Handbrake doesn't reduce my file size after compressing

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dallaschatelaine
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Handbrake doesn't reduce my file size after compressing

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Description of problem or question:
I am trying to encode a video in 720p60 for Youtube, however after compressing the video is the same big size. I tried 5 times and it just won't work. I have done this before and everything worked just fine. Could somebody, please, advise?
Thank you so much!


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Woodstock
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Re: Handbrake doesn't reduce my file size after compressing

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And you provide ZERO information for anyone to help.

Follow the posting template you ignored, and provide the asked-for information.
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Re: Handbrake doesn't reduce my file size after compressing

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Re: Handbrake doesn't reduce my file size after compressing

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Could you please post your HB logs, instructions can be found here:

https://handbrake.fr/docs/en/latest/hel ... y-log.html
Lostless
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Re: Handbrake doesn't reduce my file size after compressing

Post by Lostless »

While handbrake does compress video. But the input file determines the compression amount. If you are feeding a already highly compressed file, there won’t be much data left to throw out or even worse, To preserve quality, may increase the file size. That’s why we need logs to see what you did.
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