Compress Video Files in Ubuntu [How-To]

This guide will show you how to compress video files in Ubuntu 15.04 using a software called HandBrake. HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder. This software is present on other platforms such as Windows as well. Alhough installing procedure might be different, it works pretty much the same way in all the platforms.

Compress Video Files in Ubuntu

=>First of all, add the ppa repository for HandBrake by using:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases

=>Then, run the following commands to update the package lists and install HandBrake:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk handbrake-cli

=>Open HandBrake GUI. Click on Source and Select the file to be compressed.



=>Click on Video Tab and select Constant Framerate. Ensure that H.264 Video Encoder is selected. Slide the RF slide bar towards left. This decreases the quality of the video, but also decreses the size. So, you may have to see which value works best for you. See the filesize guide here.



=>Provide the destination file name and path.

=>Click on Start. Then wait...

Until the process completes!

And that's it! Do you know of any softwares which can do this better? Just comment below and spread the word!