Simple and Useful Methods on How to Make a Video Less MB

Before start, please free downloadfree download the software and install it first, then launch the software and open the Converter option.

Step 1. Input the Video into the Video MB Compressor

So, how to make a video less MB? First of all, you need to click on the “Add Files “button or directly drag and drop your video into program interface.

Step 2. Reduce MB of Video as You Like

Way 1 – Use Compression Setting Bar

An advanced “Batch Compression” features of this video size compressor helps you to solve how to make videos smaller in batch mode.

First, you need to choose the output format of the video on the right. After that, click on the "Batch Compression" button and drag the slider to adjust “Compression Ratio”. As you change the compression ratio, you can see the estimated output size change in real time. The bigger the “Compression Ratio”, the smaller the video size, but the lower the quality of video.

Way 2 – Change the Encoder of the Video

Re-encode video with an advanced encoder will make a video less MB with original quality preserved. For example, if your video is encoded by H264, you can convert it to H265, which can reduce the size by about half while maintaining the same quality.

Just open the output options on the right and under the “Video” tab, choose “H265 for MP4” or “H265 for MKV” as the output profile. Again, you can see the output size in the video list.

Tip: You can also try AV1, which has better compression technology. The downside is that not many video players support it.

Way 3 – Adjust Resolution, Bitrate, and Frame Rate

These three factors affect the video size significantly and you can lower the value of them to reduce the MB of your video. But before that, select an output format first, preferably MP4. Then, click “Parameter settings” and change the video resolution, bitrate, and frame rate to a lower value. Don’t forget to click “Ok” to save the changes.

Way 4 – Cut the Video to Make Video Less MB

If your video has unnecessary parts at the beginning and the end, you can open the Trim tool. Then drag the sliders to clip the video you want to save. Click “Trim” and then “Ok” to confirm the action.

Step 3. Save the Compressed Video

Finally, click on the inverted triangle icon on on the bottom to set output path and then hit the “Run” button to lower MB on a video.