How to compress videos easily in Photos?

GabrielZ

As others already mentioned: not directly in Photos.

There are two ways of making it a bit easier. (I use them frequently)

1. When you open Quicktime player (10) and choose file->open, a finder window shows up. In the "media" section choose "movies" and you can brows the video's in the Photo's library (Your library must be active as system-library) Not sure, but assume that QT 7 (I don't use it anymore) will do this also, providing you have the right codec available in QT7. QT 10 allows you to export 480P-720P-480P audio only and specific for the IOS devices and Apple TV.

2. When you fire up iMovie, you also can browse the Photos videos, drag them into a project line. You then can do al kinds of modifications. Sharing to "file" gives you more export options which lead to different sizes. Depending on the input they will range from 480P to 4K. Next to that you kan choose quality settings from Low to ProRess, or adjust the bitrate yourself. Additionally you can set compression to "better quality" or "fast". Al those settings will lead to different file-sizes and iMovie will show you a "best-estimate"

HtH

Ben

To the best of my knowledge video does contain date and time (creation date) information and you should be able to adjust this in Photos exactly the same way as you can a photo after re-importing it after you have compressed it in your third party application.

FWIW and IMHO, if you have QT7 I wouldn't bother trying to compress it in QTX

As far as my knowledge goes, there is no plugin or an Automator script to compress videos directly. You need to download a video compressing software and then compress it manually, without which you wouldn't be able to do it.

If I have any such information regarding this, will update it.

Thank you.

No - it is not possible to modify any video or image in the Photos database - it can only be done outside of Photos by doing it prior to import or by exporting, deleting and then importing - if you are using iCloud Photo Library this can be compicated

LN

As far as I know video has no data and time embedded - Photos do in EXIF/IPTC fields - those fields do not exist in video

If you export the unmodified original then every thing that was there is still there - that is the exact original

LN

Your welcome,

I am Using QT10, iMovie or Screenflow, and/or use Automator-scripts for annotating or quick compressing, depending on the work I am doing. (automator has some nice quickies, right-click a movie-file, choose the desired compression and/or annotation and of you go).

I stopped using QT7 pro more or less when the new codec h264 in the mp4 container became a standard.

I produce video-tutorials (using Screenflow) that I publish on the web (own website using HTML5-player) and produce some movies (mostly short documentaries). If I don't publish them om the web I share them using maildrop from Apple or a simple usb-stick.

For web-sharing I find iMovie having sufficient possibilities. Screenflow has even more. I rarely use QT10, and don't need QT7. (Stopped also using FCPX)

I Stopped producing all kind of formats for web-publishing as most of the people do have computers, software and browsers, that can handle mp4/h264. If not, "bad luck"😉 however, to be honest, I do share my videotutorials also through Vimeo, they take care of all the different formats and platforms. I can upload with QT10/iMovie of Screenflow in the required format and HD quality even 4k if you like. (You can directly upload to Vimeo/Youtube etc.from al these app's).

If I have to take in some legacy formats (That QT7 can handle) I mostly use Handbrake, or simply ask the sender to deliver in AVCHD or MP4. I simply don't produce "legacy" formats.

So in your case: It might be possible to do the quick shorting/merging video with QT10 (it's easier with QT7, but much, much easier with iMovie), and then export either using QT10/iMovie or use an Automator script on the file. But stick to the present HD-standards and forget the rest 🙂.

QT7 is legacy software and I doubt if will be supported much longer. (Instead there is of course "Compressor" from Apple).

Ha, Long answer...

Cheers

Ben

Yyes you will have to continue to use QT7 outside of Photos.

There's far more control over output in QT7 with the pro key