How Should You Compress a Property Walkthrough Video?
A listing video is usually a few minutes of continuous walkthrough: dim interiors, bright windows, and a camera that never stops moving. Together those are the hardest case for video compression.
Where listing videos go wrong
Over-compression hits shadows first: corners, furniture outlines, and floor texture turn to mush, and buyers who wanted to judge light and room size cannot. Camera movement adds difficulty too, since every frame differs from the last and needs more data to stay sharp.
Suggested settings
| Video type | Preset | Resolution | Frame rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full walkthrough | Balanced (CRF 23) | Longest edge 1920px | Max 30fps |
| Floor-plan and finish close-ups | High quality (CRF 18) | Longest edge 1920px | Keep original |
| Drone and neighbourhood shots | Balanced | Longest edge 1920px | Max 30fps |
| Short preview for mobile listings | Balanced | Longest edge 1280px (720p) | Max 30fps |
Scaling 4K footage to 1080p gives the biggest size drop and is hard to tell apart on phones and typical web players.
When the platform has a size cap
Target size offers 10, 25, 50, 100, and 200 MB. The tool computes the usable bitrate from the duration; when that bitrate cannot support the original resolution, it steps down through 1080p, 720p, 540p, 480p, and 360p to avoid a screen full of blocks.
| Target size | 1 minute | 3 minutes | 5 minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 MB | about 3.1 Mbps | about 1 Mbps | about 0.55 Mbps |
| 50 MB | about 6.4 Mbps | about 2.1 Mbps | about 1.2 Mbps |
| 100 MB | about 12.8 Mbps | about 4.2 Mbps | about 2.5 Mbps |
These are approximate video bitrates after audio (capped at 96 kbps in this mode). Five minutes in 25 MB forces a very low resolution; trimming first is the better trade.
Batch-processing several listings
- Use one subfolder per listing and drag the parent folder in; videos in subfolders are included.
- Videos queue and process one at a time, each with live progress.
- Download a ZIP when done; filenames are unchanged so they map back to listings.
- Use one set of settings per batch so every listing looks equally sharp.
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