Compress a video to 500 MB
Shrink a video under 500MB at the best quality that fits, for an upload portal or a cloud folder. MP4, no watermark, and nothing is uploaded.
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500 MB is room for a long video: a talk, a lesson, a screen recording. This page works out the bitrate that lands under 500 MB for the video's length and keeps it at the highest resolution that bitrate carries well.
Common clips at 500 MB
A 15-second clip: fits at 1080p.
A 30-second clip: fits at 1080p.
A one-minute video: fits at 1080p.
A five-minute video: fits at 1080p.
A half-hour recording: fits at 720p.
Where this limit comes up
Five hundred megabytes is the sort of limit set by school and university portals and file-request forms for recorded presentations and assignments.
How long a video fits in 500 MB
At 1080p: about 20 minutes.
At 720p: about 45 minutes.
At 480p: about 90 minutes.
Screen recordings, slides and anything with little movement go further than camera footage.
If it is too long to fit
Trim it first with Trim Video. Halving the length halves the size, which no quality setting can match, and a shorter clip keeps a sharper picture.
Questions
How do I compress a video to 500MB?
Add it here and press the button. The bitrate is worked out from the video's length so the MP4 comes in under 500 MB, usually in one pass.
Will it still look sharp?
For a clip that fits at 720p or above, yes. A video much longer than the lengths above has to drop to a smaller picture to fit.
Does it add a watermark?
No. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing is added to the video.