When you need 200 MB
LinkedIn and social uploads, cloud forms and services that accept large files.
What to expect
Five minutes stays at full 1080p, ten minutes at 720p, and half an hour at about 480p.
How much video fits in 200 MB
Worked out with the same maths the compressor uses, for a typical 1080p phone or screen clip with sound. Fast motion needs more room, still scenes and screen recordings need less.
| Clip length | Resolution we pick | How it looks |
|---|---|---|
| 10 seconds | 1080p | Sharp |
| 30 seconds | 1080p | Sharp |
| 1 minute | 1080p | Sharp |
| 2 minutes | 1080p | Sharp |
| 5 minutes | 1080p | Sharp |
| 10 minutes | 720p | Sharp |
How we hit the number
We work out how many bits each second of video can use: the target size, minus a safety margin, divided by the length, minus the audio. Then we pick the largest resolution that still looks clean at that rate and encode with your browser's built-in video encoder. If the result is still over, we automatically try once more at a lower rate.
The target we aim for is 194 MB, which is 6.00 MB under 200 MB, so the file is not turned away over a few bytes.
Questions people ask
My video is 2 GB. Will it work?
Yes, if your device has the memory. Long 4K files are hard work for a phone, so a computer is a better choice for those.
Related
Limits change. We link the official page wherever there is one, and the safety margin means a small change is unlikely to matter. Last updated 2026-11-09.