Decreasing the size of a video is often necessary to facilitate uploading the file. To reduce a film, whether recorded on a cell phone, camera or computer, editing is not necessary. Nor download any application or program. After all, there are a number of websites that offer the free compression service.
In the following step by step, we will use the online tool Videosmaller, one of the few options available in Portuguese. The platform supports videos up to 500 MB in MP4, AVI, MPEG, MOV formats and does not insert a watermark.
1. Open the browser of your choice and access the website VideoSmaller from your computer or Android or iPhone device. V on button To sail, located below Select video file (max. 500 MB);
2. If you’re on your phone, choose Archive or similar item and tap on the video you want to resize. On the PC, just access the folder and click on the desired file;
3. If maintaining video quality is important to you, check the box next to Use low level of compression (best quality). However, if your main objective is to compact as much as possible without worrying about quality, keep it unchecked;
- The tool also allows you to reduce the width of the video or choose to remove the audio.
4. After selecting what you want, go to Upload video;
5. The time taken for the process to be completed depends on the size of the video sent, the internet connection and the level of reduction that will be done. After finished, click Download to download the file to your phone or computer.
The website creator promises to remove your file from the servers in minutes. But if you want to protect your content immediately, click Delete file now to delete it as soon as you download the material.
Other tools to decrease videos online
As we said, it is possible to find several options for sites with video reduction features. We have selected good alternatives below, also online to VideoSmaller, if you want to test. All are free and do not include a watermark.
- Online Uniconverter: Allows the user to choose the quality of the video and the percentage of compression. If you want, you can also change the format (for example, from AVI to MP4) during the process. Accepts files up to 300 MB.
- Free Convert: an option for those who understand a little more editing. The tool allows the reduction by size, quality or bit rate, choosing the level of compression desired. It also offers extensive file change in the process.
- Azgif: the tool allows you to choose whether to reduce the file by height or width. It is important, however, to pay attention to the original dimensions. Otherwise, the final result may be stretched or flattened. Accepts files up to 100 MB.
Alternatives for those who do not want to lose in quality
When reducing the size of a video file, some loss of quality is inevitable. For those who need to share a film and want to keep all aspects of the original, they can resort to alternatives that do not involve compressing the video.
File transfer services
A viable solution is to choose to send the video via a large file transfer service. Most of them generate a link, through which it is possible to download. Just share the gift link whoever you want, either by email, WhatsApp or message on social networks.
If you've never used a service like that, AppGeek helps you decide in our article with the best free sites for transferring large files.
Save to the cloud
If your goal is to shrink the video to take up less space on your phone or computer, cloud storage can be a solution. There are a dozen companies that offer good free storage capacity, just create an account.
Thus, you can delete the file from the device and still save it in its original quality. Another positive point is the fact that it is accessible from any other device with internet access. Our article on services for storing data in the cloud can help you decide the best option for you.
Save to physical media
The practice of saving files to physical media has fallen into disuse. But there are still those who do not fully trust digital storage alternatives. If you are one of them, you can choose to save the video on a pen drive, memory card, external HD or CD, if your computer has input.
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Journalist graduated from UFRJ, she has been writing about technology for seven years. Carioca currently lives in Portugal, a country he adopted. In his free time, he enjoys going to the beach, reading, watching movies and doing serial marathons. Instagram is your favorite social network, but WhatsApp saves you from missing those who stayed in Brazil.
