I used the video converter on Windows 10, followed your instructions and in the end the mp4 wasn’t much smaller than the original AND the sound was that of playing a 78 rpm record at 33 1/3….. 🙁
I used the first method with the Windows Video Editor, and the video file got larger rather than smaller, even when using the Low 540p setting, so that doesn’t work. Then I tried the VLC method exactly as described, and it produced a video with no sound, so that doesn’t work either. 🙁
I need to make videos smaller for social media. Instagram videos must be smaller than 15MG, Facebook videos must be smaller than 10MG and LinkedIn videos must be smaller than 5MG. Are there any settings in any video compressor that makes sure your video can get to those sizes? Thanks!
Just download the ffmpeg based freeware Video to Video Converter. One of the easiest and best video converter around.
Thanks for the tips!! never know if VLC can convert video, haha.
Excellent and informative article. Thank you so much
tried the first method. video went from 39mb to 104mb. THAT one doesn’t work so well….
I used the video converter on Windows 10, followed your instructions and in the end the mp4 wasn’t much smaller than the original AND the sound was that of playing a 78 rpm record at 33 1/3….. 🙁
Thanks this helped. I was looking for a clap or thumbs up button
I used the first method with the Windows Video Editor, and the video file got larger rather than smaller, even when using the Low 540p setting, so that doesn’t work. Then I tried the VLC method exactly as described, and it produced a video with no sound, so that doesn’t work either. 🙁
Try the other methods too. One of them should work well for you too.
Thanks, VLC way did the job for me: a 100MB 1 minute video captured with Windows gaming became a 10MB video to send to a friend over phone !
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Yer Great thanks alot found the VLC one useful
Best instructions ever!!! I used the top ones with the video editor app. Thank you for your excellent instructions.
I need to make videos smaller for social media. Instagram videos must be smaller than 15MG, Facebook videos must be smaller than 10MG and LinkedIn videos must be smaller than 5MG. Are there any settings in any video compressor that makes sure your video can get to those sizes? Thanks!
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