Descript's free MP4 compressor optimizes your videos to take up less space without sacrificing quality. Compress MP4s for faster downloading, share a link to watch them in Descript's web player, or convert M4V, MPEG, MOV, and other video file types into a compressed MP4 format. Descript is a video size reducer that’s not a video quality reducer.
While there are other video codecs you‘d use for cinema-quality files, MP4 video files are the preset of choice for YouTube and other social videos. When making online tutorials, save some bandwidth and compress your video files. Descript’s all-in-one editing software includes video compression, so you don’t have to download additional apps like VLC.
To reduce MP4 size, first you need MP4s to compress. Upload those video files to Descript’s workstation. If you have other file formats, like MPEG or MOV, go ahead and upload them since Descript works as a video converter too.
Before running your video through the file compressor, you can easily trim it using the transcript editor—it's just one more way you can reduce the file size without affecting quality. After all, a shorter video requires less encoding, and Descript’s automatic transcription makes editing as easy as editing a doc.
Finally, to compress your video for social media, your website, or cloud storage, click Publish > Export. You’ll have the option to set the video’s resolution and dimensions of your exported video, or publish it directly to YouTube. You can also share it as a web link, which lets anyone view your MP4 online or download it.
While there are other video codecs you‘d use for cinema-quality files, MP4 video files are the preset of choice for YouTube and other social videos. When making online tutorials, save some bandwidth and compress your video files. Descript’s all-in-one editing software includes video compression, so you don’t have to download additional apps like VLC.
Descript’s app for Windows and Mac iOS lets you and your team work together through the cloud for online video editing.
Descript automatically creates a transcription of your video that you can include with your video directly, or use to easily add high-quality subtitles. You can also remove filler words with a click and search your transcript to find a specific moment you want to edit.
Descript is an excellent MP4 video compressor, editor, transcriber, and much more. Everything you need to make a great social video is at your fingertips for free with Descript. You can even transfer your timeline to Apple Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere to make further advanced tweaks with different video formats.
You can take steps to reduce your file size before you run it through the video compressor. By selecting the “Video settings” button, you can change the frame rate and resize the video. This allows you to edit your video with a better idea of how it will appear, so you won’t end up unpleasantly surprised by the quality loss. It may not be as big a deal as you initially thought.
If you’ve finished your video, you may ask yourself, “does this even need to be a video?” MP4 file sizes are small, but not as small as non-video files like GIFs, which you can easily make in Descript if your concept doesn’t need sound. And if the video doesn’t add that much to your podcast, you can export it as an audio file. If the only thing you really need from an interview is the transcription, the transcript is right there, so you might as well export it.
Anyone can use Descript as an MP4 video compressor for unlimited uploads. We’ll give you three hours of transcription free. If you want more transcription and watermark-free exports, you can subscribe for 10 or 30 hours monthly with the $12/month Creator and $24/month Pro packages, respectively. Get in touch, and we’ll negotiate the Enterprise package with you, including onboarding, training, and a dedicated account representative.
Descript's free MP4 compressor optimizes your videos to take up less space without sacrificing quality. Compress MP4s for faster downloading, share a link to watch them in Descript's web player, or convert M4V, MPEG, MOV, and other video file types into a compressed MP4 format. Descript is a video size reducer that’s not a video quality reducer.
To reduce MP4 size, first you need MP4s to compress. Upload those video files to Descript’s workstation. If you have other file formats, like MPEG or MOV, go ahead and upload them since Descript works as a video converter too.
Before running your video through the file compressor, you can easily trim it using the transcript editor—it's just one more way you can reduce the file size without affecting quality. After all, a shorter video requires less encoding, and Descript’s automatic transcription makes editing as easy as editing a doc.
Finally, to compress your video for social media, your website, or cloud storage, click Publish > Export. You’ll have the option to set the video’s resolution and dimensions of your exported video, or publish it directly to YouTube. You can also share it as a web link, which lets anyone view your MP4 online or download it.
Cut your MP4s down to size to save valuable storage space on cloud drives like Google Drive and Dropbox. Host and share your MP4s online with Descript's built-in storage and web player. Adjust the quality, frame rate, or resolution to reduce file size. There's more than one way to ensure your MP4s take up less space with Descript.
Not just an MP4 compressor, our platform comes with secure cloud storage that lets you rest easy knowing your files are safely stored and readily accessible whenever you need them.
Want to share 4K resolution videos without worrying about large file sizes? Generate web links to your 4K MP4s and share or embed them online for anyone to view using Descript's online video player.
You can take steps to reduce your file size before you run it through the video compressor. By selecting Aspect ratio & video settings, you can change the frame rate and resize the video. This allows you to edit your video with a better idea of how it will appear.
If you’ve finished your video, you may ask yourself, “Does this even need to be a video?” MP4 file sizes are small, but not as small as non-video files like GIFs, which you can easily make in Descript if your concept doesn’t need sound. And if the video itself doesn’t add that much, you can export it as an audio file. If the only thing you really need is the transcription, you can export just the transcript complete with time codes and speaker labels.
Anyone can use Descript as an MP4 video compressor for unlimited uploads. We’ll give you three hours of transcription free. If you want more transcription and watermark-free exports, you can subscribe for 10 or 30 hours monthly with the $12/month Creator and $24/month Pro packages, respectively. Get in touch, and we’ll negotiate the Enterprise package with you, including onboarding, training, and a dedicated account representative.
