{"id":1101,"date":"2014-03-18T19:28:53","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T19:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/otl.du.edu\/knowledgebase\/?p=1101"},"modified":"2020-08-20T18:45:22","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T18:45:22","slug":"how-can-i-reduce-my-video-file-size","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/knowledgebase\/how-can-i-reduce-my-video-file-size\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can I Reduce My Video File Size?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you having trouble uploading your video from home Canvas or DU VideoManager? We recommend you do two things:<\/p>\n

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  1. Compress your video down to a smaller file size and,<\/li>\n
  2. Gain access to a faster Internet connection.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    1. Compress your video file size by using a free software called “HandBrake<\/strong>” for PC and Mac. The following are some instructions for compressing a video using HandBrake. Any video larger than 200mb is difficult to upload to the web.<\/p>\n

    Download and install HandBrake at https:\/\/handbrake.fr\/downloads.php<\/a><\/p>\n

    Step 1: Click Open Source<\/strong> to identify the video you want to compress.<\/p>\n

    Step 2: Modify the compression settings by clicking the Video<\/strong> tab. Locate the Average Bitrate (kbps)<\/strong> text box and add a value between 800-2000. We recommend 1400kbps. \u00a0 Don’t set it too low because it will result in poor video quality.<\/p>\n

    Step 3: Press the Browse<\/strong> button to define where you want to save the new compressed video copy. Rename the new version so that you don’t override your original copy.<\/p>\n

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    Step 4: Press Start<\/strong> to start the compression process. Compression will take a few minutes depending on your computer processing power.<\/p>\n

    Step 5: Once your video is done, go to the file folder where you saved the new video copy and upload the new file to your file website destination.<\/p>\n

    Step 6: If you are still having trouble uploading your video, go to a location that has faster Internet upload speeds. Uploading from the University campus ideal. Some coffee shops have fast Internet speeds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Are you having trouble uploading your video from home Canvas or DU VideoManager? We recommend you do two things: Compress your video down to a smaller file size and, Gain access to a faster Internet connection. 1. Compress your video file size by using a free software called “HandBrake” for PC and Mac. The following […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-digital-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1101\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}