For background videos, completely removing the audio track will help significantly reduce the file size, even if it already doesn't have sound.ħ.) Give the preset a name ex.) 1080p web. Once completed, you'll be able to select the preset and quickly render the video using the instructions in the next section, 'General usage.'ġ.) Once you open HandBrake, start by selecting the video file in which you would like to compress.Ģ.) From the dropdown, select Fast 1080p30 as a starting point for our new preset.ĥ.) Select None from Track. Getting startedĭownload HandBrake from Setting up a video presetĬreating a video preset is something you'll only need to do once.

If the video is an informational piece, use a third-party source such as YouTube or Vimeo to host the video. I recommend running HandBrake on any video file set as a background visual in a ~15s maximum loop. HandBrake is an easy to use, open-source (free) application for all major platforms that allows you to compress videos to lower the file size significantly and enable them to load quickly. Note: This tutorial is geared towards users who use a plugin such as the Transcoder plugin for Craft CMS and need to optimize it before letting the server re-compress the video. Doing so will significantly reduce the load on the server. Before placing any video content on a production server, I highly recommend optimizing it first, even if the production server optimizes the video.

Working with uncompressed videos on a production server can cause many issues such as running out of disk space quickly, and loading or encoding videos will take a long time.

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