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Need to shrink a .mp4 file by 25% - DavidS - 07-09-2015
I have an 8GB concert video file that I'm copying onto 32GB flash drives along with several other 4-6GB sized files. I need to get it a bit smaller to fit all on the drives. Is Handbrake the best way to do this? What settings can I change to get it smaller without sacrificing too much quality?
Re: Need to shrink a .mp4 file by 25% - sekker - 07-09-2015
Yep
Re: Need to shrink a .mp4 file by 25% - beagledave - 07-09-2015
http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-size-down-mp4-video-files-using-handbrake/
Re: Need to shrink a .mp4 file by 25% - DavidS - 07-09-2015
Perfect! Thank you.
Re: Need to shrink a .mp4 file by 25% - bazookaman - 07-09-2015
If you video is large enough (like HD size) you can change the output dimensions in Handbrake. That makes a HUGE difference in size.
Re: Need to shrink a .mp4 file by 25% - mikebw - 07-09-2015
bazookaman wrote:
If you video is large enough (like HD size) you can change the output dimensions in Handbrake. That makes a HUGE difference in size.
To make a video file size 25% smaller I would just look at the current bitrate and then re-encode at 75% of that original value. Resolution is independent of bitrate.