Video Compressor

How to compress Video using XConvert for free?

1. Use + Select Files button to open file upload options
2. Select Google Drive, Dropbox or From Computer button to prompt file select dialog
   1. Google Drive and Dropbox allows fast upload
3. Change options from General Options section to apply for video files
4. Click on Compress Now to start video compression
5. Click the Download button on the file card to download the compressed video file

What is Video?

Video is a visual multimedia source. It basically a series of frames that contains data related to displaying these visual content over time. XConvert support compressing of MP4 with H.264 and H.265 and WebM with VP8 and VP9. The main factor in compression is called the Constant Rate Factor. Constant Rate Factor or CRF is a rate control (quality/file size) for VP8/VP9 and H.264/H.264. Lower values of CRF produce large file sizes but has higher quality. This is where XConvert's Presets comes in handy, you can set the preset to a slower one to compress large high-quality outputs.

What is XConvert Video Compressor?

XConvert Video compressor allows you to compress MP4 and WebM files without a limit. It is the fastest online free video compressor on the web. You can compress a video (.mp4 and .webm) by setting Constant Rate Factor (a General Option) to ~20 and Preset to medium to get an amazing quality compressed video.

Another way to compress Video files is to resize them to a smaller size. You can use the Resize dropdown on Output Dimension section to select a Preset Resolotions such as 8k, 4K, 1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p, 240p, and other non-standard options to reduce video width and height.

Or you can set Video width and height relatively or independently. Setting relative is preferred if you want to keep the aspect ratio intact.

How to open Video file on Windows Operating systems?

Most videos you take from iPhones and Androids converted to .MP4 format or .WEMB. These formats can be open using VLC Player . In fact, VLC can open almost any video format and support Linux and MacOS platforms.

How to open Video file on Linux Operating systems?

The default option is to install VLC player. On Ubuntu (Debian) you can run sudo apt-get install vlc. Make sure you have X11 installed.

How to open a Video file on Mac OS?

Quick Time cannot open .mp4 and .webm files. You will need to install VLC player to be able to view MP4 and WebM video on MacOS.