How to compress 1GB video to 10MB without losing too much quality?

10mb.video is built to do one thing: take any video file and compress it to a target size, with the default set to 10MB. The "complex" part is that it's designed to be run from the command line, not with a simple click.

To get it working, you'll first need to install its dependencies: ff mpeg, ff probe, and fdkaac. This is a significant challenge if you're not familiar with command-line tools. The project's README notes it has only been tested on Linux and Termux, so running it on Windows may require additional workarounds like using WSL.

How to Use It

Once it's set up, the basic usage is straightforward. You'll run a command that tells the tool the path to your file and the target size. The tool then calculates the necessary bitrate and encoding settings to hit that target, which is the core of how to compress 1gb video to 10mb effectively.

For example, a basic command to target 10MB might look like this:

bash

10mb.video -size 10 input_video.mp4

If your video is a high-resolution still image or is causing the encoder to overshoot the bitrate, you can force a resolution downscale with the -down option. For instance, -down 512 would set the width to 512 pixels.