{"id":494,"date":"2022-03-01T15:02:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T15:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enlitly.com\/blog\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=494"},"modified":"2022-05-27T00:02:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T00:02:12","slug":"using-handbrake-to-compress-videos","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/enlitly.com\/blog\/docs\/using-handbrake-to-compress-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Handbrake to Compress Video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Handbrake is a free tool that you can use to compress videos larger than 1 GB. With proper settings, it retains the quality while reducing the size. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handbrake.fr\/\">Download Handbrake<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 1: Once you download and install Handbrake, it will be available in all apps. Open Handbrake and select the video file(s) that you want to compress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1008\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/enlitly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/enlitly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image.png 1008w, https:\/\/enlitly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/enlitly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-768x496.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 2: Make sure that format is MP4 and the option selected is &#8220;Web Optimized&#8221;.  Select the path where you want to save the video. Last, click on &#8220;Start Encode&#8221;.  When finished, check the file properties. The size should reduce significantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1010\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/enlitly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/enlitly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-3.png 1010w, https:\/\/enlitly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-3-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/enlitly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-3-768x493.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you can upload your compressed file on Enlitly. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Handbrake is a free tool that you can use to compress videos larger than 1 GB. With proper settings, it retains the quality while reducing the size. Download Handbrake Step 1: Once you download and install Handbrake, it will be available in all apps. 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