- What is the size limit where you're sending it? (Email ~25 MB, chat apps vary, upload forms vary)
- Does the recipient's device actually play your format? (MP4/H.264 is the safe default)
- Is the resolution what you intended? (Conversion tools sometimes default to a lower output)
- Did you watch the exported file once, end to end? (Audio sync, black frames)
- Small text still readable? (First thing aggressive compression destroys)
- Fast motion smooth, or smeary? (Second thing compression destroys)
- Does it open in a second player too? (Rules out player-specific issues)
- File named something the recipient will recognize? ("final_v3(1).mp4" is not a name)
- Duration trimmed of dead intro/outro? (Duration multiplies file size directly)
- If it's still too big: set a target file size and compress to spec - e.g. https://videobee.ai/video-compressor (free, browser-based, up to 10 GB, no sign-up)
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