Compress a .mov file for email on mac

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This will then run through the process, and when its finished you’ll see the output like belowĢ112 – First Workforce Demo.mp4 1703972KBĢ112 – First Workforce Demo-opt.

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Open up terminal, navigate to where your mov, mp4 or mpg file is. Paste in the below, hit CTRL + O, Enter to save and CTRL + X to exit. Paste the below into the profile, hit CTRL + O, Enter to save and CTRL + X to exit. InstallationĮnter your password for sudo access (no need to run sudo on the command itself. I’ve been using this process for a couple of years now to optimise the output size of my demo videos, to make it easier to share them in presentations, and to keep my Mac tidier. Import the video you want to compress and drag it the timeline. Then you can export an email-friendly video file with iMovie with great ease.

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When you record your videos with Quicktime and you end up with 1.7 GB of a file, how do you shrink that?! Compress a Video for Email on Mac Using iMovie Most Mac devices now come with the iMovie app, the free movie editing tool from Apple.