Google Drive does not compress videos or photos when you upload the items. Even if you find the video uploaded playback is a blur, you do not worry about the quality loss, because Google Drive does not reduce your video quality. This post tells the 4 tricks you may ignore when you use Google Drive to backup videos.
How to compress video files?
We can compress video files by converting original video files into another file format of smaller sizes. Now, there are lots of video file formats available. MP4, WMV, FLV, MPEG-4 and Real. Video are supposed to be small video file formats. MP4, for example, has the features of high compression rate, good video quality and wide compatibility.
What is compressed video/downgrade video quality in Google Drive?
When images/videos are uploaded into my google drive, files are compressed, and this decreases their quality. I have uploaded videos in 720p but when I try to download the same content, it downgrades to 480p for example.
Does Google Drive change the quality of videos or photos?
From experience, Google Drive does not change the quality of videos or photos. If you upload to Google Photos, there’s a choice to upload in original or high quality. The former will count towards storage use.
Another frequent question is “What happens to my videos if I upload them to Google Drive?”.
That’s what happens to the files I upload. Google Drive isn’t lowering the quality of your videos. It’s a file storage site so it doesn’t change or affect any files including videos and photos. How can I find free PDF software?
Does Google Drive downsize files when uploaded?
Google Drive will only store your files, including video and photos. When uploading to GD, they are not converted (down) rather stored as is – Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram and such social networks downsize the multi-media files for better storage and delivery.
What is compresse and how does it work?
Compressing files helps lower the size of your files and allows for easy transport. You can compress one file, or multiple files at once! In Google Drive, select the files/folders you would like to include in your compresse file.