In order to reduce the occupied space on the computer or to make it easier to send or upload a file, we need to reduce the file size to reasonable limits. Also, this often needs to be done in order to fit into the limits of uploading to the site or to file hosting services and in order to optimize the site, providing it with fast download speed on computers with low Internet connection speed.
Necessary
- - computer
- - a valid Internet connection.
Instructions
Step 1
In order to reduce the size of most files, you can use file compression by changing their quality. The change in quality should remain within reasonable limits, but at the same time it should be noticeable. Each file type has its own indicator that you can play: for audio files, this is the bitrate, for a photo, the area of the picture, and in the case of video files, this is the bitrate of the audio stream and the number of frames played per second.
Step 2
The next option that you can resort to to reduce the file size is to change the file extension through the editor. In this case, compression occurs automatically, as, for example, in the case of a photo. In the case of video and audio files, it is also necessary to set the compression settings of a certain format, specifying each of the parameters manually to make the result as close as possible to the desired one.
Step 3
Files that do not lend themselves to compression by changing the extension and settings can be archived, in this case, their size can be reduced by part from two to ninety-seven percent. In this case, before opening the file, you must zip it.
