AlekThunder

Q: Now to compress a video and save all the tracks?

I have an HD movie (.mov, .mp4, ...) including some audio tracks and some subtitles. I'm glad watching them with Apple TV, but  now I just need to compress one of them to something much smaller, but... but with the same tracks (video, audios, subtitlesss). I tried QT, but it doesn't keep all tracks.

Is there any Apple's way? Thanks

OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Aug 29, 2016 10:07 AM

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  • by Russ H,

    Russ H Russ H Aug 29, 2016 10:24 AM in response to AlekThunder
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    Aug 29, 2016 10:24 AM in response to AlekThunder

    AlekThunder wrote:

    I just need to compress one of them to something much smaller

    What size is it now  and what size do you need it to be?

     

    Reducing the resolution from 1080 to say, 540p will drop the size by about 60% and about 85% if 480p.

     

    Russ

  • by Luis Sequeira1,Helpful

    Luis Sequeira1 Luis Sequeira1 Aug 30, 2016 12:25 AM in response to AlekThunder
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    Aug 30, 2016 12:25 AM in response to AlekThunder

    Not sure what you mean by "keeping all the tracks".

    If you want to export it at some smaller size, there are plenty of options.

    The full structure will still be there in your project, so you can edit further any way you like.

     

    There is also the option to use roles in order to export as a multitrack Quicktime movie or as separate files, if you want.

     

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  • by David Bogie Chq-1,Helpful

    David Bogie Chq-1 David Bogie Chq-1 Aug 30, 2016 12:25 AM in response to AlekThunder
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    Aug 30, 2016 12:25 AM in response to AlekThunder

    If you create a project that has surround 5.1, you can export 5 audio tracks.

    If you have more than 5 channels, you can export the audio as roles (see the Help system).

    If you need the subtitles to be user-switchable on and off, you must use a subtitling application that will create a special file to be handled by your media player. Not trivial.

     

    What you're asking is complicated, probably, and there seems to be a bit of a translation issue.

  • by AlekThunder,

    AlekThunder AlekThunder Aug 30, 2016 12:24 AM in response to Russ H
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    Aug 30, 2016 12:24 AM in response to Russ H

    That's exactly what I need. But the point is - a video ( a movie) includes 2 audio tracks (original one and one in other  language) and a set of subtitles (3), which I can switch in QT or some other players.

    I just need to reduce resolution and bitrate of a video with having all audio audios and all subtitles. Of course, I can get a resolution down with QT, Final Cut and like this and after that add all absent tracks (audios and subtitles) from original, using Subler (with no additional recompressing a video), but it will be kind of 2-steps procedure. I guess there is a simpler solution