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Compress

Shrink a video's file size without a visible quality hit — including an HEVC mode for the best size/quality ratio.

What is Compress?

Compress reduces a video's bitrate and, optionally, its resolution — the two biggest levers on file size — so exports are smaller and faster to upload or send.

There are two independent modes, each with 3 presets. Bitrate mode keeps the original resolution and only reduces bitrate: Small (H.264, ~800 kbps, ~80% smaller), Balanced (H.264, ~2.5 Mbps, ~60% smaller), and Best (HEVC/H.265, adaptive bitrate, the best quality-to-size ratio of the three). Resize mode also downscales resolution: Small (480p, smallest file, good for messaging apps), Balanced (720p, accepted by most platforms), and Best (1080p HEVC, roughly 50% smaller than an equivalent H.264 file at the same visual quality).

The Best presets' HEVC (H.265) codec is the real differentiator here — most free 'compress video online' tools only offer H.264. HEVC keeps more visual detail per kilobyte, so a Best-preset export looks closer to the original at a meaningfully smaller file size.

How it works

  1. 1

    Import the video

    Any clip that's larger than it needs to be for its destination.

  2. 2

    Choose Bitrate or Resize mode

    Bitrate keeps the original resolution and only reduces bitrate. Resize also downscales resolution for an even smaller file.

  3. 3

    Pick Small, Balanced, or Best

    Small and Balanced use standard H.264; Best uses HEVC (H.265) for the best quality-to-size ratio in either mode.

  4. 4

    Compare before/after size

    Preview the size reduction before committing to export.

  5. 5

    Export

    Save the smaller file without re-recording anything.

Who it's for

Anyone hitting upload limits

Get under a platform's file-size cap without cutting content.

Slow-connection sharing

Send a lighter file over messaging apps that choke on large videos — the Small preset (480p, ~800 kbps) is built for this.

Archiving old footage

Shrink raw camera exports before long-term storage — the Best preset's HEVC keeps more quality per megabyte than a standard H.264 export.

Not on BeatShort yet? Try Clideo Video Compressor for now

A third-party tool we recommend while BeatShort finishes this feature — not affiliated with Pixeliro.

Clideo Video Compressor

FAQ

What codec does the Best preset use, and why is it smaller?
HEVC (H.265) — a newer, more efficient codec than the H.264 most free compressors use. At the same visual quality, an HEVC file runs roughly 50% smaller than an equivalent H.264 one.
Should I use Bitrate mode or Resize mode?
Bitrate mode if you want to keep the original resolution and just shrink the file; Resize mode if you're fine with a smaller frame size (e.g. 480p or 720p) for maximum size reduction.
Will compression make my video look worse?
Some quality loss is unavoidable when reducing bitrate — the goal is picking a level where the difference isn't visible at normal viewing size. The Best (HEVC) preset gives the smallest visible difference for its file size.

Related tools

Split/Trim

Trim one range out of a clip, or split a whole video into equal-length segments.

Aspect Ratio

Reframe a video to 9:16, 16:9, 1:1, or 4:5 without stretching it.

Compress Audio

Shrink an audio file's size — for a voice memo or podcast take too heavy to send, not a video.

Coming soon to the BeatShort app

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