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Rise File Size Expansion Instead of Compression
Hello! It seems that Rise has starting expanding my file size instead of compressing it. I had about 850 mb of assets (single video file and one 5mb PDF) and the exported file was 1.5 GB. This has never happened before on very similar projects. Any ideas what is going on? The video file is exported from Premiere Pro as H.264 and has the same settings we always have.
Hi Greg,
Happy to help!
The video encoder in Rise 360 doesn't just compress videos but also automatically increases the quality of low-resolution and low-settings videos.
For example, a 720p video with around 10mbps bitrate can be compressed to 2mbps; and a 540p video with around 0.4mbps bitrate can be increased to 0.6mbps bitrate. For this reason, the 540p file will have its size increased while the 720p video will have its size decreased.
This behavior is explained in greater detail in this ELH post. If you have any questions, or if you'd like to clarify the behavior with our support engineers, feel free to open a case with our support team here.
