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Compress video

H.264 and AAC, sized for sending. Runs on your credits in the console.

This one runs on your credits. H.264 and AAC, sized for sending. Runs on your credits in the console.

Sign in and get 500 free credits every month — enough for many files — then drop the file in the workbench and run compress video there.

Pick a file below to see exactly what it would cost.

Sign in and run it — free credits included (opens in a new tab)

Runs on your credits in the console — 500 free a month, about 2 per megabyte here.

How to compress video

  1. Sign in — 500 free credits a month.
  2. Drop the video, pick a size.
  3. Run Compress and download the MP4.

What happens to your file

The video is re-encoded with H.264 at a bitrate chosen for the mode, audio as AAC, and the file is written with the index at the front so it starts playing before it has fully downloaded.

Resolution is kept unless "small" is chosen, which also caps it at 720p. A phone recording at 4K compresses by five to ten times.

Questions

What does it cost?

Two credits per megabyte of input. A 100 MB clip is 200 credits.

Which mode for WhatsApp or email?

"Small". It targets the size limits messaging apps enforce.

Do this in code

curl -X POST https://api.fylane.dev/v1/jobs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FYLANE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "file_id": "<file id>",
    "operation": "video.compress",
    "options": {
      "mode": "balanced"
    }
  }'

The same operation, video.compress — The same MP4, smaller — quality small/balanced/high. Upload first with the quickstart; every option is on the operations page. 500 free credits a month, then $5 per thousand.