Webm size issues

Is there a way to fetch smaller webms from MP4 videos without sacrificing the quality?

I tried uploading a vector tutorial video (specifically this one, but the webm once converted was over 100 mb and wouldn't upload.

I've seen 1920x1080 webms on here with good quality but a much smaller size. Wondering if there's a way to optimize them quickly without a long waiting process in converting from MP4 to webm.

Once it's a webm I'll be able to work from there. I wanted to upload his whole tutorial series since it's a very valuable asset. 🙂


Better yet, someone could convert them all to webm and I could upload them 😁

That would be all the Pinkie videos (7) plus the two Luna ones (2)🙂

You don't have many options here…

format code extension resolution note 249 webm audio only tiny 49k , webm_dash container, opus @ 49k (48000Hz), 9.32MiB 250 webm audio only tiny 73k , webm_dash container, opus @ 73k (48000Hz), 13.96MiB 140 m4a audio only tiny 129k , m4a_dash container, mp4a.40.2@129k (44100Hz), 24.55MiB 251 webm audio only tiny 152k , webm_dash container, opus @152k (48000Hz), 28.99MiB 160 mp4 202x144 144p 18k , mp4_dash container, avc1.4d400c@ 18k, 30fps, video only, 3.47MiB 278 webm 202x144 144p 32k , webm_dash container, vp9@ 32k, 30fps, video only, 6.12MiB 133 mp4 338x240 240p 31k , mp4_dash container, avc1.4d400d@ 31k, 30fps, video only, 6.05MiB 242 webm 338x240 240p 51k , webm_dash container, vp9@ 51k, 30fps, video only, 9.71MiB 134 mp4 506x360 360p 45k , mp4_dash container, avc1.4d401e@ 45k, 30fps, video only, 8.63MiB 243 webm 506x360 360p 77k , webm_dash container, vp9@ 77k, 30fps, video only, 14.66MiB 135 mp4 674x480 480p 79k , mp4_dash container, avc1.4d401e@ 79k, 30fps, video only, 15.14MiB 244 webm 674x480 480p 128k , webm_dash container, vp9@ 128k, 30fps, video only, 24.34MiB 136 mp4 1012x720 720p 146k , mp4_dash container, avc1.4d401f@ 146k, 30fps, video only, 27.81MiB 247 webm 1012x720 720p 250k , webm_dash container, vp9@ 250k, 30fps, video only, 47.49MiB 303 webm 1518x1080 1080p60 640k , webm_dash container, vp9@ 640k, 60fps, video only, 121.49MiB 299 mp4 1518x1080 1080p60 750k , mp4_dash container, avc1.64002a@ 750k, 60fps, video only, 142.22MiB 18 mp4 506x360 360p 292k , avc1.42001E, 30fps, mp4a.40.2 (44100Hz), 55.52MiB 22 mp4 1012x720 720p 275k , avc1.64001F, 30fps, mp4a.40.2 (44100Hz) (best)

@byte[]
I don't understand fully, but thank you. :)

I'll just have to pass up for now until I find a better compressor.

@lincolnbrewsterfan
Split into multiple parts?

@The Smiling Pony
yes I know

Thanks 🙂

@lincolnbrewsterfan
Byte isn't talking about recompressing… you can download the streams off YT with something like youtube-dl and then post them to Derpi without recompressing, as long as it's the webm/opus streams and it's under 100MiB

So for that video you could download the 720p without recompressing… 1080p you'd have to recompress, though

Just make sure you download the audio stream as well.. and if you have ffmpeg in the same folder then if you download both the video and audio stream (-f 247+251) it'll automatically put them together for you


So, put youtube-dl and ffmpeg in the same folder.. (I'm assuming Windows) open the command prompt, drag youtube-dl into it press space then paste the youtube link then press space and then in this case -f 247+251
To see the streams just do -F (cap sensitive)
By default it should save to the Windows user folder

@Rainboom Dash
Thank you. 🙂 I'll try that out at some point. 😁

EDIT: Finally found the solution. Used YouTube 4k Downloader, which automatically allows you to download directly from YouTube in WEBM. Should be a lot easier now.

Thanks for all your help guys!🤗

@lincolnbrewsterfan
it didn't work properly, you can't skip through the video.. that part is messed up
I still suggest just using youtube-dl to make sure it takes the raw streams from YT.. I tested it myself on that video and you can skip through just fine
If you do use it just make sure youtube-dl.exe and ffmpeg.exe are in the same folder

edit: I guess it did take the raw streams BUT it did something weird with the metadata so now you can't skip through the video and have to watch from beginning to end.. and can't go back

@Rainboom Dash
Yeah I just saw the after waking up…😕

I'll have to fix it.🥺

Found the solution at last. Used Easiest Video Effect 5.1.1. for Windows to merge the audio and webm video separated, which fixed everything! 😀

All good now. Just have to copy the sequence with the other videos. 😌

I've filed a bug report about incorrect image metadata on upload. It should be fixed in a week or two, and shouldn't happen again, even if you use weird software combinations to upload video files.

@byte[]
Alright byte. Thanks 😌🤗

@lincolnbrewsterfan
I still suggest using youtube-dl
I can make a quick 30 second video of how to use it if you want
I can see pretty significant compression artifacts on >>2569619 AND the file size is significantly higher than just taking the 720p stream and audio directly
and it does everything automatically… just one program to get the video and audio downloaded and merged in one command

@Rainboom Dash
Sure, whatever works. 🙂

@lincolnbrewsterfan
little over 30 seconds but a lot of it is it was downloading slow for some reason.. sometimes that happens.. even though I have a 900mbps connection lol
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/690093078224437268/819762934640934982/videoforyoutubedl.mp4

@Rainboom Dash
Thanks 😁

@lincolnbrewsterfan
I can send you ffmpeg.exe and youtube-dl.exe if you want

@Rainboom Dash
Okie🙂

@lincolnbrewsterfan
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/690093078224437268/819772637042573312/ffmpeg.exe

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/690093078224437268/819772578532425739/youtube-dl.exe

@Rainboom Dash
Thank you 😀