How to compress a video to a file size small enough so that it may be sent over E-Mail (for free)
4WARNING - I will NOT be held responsible for any damages the software(s) and methods shown in this video may cause to yours or someone else's computer, hardware, software, and/or data, including loss of use of such devices and/or loss of data and/or loss of profits from the resulting inability to use such devices and data. Any information or program you choose to put into use from this video is done AT YOUR OWN RISK. As a precaution, I recommend backing up any irrecoverable data before installing and using ANY new software(s), including those shown in this video.
This video will show you how to compress a video file to a file size small enough so that it may be sent over E-Mail to someone else. This is the probably the ideal method to send a video to someone over the Internet without the risk of having to post the video on sites such as YouTube or FaceBook and thus avoiding the fear that the file may be intercepted or viewed by an unauthorized third party without your consent or permission. This is all done completely free of charge and easily using the open-source freeware VLC Media Player (available for Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Linux, BSD, Solaris, QNX, Syllable and OS/2).
Original Video Size:
319 MB
Video Codec: Microsoft Video 1 (CRAM)
Resolution: 1024x600
Audio Codec: PCM S16 LE (araw), Stereo, 44100 Hz, 16 Bits Per Sample
Using default compression settings of H.264 + AAC (MP4)
19 MB (5.9% of the original file size)
Using H.264 + AAC (MP4) with 1kb/s Video Bitrate
13 MB (4% of the original file size)
Using H.264 + AAC (MP4) with 0.25 Scale
12 MB (3.8% of the original file size)
Using H.264 + AAC (MP4) with 64kb/s Audio Bitrate
15 MB (4.7% of the original file size)
Using H.264 + AAC (MP4) with 8000 Sample Rate in MP3
15 MB (4.7% of the original file size)
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NOTICE: Pertaining to the previewing of video files within this video, I was not aware that the video playback would not appear in the video shown above. Sadly you just have to use my spoken description as a reference. Sorry for the confusion.