How Should You Compress a Dating App Profile Video?
A dating app profile video is usually a few seconds to under a minute of a selfie or everyday clip. The platform caps upload size and duration, while how sharp and natural the person looks directly shapes someone's first impression.
Portrait video is more sensitive to compression
Skin-tone gradients and hair detail are sensitive to compression artifacts — over-compress and blocking or blur shows up, looking less natural. This kind of video is usually very short, so even a higher quality preset adds only a small absolute amount to the file size, making the better-looking option well worth it.
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Compress at the high-quality preset, keeping resolution within the range a portrait phone video typically displays at (no need to lower resolution just to save space). After compressing, actually preview it to confirm skin tone and expression look natural with no obvious blocking or blur before uploading.
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