Features
Everything you need to compress, re-encode, and archive your video library.
See It In Action
Real screenshots from VideoRecompress Studio — no mockups, just the actual app.
Why VideoRecompress?
Half the size on our 11 test clips
H.265 on an NVIDIA GPU took our 11 test clips from 254.9 MB to 128.4 MB with no visible quality loss. If an encode would come out bigger than the source, the app keeps the original.
No Visible Quality Loss
Side-by-side, you won't see the difference. Smart encoding preserves visual quality while cutting file size.
Process Hundreds of Videos at Once
Drop entire folders and walk away. Multi-worker encoding handles your whole library automatically.
GPU-Accelerated Speed
Your graphics card does the encoding. On an RTX 3080, H.265 ran 8–17× faster than on a Ryzen 9 3900X (6 clips).
AV1 Hardware Encoding
Encode to AV1, the most efficient codec in the app. On our 30-second test clip AV1 wrote 23 % less than H.265 at about the same quality (VMAF 94.3 against 93.5). AV1 encodes on the graphics card on NVIDIA RTX 40, Intel Arc and AMD Radeon RX 7000 or newer, and on the processor elsewhere. The AV1 Maximum Savings preset makes the smallest archives.
Video Trimming
Trim videos while recompressing — skip intros, remove endings, or keep a specific time range. Batch or per-file control.
Extract Image Sequences
Extract video frames as image sequences in PNG, JPEG, BMP, TIFF, or WebP. Six extraction modes including evenly-spaced thumbnails and contact sheet generation. Works with trim, resize, and filter operations.
Extract Audio
Extract audio tracks from video files to MP3 (CBR/VBR), FLAC (lossless), AAC, Opus, or WAV. One-click extraction with configurable quality settings. Perfect for podcast listeners, musicians, and language learners.
GIF Creation
Create high-quality animated GIFs from any video clip. Two-pass palette optimization, batch processing, customizable frame rate, resolution, and dithering.
Batch Watermark & Logo Overlay
Add text or image watermarks to all your videos in one pass. Choose from 9 screen positions, adjust opacity and scale, and protect your content at scale. Supports PNG logos with transparency.
Rotate & Flip
Rotate videos 90°, 180°, or flip horizontally/vertically. Fix sideways phone recordings or create mirror effects in batch.
Speed Change
Create slow-motion (0.25x) or timelapse (up to 4x) from any video. Audio pitch is preserved automatically.
Video Stabilization
Smooth out shaky footage from handhelds, drones, and action cams. Two-pass analysis detects motion, then applies professional smoothing.
Subtitle Burn-In
Hardcode subtitles permanently into your videos. Supports embedded tracks and external SRT/ASS files with font customization.
- Text Watermark
- Image/Logo Watermark
- 9 Positions
- Adjustable Opacity & Scale
Smart Presets
| Preset | Codec | CRF | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phone Video Archive | H.265 | CRF 23 | H.265, CRF 23: the everyday choice for phone and home video. Our 83-second iPad video went from 86.1 MB to 30.0 MB on an NVIDIA GPU. |
| YouTube Raw Footage | H.265 | CRF 20 | H.265, CRF 20: keeps more detail, for footage you will still edit or upload. |
| Security Camera Archive | H.265 | CRF 28 | H.265, CRF 28: smaller files for long surveillance archives, where size matters more than fine detail. |
| Wedding / Event Archive | H.265 | CRF 18 | H.265, CRF 18: the most detail of the H.265 presets, for footage you cannot shoot again. |
| Maximum Savings | AV1 | CRF 35 | AV1, CRF 35: the smallest files. Our 28-second lecture recording went from 20.7 MB to 6.1 MB on the CPU. |
| Quick H.264 Repack | H.264 | CRF 23 | H.264, CRF 23: plays on every device and in every editor. Choose H.265 when size matters more. |
| Web Optimized | VP9 | CRF 30 | VP9, CRF 30: for video you put on a web page; current browsers play it. |
| GIF Creator | GIF | – | Create animated GIFs from video clips. Perfect for social media, documentation, and marketing. |
| H.264 | CRF 28 | H.265 at 480p, under 16 MB — optimized for WhatsApp's file size limit. | |
| Email Attachment | H.264 | CRF 28 | H.264 at 480p, under 20 MB — compatible with all email clients. |
| Discord (Free) | H.264 | CRF 32 | H.265 at 480p, under 10 MB — fits Discord's free upload limit. |
| Twitter / X | H.264 | CRF 23 | H.264 at 720p with AAC audio — meets Twitter/X upload requirements. |
| Instagram Reels | H.264 | CRF 23 | H.264 at 1080x1920 vertical — formatted for Instagram Reels and Stories. |
| TikTok | H.264 | CRF 23 | H.264 at 1080x1920 vertical — optimized for TikTok uploads. |
| iPhone to MP4 | H.264 | CRF 20 | Converts iPhone MOV/HEVC to H.264 MP4 — plays everywhere. |
Full Feature List
The share of each file taken by each kind of data.
- 98.5 %Video · 84.8 MB
- 1.1 %Audio · 0.95 MB
- –Subtitles · none
- 91.5 %Video · 80.3 MB
- 8.1 %Audio · 7.16 MB
- 0.01 %Subtitles · 11 KB
Sizes are the packet bytes ffprobe reports for each stream; metadata and container is what is left of the file.
File size of each output from one 30 second iPhone clip, at the default settings.
Made with the ffmpeg arguments of VideoRecompress Studio 2026.2.21 (audio extraction, GIF creator, image sequence).
Codec Comparison
| H.264 | H.265 / HEVC | AV1 | VP9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Very good |
| Encoding speed | Fast | Medium | Slow | Slow |
| Compatibility | Universal | Wide | Growing | Web-focused |
| File size | Larger | Smaller | Smallest | Smaller |
| GPU acceleration | NVENC, QSV, AMF | NVENC, QSV, AMF | NVENC, QSV, AMF | QSV |
Measured on our 11 test clips: H.265 files were a median 33 % smaller than H.264 at the same setting.
Watch: H.265 or AV1 for playback, the web and archiving
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Hardware Acceleration
Automatically detects and uses your GPU for blazing fast encoding. Falls back to software if no compatible hardware is found.
NVIDIA NVENC
H.264, H.265 and AV1 encoding on GeForce GTX/RTX and Quadro GPUs.
Intel QSV
H.264, H.265, AV1 and VP9 encoding on Intel Core processors with integrated graphics.
AMD AMF
H.264, H.265 and AV1 encoding on AMD Radeon RX and APU graphics.
Automatic hardware to software fallback
Reclaim your disk space — without sacrificing quality
Drop in a whole folder of videos and shrink them with H.265, AV1 or VP9. On our 11-clip test set, H.265 on an NVIDIA GPU cut 254.9 MB to 128.4 MB and no file came out bigger. No visible quality loss, no upload, no subscription, all on your PC.
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