Also, I needed all the MOV files converted in bulk, and they were large, so an online service was not applicable for this sort of batch conversion processing. But how to get his done quickly? I only had my laptop with me, and it’s not outfitted with video conversion software. Since your iPhone files are already highly compressed, my personal recommendation in your case would really be to move up to higher density optical media (e.g., DVD) or break down and spend the $10-$20 it would take to upgrade to a 16 GB or 32 GB drive.Ever wondered how you could easily batch-convert video files without making use of expensive software? Recently I was working with Paulina on a video production project, and as some of the footage video files were making problems as MOV files, we wanted to quickly convert them into MP4 files, as that already worked fine for all the other files we used before in the same project. In most cases the basic strategy is to use a high effeciency codec export option that allows the user to manually modify the export settings to produce the most compact file with a level of quality that the user 'can live with.' How low you can go will usually depend on the preferences of the specific user. In general, decreasing the data rate will drecrease quality unless you also decrease the dimensions of the targeted encoding matrix and/or otherwise modify the distribution of data per unit of time. However, there is a limit to your ability to decrease the data rates and still produce useable output.

The basic answer here is that any converter app that exports the audio + video data to a lower combined total data rate will produce a small file.

Is it possible to compress in iMovie (and if so, how), or will I need freeware to do it? Or is it even possible at all?

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