Topic: Compressing mp4 files

[Railton]

Can you compress an mp4 file using pkzip or something similar? Ive tried it and it does not compress.
What's the way forward?
Railton

[pi314]

7zip... put it inside a folder and compress that

Or do the same thing using windows itself.. create a new compressed folder and copy the file into it.

[rrocket]

7zip... put it inside a folder and compress that

Or do the same thing using windows itself.. create a new compressed folder and copy the file into it.

That does nothing.  Just tried it.  It compressed a 16.1meg file into 15.5 meg.

I'm trying a couple programs.  Will let you know which one works.

[dr_spock]

Aren't MP4 files already compressed?

[pi314]

What are you trying to do with the video?

Depending on that there are some better suited programs, but it really depends on your use case


SUPER is one way to shrink down videos but you lose quality as you do this

[rrocket]

Aren't MP4 files already compressed?

I believe this is why is doesn't work.

[Railton]

What are you trying to do with the video?

Depending on that there are some better suited programs, but it really depends on your use case


SUPER is one way to shrink down videos but you lose quality as you do this

Reduce the files down to a size that I can e-mail them.
Railton

[Snowman]

What are you trying to do with the video?

Depending on that there are some better suited programs, but it really depends on your use case


SUPER is one way to shrink down videos but you lose quality as you do this

Reduce the files down to a size that I can e-mail them.
Railton

https://www.dropbox.com/

[aquadorhj]

yeah.. online file sharing, or if you must email, either reduce quality or split it into multiple files using winrar or something.

[rrocket]

What are you trying to do with the video?

Depending on that there are some better suited programs, but it really depends on your use case


SUPER is one way to shrink down videos but you lose quality as you do this

Reduce the files down to a size that I can e-mail them.
Railton

Mp4 is already a compressed file.  The only way to further compress it would to reduce frame rate.  But quality suffers.

[Railton]

What are you trying to do with the video?

Depending on that there are some better suited programs, but it really depends on your use case


SUPER is one way to shrink down videos but you lose quality as you do this

Reduce the files down to a size that I can e-mail them.
Railton

https://www.dropbox.com/

Yup, Dropbox it is then. Thanks Man.
Railton

[Snowman]

Good, compression is a tool of Satan