What happens to your video after you press upload: HDR, codecs, loudness and honest quality numbers.https://becheloon.com/en/blogenhttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/apple-log-samsung-log-to-rec709https://becheloon.com/en/blog/apple-log-samsung-log-to-rec709Log footage stays grey until converted. Apply the maker's Log to Rec.709 LUT first, grade after, export and measure; our Samsung Log test scored VMAF 94.96.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/best-video-compressor-windowshttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/best-video-compressor-windowsSix no-watermark video compressors for Windows: HandBrake, FFmpeg, Shutter Encoder, VLC, Clipchamp and Becheloon. Who each one is best for, and where it stops.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/compress-4k-video-for-youtubehttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/compress-4k-video-for-youtubeYouTube wants 35–45 Mb/s for 4K at 30 fps, so a 10-minute clip is about 3 GB; at 1080p it is 750 MB. When 4K is worth the upload, when 1080p is fine, and the steps.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/convert-mov-to-mp4-windowshttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/convert-mov-to-mp4-windowsAn iPhone MOV usually converts to MP4 with zero quality loss: the video inside stays the same and only the container changes. When to remux, when to re-encode.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/handbrake-alternative-windowshttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/handbrake-alternative-windowsHandBrake is a good free transcoder, but it won't say what Reels will break, pick the HDR path or measure quality. Who should keep it, who needs a VMAF check.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/hevc-vs-h264-for-uploadhttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/hevc-vs-h264-for-uploadHEVC needs less bitrate for the same quality and carries 10-bit HDR; H.264 plays on everything. Which to upload to YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, and where AV1 fits.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/nvenc-vs-software-encoding-qualityhttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/nvenc-vs-software-encoding-qualityOn one laptop and one 1080p clip at 10 Mb/s, Quick Sync scored VMAF 95.60 in 145 s and software Kvazaar 95.90 in 375 s. When the GPU encoder is enough.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/why-instagram-ruins-video-qualityhttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/why-instagram-ruins-video-qualityInstagram re-encodes every video and compresses harder when the file is far from 1080×1920 at 30 fps or the upload is slow. How to lose less in the process.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/why-iphone-prores-files-are-hugehttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/why-iphone-prores-files-are-hugeProRes and APV store every frame in full so editors can cut anywhere. Apple says ProRes runs up to 30× HEVC. Keep the master, upload a measured HEVC copy.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/youtube-audio-too-quiet-lufshttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/youtube-audio-too-quiet-lufsYouTube turns loud videos down to about −14 LUFS but leaves quiet ones alone, so a −22 LUFS phone clip stays 8 dB behind. How to measure and fix it.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/compress-video-without-losing-qualityhttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/compress-video-without-losing-qualityCompress a video without visible quality loss: choose the codec, bitrate and resolution, then check it with VMAF. The steps, target numbers, and when not to.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/best-instagram-reels-export-settingshttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/best-instagram-reels-export-settingsExport Reels at 1080×1920, the frame rate you shot, H.264 or HEVC at 8–12 Mbps and SDR colour. Why each setting matters, plus the one toggle most people miss.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/youtube-upload-settings-loudnesshttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/youtube-upload-settings-loudnessYouTube's recommended bitrates for 1080p, 1440p and 4K, the codec and audio settings it expects, and why quiet videos stay quiet next to loud ones (−14 LUFS).Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/the-night-the-files-didnt-arrivehttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/the-night-the-files-didnt-arriveA two-minute clip, a 4.2 GB file, a four-hour upload bar and washed-out colours the next morning. How one bad night of uploading turned into Becheloon.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/video-too-large-to-sendhttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/video-too-large-to-sendEmail caps attachments around 25 MB, and WhatsApp and Telegram squash videos sent as media. How to reduce a video's file size so it sends and uploads fast.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/why-your-reel-looks-washed-outhttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/why-your-reel-looks-washed-outWashed-out Reels are almost always HDR or Log footage read as normal video. Who it still affects, how to turn HDR off, and how to fix clips you already shot.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/what-is-vmafhttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/what-is-vmafVMAF is Netflix's open-source video quality metric, scored 0 to 100. What the numbers mean, what score to aim for when you compress, and where VMAF falls short.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/the-4gb-problemhttps://becheloon.com/en/blog/the-4gb-problemProRes, Log and APV files are huge because they're built for editing. Why YouTube and Instagram discard most of that data, and what to upload instead.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT