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9 April 2021  Jennifer Thatcher  Technology Manager of Test Dept.
 

Summary
It is necessary to compress the video if we fail to upload and share it online because the size is too large. Compressing video is not so difficult as you believe. Here we will introduce how to compress video size with online service and other video compressing method which is available when the network is not stable.



Part 1: How to Compress Video Size with Online Service

video compression online service
Online video compressing service is the first option when users want to compress video. By using the online video compressing service, users do not need to download or install any software. Following will introduce some video compressing online service.

1. YOUCOMPRESS.COM

YOUCOMPRESS.COM, one of the popular video compressing sites, can compress video, audio, PDF, image in MP4, MOV, MP3, PDF, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, etc.. Here is how to compress video with YOUCOMPRESS.COM.
Step 1: Go to YOUCOMPRESS.COM with browser.(URL: https://www.youcompress.com/)
Step 2: Click [Select file…] and choose the video file you want to compress.
Step 3: Click [Upload File & Compress] to process the compression.
Step 4: Download the video as compression finished.

2. Apowersoft.com

Apowersoft.com supports compress video in formats like MP4, AVI, MOV, RMVB, MTS, TS, 3GP, and WMV. User can also set the type of output requirement. The compression speed of this site is fast and get a good reputation among users. However, this online video compressing site can not compress video exceed 50MB. Following will introduce how to compress video with Apowersoft.com.
Step 1: Go to Apowersoft.com on browser. (URL: https://www.apowersoft.com/compress-video-online)
Step 2: Click [+Add Video] to select the target video file(s).
Step 3: After uploading, please select the compression type, output format and output resolution according to your need. Then click [Compress] to process.
Step 4: Click [Download All] to get all the compressed video to local disk.

3. media.io

Media.io, another online video editing site, supports to compress video as well as audio in MP4, MOV, MP3, etc..
Step 1: Visit https://www.media.io/video-compressor.html.
Step 2: Click [Choose File] to upload target video file.
Step 3: Before clicking [Compress] button, please set [Resolution], [Reset Size] and [Format] according to your need.
Step 4: Click [Download] to get the compressed video to local disk.
Although compressing video with online tools can free us from downloading or installing software in computer, its performance is greatly influenced by the network. If the network is not good, uploading and compressing video will take a long time. Also, many online video compressing tools limit the selected video size. What should be noted that is the data security. Data leakage could be happened.
To get a better and stable video compression, we can draw support from professional video editing software.

Part 2: Compress Video Size with Renee Video Editor

Being a multi-functional video editing software, Renee Video Editor can compress video stably.
What is Renee Video Editor?
Renee Video Editor, a professional video editing software, is with concise interface, easy-to-use property and multiple video editing functions. Users can merge videos, crop video screen, add subtitles/watermark/filters/music and even play multiple videos in one screen and compatible with many video formats like MP4, AVI, M4A, FLV AND WMA.
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Separate videos with different parametersUsers can separate videos into equal clips by time, size and self-set parameter.

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Format ConversionSupport to convert videos and audios into different formats.

Separate videosSeparate videos into equal clips by time, size and self-set parameter.

Cut Videos & AudiosCut videos and audios clips by setting start and end time.

Format ConversionConvert videos and audios into different formats.

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How to compress video with Renee Video Editor?
Step 1: Download and install Renee Video Editor.
Step 2: Choose [Video Compression] function.
video compression online service settings
Step 3: Add the target video to the software and then set the desired file size, output format, resolution, quality and frame rate in Settings. Finally, choose the destination to save the file and click [Compress].
video compression online service settings