{"id":15833,"date":"2022-11-12T22:22:59","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T16:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techtippr.com\/?p=15833"},"modified":"2022-11-13T11:40:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T06:10:35","slug":"how-to-compress-videos-for-whatsapp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techtippr.com\/how-to-compress-videos-for-whatsapp\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Compress Videos for WhatsApp\u00a0| Send Long Videos on WhatsApp"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this article, we will talk about how to compress video for WhatsApp. You will find the list of online video compressors to compress and send large videos on WhatsApp. And a tutorial to make your video smaller using video compressor to reduce video size. Thse videos compressors will make your video fall under WhatsApp limit.<\/p>\n

WhatsApp is a very popular messaging app with a large userbase. People use it to send photos and videos to their friends and family. With over a billion and half user base, whatsapp is one of the largest so messaging apps\u00a0on the planet.<\/p>\n

Does sending photos and videos on WhatsApp reduce quality?<\/h2>\n

When billions of people\u00a0use it for sending\u00a0hundreds of billions of photos and videos on a daily basis, it can cost\u00a0huge amount of money for WhatsApp\u00a0to manage their servers.<\/p>\n

This is one of the reasons why there is a video compressor for WhatsApp. \u00a0When you send long videos on WhatsApp, the WhatsApp video is compressed. A 1gb video file can be compressed to a 30mb file. We’ve talked about it in detail in this article.<\/p>\n

How to send large Video on Whatsapp?<\/h2>\n

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The short answer to this question is, No. But there is a work around to send large videos on whatsapp. Whatsapp is also used for sending documents and that is why it has a separate option for sending\u00a0document files.<\/p>\n

The whatsapp compression does not work on document files. The good thing is, even file formats such as jpg, png or video file formats like mp4 and avi can be sent via this option, and the video compression doesn’t work, meaning, the videos\u00a0can be sent to your friends and family without any compression if you send it as a document. I have\u00a0send it video files on whatsapp as large as 1GB\u00a0by sending it\u00a0as a document.<\/p>\n

However there is a downside to sending video files or photos as a document. If the recipient is using in android mobile, it is quite tricky\u00a0to save the video send as a document file. The recipient will be able to only view it.<\/p>\n

This is the very reason most users usually try sending video\u00a0the usual way\u00a0where whatsapp has\u00a0a size limit\u00a0for a video.<\/p>\n

There is a slightly shady workaround to send videos on Whatsapp without losing much of its quality. There’s something called WhatsApp GB<\/a>, which lets you bypass the video compression of Whatsapp and also the 16mb limit on video file size.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Once the video has been send, it can be forwarded from the official WhatsApp app as well. WhatsApp GB only works for Android, and since it’s not official app from WhatsApp, it needs to be sideloaded on Android<\/a>. And it also puts your Whatsapp account on the risk of getting suspended. So it is not recommended to use your primary number for it.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

What’s the Video Size Limit for WhatsApp in 2022?<\/h2>\n

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There isn’t actually any size limit\u00a0for Whatsapp when you send the video through Android or iPhone. When you try sending a long size video on whatsapp through the mobile phone, whatsapp uses their video compression feature to compress it down\u00a0so that you are able to send\u00a0the video easily. But if the video is so long that the compressed version exceeds 16MB, it will give you the option of cutting the video using a slider.<\/p>\n

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In my case I tried sending the same 1GB file\u00a0the usual way, a which was 2:24 seconds in length. But whatsapp was on the\u00a0able to compress the video\u00a0to extent where 1 minute 34 second video length took around 15.1 mb. So it gives me the option select the 1 minut 34 second\u00a0length of the clip \u00a0to send it in one go.<\/p>\n

So in this case I will be able to send the 1GB video\u00a0in two parts\u00a0where both the parts would be under 16gb<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 16mb limit for videos is also applied on Whatsapp Web is no compression applied on the video. So if you are trying to send a video through whatsapp web. You will have to compress the video on your own using third party compression tools.<\/p>\n

How to compress video without a significant reduction in visual quality?<\/h2>\n

If 1gb video file\u00a0is compressed into 32mb, you can imagine\u00a0the loss of quality the video is going to have. Although in most cases the\u00a0the videos sent on whatsapp is good enough to be watched on\u00a0mobile screen. If you want to have a better video quality\u00a0with smaller file size, you can try using these tools mentioned below.<\/p>\n