Compress a copy first

Start with the Quality preset and keep the original resolution. Test a five-second section with movement, faces and fine texture. Compare it at the size you intend to publish. Compression is lossy, and an already efficient source can become larger. MakePip shows the actual result size before you download.

Protect audio and colour

The compressor keeps the source frame rate and copies compatible AAC audio. Other audio is converted to AAC. It accepts SDR clips up to 4K and 60 fps; HDR and wide-gamut sources are rejected to avoid incorrect colours. Source metadata, chapters and subtitles are omitted. Keep your original if those matter.

Use upscaling for small, soft footage

AI upscaling estimates extra detail rather than recovering a hidden original. Try 2× first and watch faces, text and moving edges for invented texture or flicker. The beta accepts SDR clips up to 1080p, 3 minutes and 60 fps, with output capped at 4K. It shares the private processing queue with reconstruction tools.

Review automatic edits

The YouTube Video Editor beta can shorten long pauses, remove isolated high-confidence English filler words and apply a conservative lighting adjustment. Original leaves the source colour unchanged; eight other looks adjust tone or colour. The background controls can use local AI cutout for clips up to 5 minutes, 1080p and 60 fps. Subject edges can flicker. Landscape, portrait and square formats fit the video without cropping. Audio controls include gain, loudness levelling, steady-noise reduction and mute; speed changes and fades apply to the export. It does not understand which take you prefer, remove every mistake or publish to YouTube. Watch and listen to the complete result before using it.

Choose where the work happens

Compression runs in your browser and does not upload the video. Upscaling and automatic editing upload the complete clip, including audio, to MakePip’s private processing queue. Completed queued results remain available for 24 hours. Save the download promptly and use footage you have permission to process.