Video compression

Efficiently reducing video file size while preserving quality through encoding techniques. Key approaches include:

Types

  • Lossy compression: Sacrifices some data for significant size reduction (e.g., H.264, H.265)
  • Lossless compression: Maintains full quality but offers smaller size reductions (e.g., FFV1)

Key tools

  • Handbrake: Free, open-source cross-platform tool (Windows/Mac/Linux) for transcoding and compressing video without significant quality loss. Originally designed for DVD ripping, now supports multiple codecs.

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