/compress-video-files-mac-ffmpeg

Tired of 4GB .MOV video files clogging up your Mac's expensive SSD storage? Run this script, drag and drop .mov files, type "Start", when finish delete the "Originals..." folder.

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compress-mov-files-mac-ffmpeg

Tired of 4GB .MOV video files clogging up your Mac's expensive SSD storage?

  1. Clone/ download this repo (see the video below for how to do it).

  2. Download FFmpeg and ExifTool for mac

  3. Run this script in the Terminal:

     bash path/compress_video_files.sh

  4. Drag and drop video files (there is a limit on the string size you can paste)

  5. Type "Start"

  6. When finished check that the new files are working

  7. Delete the "Original Files - DELETE if all went OK" folder.



✅ Preserves Metadata and Date modified!

⚠️ This is my first (and messy) shell script, use it with caution

Compress.MOV.files.on.Mac.mp4