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Compress Video to 50MB

50MB gives you enough room for a longer clip or higher resolution without hitting the tighter caps smaller forms enforce — common for WordPress media uploads, course and LMS submission portals, and professional portfolio pieces. Set 50MB as an exact target instead of guessing at a quality level.

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MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, WebM and more · up to 500MB per file · select several to batch compress

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Hits an exact 50MB target — built for platforms with a hard upload ceiling, not a quality goal

Enough headroom for longer clips or higher resolution than a stricter 10MB target allows

Common fit for WordPress uploads, LMS/coursework portals, and portfolio submissions

When 50MB is the number that matters

Some platforms don't weigh visual quality at all — they just reject anything over their upload ceiling. WordPress's default media limit, LMS coursework portals, and many portfolio or application sites use limits in the 25-50MB range set by their hosting or storage tier. Target-size mode calculates the bitrate needed to land your video at 50MB regardless of its original length, so you know it'll clear the limit before you even try uploading.

Recommended settings

What we'd pick for this job. After choosing a file, resolution sits right under the compression settings, crop is under “Resize / crop”, and codec is under “Advanced settings”.

Mode

Target size · 50 MB

Pre-filled — plenty for a minute or more of 1080p.

Codec

H.264

Plays anywhere the file ends up.

Resolution

1080p, or 720p past ~1 minute

1080p fits about a minute at this size; longer videos look better at 720p.

Crop

Original

No need to trade picture for size at 50 MB.

Source

Your original export

Start from the highest-quality file you have.

How much video fits in 50MB?

Approximate length at typical streaming bitrates, with 128kbps audio. Target-size mode works out the exact bitrate for your clip automatically — this just shows what to expect.

1080p

~1 min 18 sec

at ~5.1 Mbps

720p

~2 min 32 sec

at ~2.6 Mbps

480p

~5 min 54 sec

at ~1.1 Mbps

Tips for the best result

1

Enough for a full minute of 1080p

50MB comfortably holds over a minute of 1080p at streaming quality — enough for most highlight reels and product videos.

2

Longer video? Choose 720p

For multi-minute clips, a 720p result holds up much better at 50MB than a heavily squeezed 1080p file.

3

Trim before you compress

Every second you cut is size saved at full quality. Removing a slow intro or a long ending is usually worth more than an extra compression step.

4

Start from the original file

Compression is lossy, so re-compressing a video that has already been shrunk (or sent through a chat app) stacks artifacts. Always work from the camera or editor export.

How it works

Step 1

Upload

Drop your file in — up to 500MB free.

Step 2

Pick a quality

Basic, Strong, or Superb compression.

Step 3

Download

Get your smaller video in seconds.

Frequently Asked Questions

It usually comes down to hosting or storage-tier limits rather than anything to do with video quality — many shared hosting plans and course platforms set a blanket ceiling to keep storage and server load predictable across all their users.

Often yes, especially at 720p or lower — the app calculates the bitrate needed for your exact duration, so longer clips just get compressed more aggressively to still land at 50MB.

A quality preset (Basic/Strong/Superb) targets how the video looks and lets the resulting size vary. This works backwards from the number itself, which matters when a platform enforces a hard upload ceiling rather than judging visual quality.

No — the target-size calculation adjusts to your video's actual duration automatically. A short clip simply ends up with more quality headroom within the same 50MB budget.

For files under 200MB, compression happens entirely in your browser — your video never leaves your device. Larger files are processed on our server and deleted automatically after a short period.

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