

While somewhat minor, the app will not force a download of the video before attempting to compress it. At this point, I have become somewhat accustomed to reading text sideways and watching ads sideways. Sometimes there is no way to click out of an ad after it completes, forcing me to exit the app and start over. If I am compressing video with people nearby (such as in the office), I must remember to turn down the volume on the iPad before the ad and then turn it back up after the ad. If you need to upload a video to a website. Step 5: Click save as file, name the file, and choose a destination file.

Step 4: Click customize if you want to adjust the bitrate on the video codec page. Step 3: Once you have added the file choose a preset. Step 2: Click open media and select a video file to compress. Ads run well past the point where the X appears on the screen and I must watch every single ad in its entirety. If you plan to use a specific player to view your compressed video, choose a video format that the player supports. Step 1: Once you install the software, go to file then convert / stream.

The developer did not even respond to me, which is unprofessional.ġ.
#Condense video size how to
I wrote the developer asking how to pay to fix these annoyances. That said, the app has several annoyances that keep me from giving it five stars. Pick a target size of the video, and this app will quickly produce one close to that size. I regularly need to shrink a video to a target size, and this app does the job well.
