What Determines the Size of a Compressed Video File?

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[ This is an excerpt from a recent PowerUp webinar: “Ask Larry Anything!” which is available as a download in our store, or as part of our Video Training Library. ]

EXCERPT DESCRIPTION

While not as critical as in years past, the goal of compressing video is to make a very large file as small as possible.

In this short video, Larry Jordan explains what factors determine the size of a compressed file and provides some basic data rate settings you can use to compress your own files.


 

What Determines the Size of a Compressed Video File?

TRT: 3:29 — MPEG-4 HD movie


SESSION DESCRIPTION

“Ask Larry Anything!” is a free-form discussion of media production and post-production questions submitted by viewers. Hosted by Larry Jordan, subjects range from simple beginner questions to very specific issues of features, media, and editing techniques.

“I really liked this session,” Larry Jordan comments, “because it covered a number of subjects I always wanted to talk about, but hadn’t yet had the time.”

This session focused on five key subjects: Business, Export, Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Adobe Premiere Pro. Key questions included:

More than 20 questions were illustrated and answered in this 53 minute session. The complete subject list is below.

AUDIENCE LEVEL

Subjects range from beginning to advanced. If a particular subject doesn’t interest you, just wait a minute and it will change.


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