Using Quictime Pro 4 smaller vid file

Leah · 06-15-2009, 08:40 AM

Has anyone used Quicktime Pro to make a large .mov file smaller for easier uploading? I have a 550 meg, 10 minute video that I'd like to get down in size as much as possible for uploading to Facebook and/or YouTube.

I'm considering purchasing the Pro version but has read mixed reviews on ease-of-use so thought I'd see if anyone here has tried it.

Thanks for any help.

Loren Woirhaye · 06-15-2009, 09:18 AM

I think YouTube won't give you trouble with the filesize -
it allows (I think) up to 1 GB at 10 minutes run-time.
Dunno about Facebook.

I seldom work with .mov files and never upload in that
format - but if you are going to YouTube it's pretty
flexible in terms of formats, though I think .MP4 is
the preferred one.

imageworx · 06-15-2009, 09:32 AM

You tube uses their own encoding on your file when your upload it. So it doesn't matter what format you upload in. thats why some video looks so awful. you upload the file they re encode it for their format. So I'd use what convienient for you file size wise with the best quality you can. file size and quality generally are correlational. QT4 Pro is good though.

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Leah Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: USA Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Using Quictime Pro 4 smaller vid file Has anyone used Quicktime Pro to make a large .mov file smaller for easier uploading? I have a 550 meg, 10 minute video that I'd like to get down in size as much as possible for uploading to Facebook and/or YouTube. I'm considering purchasing the Pro version but has read mixed reviews on ease-of-use so thought I'd see if anyone here has tried it. Thanks for any help.
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06-15-2009, 09:18 AM	#2
Loren Woirhaye Who'm I kidding? War Room Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Easthampton, Massachusetts Posts: 4,542 Blog Entries: 15 Thanks: 117 Thanked 904 Times in 651 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Using Quictime Pro 4 smaller vid file I think YouTube won't give you trouble with the filesize - it allows (I think) up to 1 GB at 10 minutes run-time. Dunno about Facebook. I seldom work with .mov files and never upload in that format - but if you are going to YouTube it's pretty flexible in terms of formats, though I think .MP4 is the preferred one.
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06-15-2009, 09:32 AM	#3
imageworx HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 265 Thanks: 58 Thanked 26 Times in 23 Posts Contact Info	Re: Using Quictime Pro 4 smaller vid file You tube uses their own encoding on your file when your upload it. So it doesn't matter what format you upload in. thats why some video looks so awful. you upload the file they re encode it for their format. So I'd use what convienient for you file size wise with the best quality you can. file size and quality generally are correlational. QT4 Pro is good though.