I’d like to compress my videos without using the terminal, what is the best GUI today that can do this?

Is this kind of program popular on linux? I know that ffmpeg is very popular on the terminal

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      Only downside is that they do not want to add features, simple stuff like replacing the audio. But otherwise yes, go to solution

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        4 months ago

        They have their scope. It’s a video transcoder. Programs are better suited to doing their job well rather than stretching themselves thin with loads of features.

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          Then why can we apply video filters etc. if it is only for transcoding? That is a really basic thing. Like no audio or pass through. You can also add subtitles. Why not audio?

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            4 months ago

            I’m not a developer. Just explaining why projects keep within their scope and don’t bloat their software with features, which in turn take more effort to maintain.

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    Handbrake is great. But I would also recommend using Kdenlive. It is a video editor but if you just open your video in it and just export the project, you will get some good output format options.

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        4 months ago

        How is your experience with exporting GIFs in terms of file size? They tend to run larger than, say, mp4 files, right?

        I use Shotcut btw.

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          GIFs exported in the original file resolution are usually pretty damn big, but I don’t like giant GIFs myself, so I’ve found the 480x270 to be a good size to keep most of them below 25 megabytes.

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        It’s easier to type a command than it is to add files to Handbrake one at a time. I can also run multiple encodes simultaneously. It takes 2-4 to max out my CPU depending on the codec and resolution.

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          Why one at a time? Just load a folder and apply the same settings to all of them. If the settings are different per file… not sure which method would be less annoying.

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    I use Shotcut for more or less any video operations that require re-encoding. It’s great for basic editing but also simple transcoding jobs too