Resave videos in lower resolution ?

[eein]

Are there any free applications out there to simply take a video and re-save it at a lower resolution?

I have many 100Mbps 4K video files which I don't really care to have at that high a quality, so I just want to drop them to HD to save space. No other editing required.

I have paid photoshop photography plan (but not the full creative plan that includes all the video editing software). I can use Lightroom non-classic to trim videos and tweak visual levels and re-save, but this seems to only be at the original resolution and frame rate with no option to knock it back.

I have loads of videos to do, so this it not something for a few days trial software, and I do not want watermarks, etc, so free version of imovie is not suitable.

[Hill92]

Davinci Resolve

https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/uk/products/davin...

[StevieBee]

eein said:

free version of imovie is not suitable.

There isn't a 'pay' option for iMovie (other than Final Cut). It's a native app on Apple devices. If you have a Mac, it should be there or you can download from the App Store.

If you don't have a Mac, as above, Resolve will get the job done but as you're not looking to edit anything, you might be better off with something like Handbrake (https://handbrake.fr/docs/en/latest/introduction/about.html) or Movavi (https://www.movavi.com/videoconverter/). Simple down-scaler tools - just drop and convert.

[MGJ2]

You could use www.clipchamp.com?

Import the media and export in 1.080p, 720p or 480p.

[coach]

Handbrake. We use it professionally but it’s free.

Lots of variables but the presets are great

[SV_WDC]

I would use Handbrake as you can import and entire folder, queue it all up & then encode it straight out again.

DaVinci Resolve performs the same task but is more of a video editor tool so will be more involved for this straightforward job.

[steveatesh]

I have used iMovie a lot and have never seen a watermark….. it’s included in the Mac software if you have one, easy to use.

[eein]

Thanks all... I've played around with them all and have stuck with Davinici Resolve. It is a bit more complicated, but does what I need and a few more things too. I'm doing each video one at a time as there's a bit of trimming here and there.