Open Source @lemmy.ml federino @programming.dev 5 mo. ago

What's the best open source GUI to compress videos on linux?

I'd like to compress my videos without using the terminal, what is the best GUI today that can do this?

Is this kind of program popular on linux? I know that ffmpeg is very popular on the terminal

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Handbrake was my goto, unsure if its still recommended

https://handbrake.fr/
- Still is and still gets actively developed. The best free video transcoding software, if not the best in general.
  
  Second this, handbrake is the defacto tool for this area.
Handbrake is great.
- Only downside is that they do not want to add features, simple stuff like replacing the audio. But otherwise yes, go to solution
  
  They have their scope. It's a video transcoder. Programs are better suited to doing their job well rather than stretching themselves thin with loads of features.
  
  There are muxing apps that can do that.
Handbrake is great. But I would also recommend using Kdenlive. It is a video editor but if you just open your video in it and just export the project, you will get some good output format options.
- When I realized I could just make high quality GIFs with KDEnlive it was a game changer.
  
  How is your experience with exporting GIFs in terms of file size? They tend to run larger than, say, mp4 files, right?
  
  I use Shotcut btw.
Handbrake is good for a few files, but I still prefer ffmpeg when doing a large batch.
- You can batch processes in handbrake.
- Why? I have done ~100 files in one batch with no issue?
  
  It's easier to type a command than it is to add files to Handbrake one at a time. I can also run multiple encodes simultaneously. It takes 2-4 to max out my CPU depending on the codec and resolution.
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I use Shotcut for more or less any video operations that require re-encoding. It's great for basic editing but also simple transcoding jobs too

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