I’ll show an example to convert a mv4 file into mp4. Luckily, converting this with ffmpeg is a breeze. Sometimes, video formats can be “locked” to something like mv4, which makes it hard to do anything with the data. Making sure you have the right formatįirst things first, to compress a video file, it needs to be in a common format such as mp4. If you’re on another distro besides Ubuntu/Debian, just type in the equivalent for your package manager.
Otherwise, it should be as simple as running sudo apt install ffmpeg. If you’re on a modern Linux distro, it’s most likely already on your system. Once you learn how to use it, it really starts to come in handy. Want to compress a file as much as possible? ffmpeg for sure. Want to convert a video file between two formats? ffmpeg. In short: ffmpeg is a library that will take care of all your multimedia needs. In this article, I hope to shine light on an alternative that comes with many Linux systems out of the box, is free, and quick to use and learn. Have to send your data to a server you know nothing about.Have to wait longer due to the server processing barrier.There are several ways to approach this, some including online solutions that require you to upload a file to their server, have it processed, then sent back. Often times it’s for front-end performance reasons, but can also come in handy if a server has an upload limit(50MB on a typical WordPress site for example). Every here and there, you may come across a use case where it’s necessary to reduce a video file by 50-80% without any noticeable loss of quality.
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