width__hover=”0px” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_custom_padding__hover=”|2em|||false|false” button_custom_padding__hover_enabled=”on|hover”]<\/p>\n MASV: fast, easy, and secure delivery of large video files.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ 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video disciplines, like colorists prefer to\u00a0work with the original file<\/a> (or files with minimal compression). A video compression algorithm might take out shades of the same color to save space, which in turn, affects the color grading process.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” background_color=”#f2f4f9″ custom_padding=”3%|3%|3%|3%|true|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” link_option_url=”https:\/\/massive.io\/file-transfer\/gb-vs-gib-whats-the-difference\/” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \ud83d\udca1 Read More:<\/span><\/strong> Gigabyte vs Gibibyte – What\u2019s the Difference?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”915px” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_cta title=”Send Unlimited Video Files With MASV” button_url=”https:\/\/app.massive.io\/en\/signup” button_text=”Get MASV Free” module_class=”starttrial” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ header_level=”h5″ header_font=”||||||||” header_font_size=”27px” header_line_height=”1.3em” background_color=”#202332″ background_color_gradient_start=”#3d72e7″ background_color_gradient_end=”#202332″ background_color_gradient_direction=”206deg” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_use_color_gradient=”on” button_bg_color_gradient_start=”#3d72e7″ button_bg_color_gradient_end=”#53a0fe” button_bg_color_gradient_direction=”293deg” button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”50px” button_use_icon=”off” button_custom_padding=”10px|42px|10px|42px|true|true” custom_margin=”||20px||false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/app.massive.io\/en\/signup” border_width_top=”10px” border_color_top=”#3d72e7″ border_color_left=”#3d72e7″ box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”-13px” box_shadow_style_button=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_bg_color__hover=”RGBA(0,0,0,0)” button_bg_enable_color__hover=”on” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_border_color__hover=”#FFFFFF” button_border_width__hover=”0px” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_custom_padding__hover=”|2em|||false|false” button_custom_padding__hover_enabled=”on|hover”]<\/p>\n Easy sign-up. No IT support necessary.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”1.5em|20%|1.5em|20%|true|true” custom_padding_tablet=”0em|0%|0em|0%|true|true” custom_padding_phone=”1.5em|0%|0em|0%|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”915px” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”915px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” module_id=”ship” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” ul_line_height=”1.9em” header_2_font_size=”30px” header_3_line_height=”1.8em” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” header_font_tablet=”” header_font_phone=”” header_font_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Codecs are the algorithms used by various file formats to store video and audio data.<\/strong> Codec stands for co<\/strong>mpression\/dec<\/strong>ompression and several types of video codecs exist including H.264, ProRes, or DNxHD<\/a>. These codecs are then stored in a specific file format, or wrapper, such as .MOV, .MP4, .AVI etc.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”1.5em|20%|1.5em|20%|true|true” custom_padding_tablet=”1.5em|0%|1.5em|0%|true|true” custom_padding_phone=”0em|0%|0em|0%|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”915px” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”915px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” module_id=”cloud” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” ul_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_font_size=”30px” header_6_font_size=”17px” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” module_id=”cloud” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” ul_line_height=”1.8em” header_6_font_size=”17px” custom_margin=”1.5em||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”20px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Delivery codecs are codecs used to compress video for broadcasting. Increasingly, delivery codecs are evolving to support high resolution streaming over the internet, across different devices. 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These codecs make it easier to edit with large footage by reducing the processing strain on your computer. An example of this is ProRes, which Apple introduced as a recording format starting with the iPhone 13<\/a>.<\/p>\n Most video codecs perform \u201clossy\u201d compression in that they always throw out some data in order to compress the file and make it smaller \u2014 hence the video quality issues related to compression that we mentioned earlier.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” module_id=”cloud” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” ul_line_height=”1.8em” header_6_font_size=”17px” custom_margin=”1.5em||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”20px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Growing files<\/a> can be worked with while they\u2019re still recording data. 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First up: MacOS.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re on a Mac, you actually have three different ways to compress a large video. You have two built-in options in iMovie and Quicktime, which is very convenient. Or, you can use a third-party editing tool like Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro<\/a>, or DaVinci Resolve.<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n 1. <\/span>From the Quicktime menu, select \u201cOpen File\u201d to open the video file you\u2019re going to compress.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/massive.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/QuickTime-Player-1024×893.jpg” alt=”QuickTime Player” title_text=”QuickTime Player” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n 2. <\/span>Next, go to File > Export As > Choose a resolution<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/massive.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/QuickTime-Player-2.jpg” alt=”QuickTime Player 2″ title_text=”QuickTime Player 2″ _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n 1. <\/span>With your video file open in iMovie, Go to File > Share > File <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/massive.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/iMovie.png” alt=”iMovie” title_text=”iMovie” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n 2. <\/span>Choose your desired resolution quality<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/massive.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/iMovie-2.png” alt=”iMovie 2″ title_text=”iMovie 2″ _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”1.5em|20%|1.5em|20%|true|true” custom_padding_tablet=”0em|0%|0em|0%|true|true” custom_padding_phone=”0em|0%|0em|0%|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”915px” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”915px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_cta title=”Need to Send Large Videos Now?” button_url=”https:\/\/app.massive.io\/en\/signup” button_text=”Try MASV Free” module_class=”starttrial” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ header_level=”h5″ header_font=”||||||||” header_font_size=”27px” header_line_height=”1.3em” background_color=”#202332″ background_color_gradient_start=”#3d72e7″ background_color_gradient_end=”#202332″ background_color_gradient_direction=”206deg” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_use_color_gradient=”on” button_bg_color_gradient_start=”#3d72e7″ button_bg_color_gradient_end=”#53a0fe” button_bg_color_gradient_direction=”293deg” button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”50px” button_use_icon=”off” button_custom_padding=”10px|42px|10px|42px|true|true” custom_margin=”||20px||false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/app.massive.io\/en\/signup” border_width_top=”10px” border_color_top=”#3d72e7″ border_color_left=”#3d72e7″ box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”-13px” box_shadow_style_button=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_bg_color__hover=”RGBA(0,0,0,0)” button_bg_enable_color__hover=”on” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_border_color__hover=”#FFFFFF” button_border_width__hover=”0px” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_custom_padding__hover=”|2em|||false|false” button_custom_padding__hover_enabled=”on|hover”]<\/p>\n Send uncompressed file packages of unlimited size<\/span> with MASV. 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With the app open, select the video you want to compress, and click \u201cnext\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/massive.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Panda-Video-Compressor-498×1024.jpg” alt=”Panda Video Compressor” title_text=”Panda Video Compressor” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n 2. Choose your desired compression settings. You can choose from small, medium, large, or choose settings that are best for email or messaging.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/massive.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Panda-Video-Compressor-Size-498×1024.jpg” alt=”Panda Video Compressor Size” title_text=”Panda Video Compressor Size” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n 3. Save your compressed video to your device, or share it with someone else.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/massive.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/save-compressed-video-498×1024.png” alt=”save-compressed-video” title_text=”save-compressed-video” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”915px” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”915px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” module_id=”zip” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” ul_line_height=”1.9em” header_2_font_size=”30px” header_3_line_height=”1.8em” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” header_font_tablet=”” header_font_phone=”” header_font_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Windows machines come with a native Video Editor app, which is your best to compress video files on Windows.<\/p>\n You can also use Clipchamp<\/a> which is a video editor available on browser \u2014 or as an exclusive desktop app for Windows devices. Microsoft acquired Clipchamp in 2021<\/a> and has since introduced desktop compatibility.<\/p>\n Note, both Video Editor and Clipchamp only offer 1080p as their max resolutions.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” module_id=”zip” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” ul_line_height=”1.9em” header_2_font_size=”30px” header_3_line_height=”1.8em” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” header_font_tablet=”” header_font_phone=”” header_font_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Below are some other compression tools you can use, which aren\u2019t device-specific.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” module_id=”zip” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” ul_line_height=”1.9em” header_2_font_size=”30px” header_3_line_height=”1.8em” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” hover_enabled=”0″ header_font_tablet=”” header_font_phone=”” header_font_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the thing about compression: if your video quality matters,\u00a0don\u2019t do it<\/em>.<\/p>\n Video pros who need to send content at maximum resolution or in RAW will find that MASV can deliver terabytes of data<\/strong> (including file packages of unlimited siz<\/span>e) from the browser or the insanely fast and reliable MASV app<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/massive.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MASV-Upload-UI-diagonal-1.jpg” title_text=”MASV Upload UI-diagonal” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” module_id=”ftp” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” ul_line_height=”1.9em” header_3_line_height=”1.8em” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” hover_enabled=”0″ header_font_tablet=”” header_font_phone=”” header_font_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n It\u2019s free to get started. 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Lee m\u00e1s sobre la compresi\u00f3n, los c\u00f3decs y el env\u00edo de v\u00eddeo grandes. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":117408,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"2880","footnotes":""},"categories":[307],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/massive.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/massive.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/massive.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/massive.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/massive.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/massive.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9423\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/massive.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/massive.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/massive.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/massive.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}How To Compress a Video<\/h2>\n
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What is Video Compression?<\/span><\/h2>\n
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The Pros and Cons of Compressing Video Files<\/h2>\n
Pros \u2705<\/h3>\n
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Cons \u274c<\/h3>\n
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How Does Video Compression Work?<\/h2>\n
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What is a Video Codec?<\/h2>\n
What are the Best Video Compression Formats?<\/h2>\n
Delivery Codecs (for streaming\/broadcast):<\/h3>\n
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Intermediate Codecs (for editing):<\/h3>\n
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Growing file Codecs (for live events):<\/h3>\n
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How to Compress a Video on Mac?<\/h2>\n
How to Compress a Video on Mac Using Quicktime?<\/span><\/h3>\n
How to Compress a Video on Mac Using iMovie?<\/span><\/h3>\n
How to Compress a Video on iPhone?<\/h2>\n
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How to Compress a Video on Android?<\/h2>\n
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How to Compress a Video on Windows?<\/h2>\n
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Popular Third-Party Compression Tools<\/h2>\n
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How to Send Uncompressed Video Files?<\/h2>\n
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