When I download a 4GB video from my ICloud account it is downloaded in compressed format at a fraction of the original size. Am I losing video quality during the download process?

When I download a 4GB video from my ICloud account it is downloaded in compressed format at a fraction of the original size. Am I losing video quality during the download process?

Windows, Windows 6

Posted on Jun 13, 2021 10:32 AM

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Jun 14, 2021 10:07 AM in response to GFitman

Hey Gfitman,



Thanks for posting your question in Apple Support Communities!



Usually when you download a video directly from iCloud it does appear in a much smaller file size which can result in slight loss in video quality, but this difference in quality is almost hardly noticeable when compared.


You can find more information in the article: Download iCloud photos and videos.



Best Wishes.

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