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File Compression Question~

by dminorfmajor
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I have a small but growing Fiverr business where you can only send 50mb or lower files. Until yesterday, all of the videos I send to my customers have met those standards but now I'm stuck with a few 55-60mb files that I do not want to waste more time rendering to a lower quality.

So the question: How do I compress a single video file using a program like Winrar? Every time I try using online tutorial vids, Winrar gives me a .rar file but it's the exact same size as my original. Thanks in advance guys, I don't know where else to turn for this.
  • Profile picture of the author Joe Mobley
    First of all, congratulations on your growing business.

    A couple of thoughts and questions.

    Is the 50mb limit a Fiverr limit?

    Have you asked them? I have had good response from their tech team on the rare occasions when I needed it.

    Can you drop-box it? Compress and encrypt the file. Leave it in dropbox. Send your client instructions, links, and the encryption code for them to retrieve it. I don't know if that's allowed.

    Keep us updated and good luck.

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  • Profile picture of the author dminorfmajor
    Thanks Joe! And yea, the 50mb limit is a Fiverr limit. I have thought about Dropbox or any of those file download sites. Maybe I'll try that. I just ended up lowering the rendering properties to get the files down to size. I never thought of asking their tech team for a file size extension. I think I'll try that for future uploading problems.
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    dminorfmajor,

    An idiot once patented a plan to actually have redundant compression to compress terabytes down to one bit. It is LUDICROUS! The FACT is that the method of compression will actually INCREASE the size of the file unless enough redundant patterns can be found to not only reduce the size of the file, but reduce it by more than its related index additions. THAT is why gzip and zip sometimes won't even bother compressing the file. gzip will just say forget it, and zip will store it in the archive uncompressed.

    Audio files, and graphics are HUGE, so many of the standards include SOME compression. That isn't to say that it can't be improved on, but you won't have the same luck compressing THEM that you will have with many other files.

    On videos, and audios, when you process or create them, there is often a setting for quality, compression type, and resolution. If you lower the audio quality, it is possible that the real quality will be effectively the SAME, especially if it is only VOICE. On videos, you may be able to lower the resolution or reduce colors, and have a big reduction. AGAIN, it might not be noticed. Lastly, you might be able to pick lossy compression. It will throw out some info, that may not be needed, to reduce the size. The end result isn't always reliable, but it is ALWAYS a good idea to save the orginal anyway. REMEMBER, NONE of these settings would be in a standard compression routine, like zip, they are in the process routine for the videos.

    Steve
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