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Dirk9
2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Quality
My .mov video has a much lower quality in Dropbox. Why? How can a avoid the loss? Thank you!
- 2 years ago
Dirk9 wrote:
My .mov video has a much lower quality in Dropbox. Why? How can a avoid the loss? Thank you!If someone is viewing the video through the Dropbox website, they're viewing a transcoded preview of the original, with a lower quality and a shorter runtime (based on your account level). To view the video in its original quality it needs to be downloaded and viewed on a computer.
Rich
Super User II
Dirk9 wrote:
My .mov video has a much lower quality in Dropbox. Why? How can a avoid the loss? Thank you!
If someone is viewing the video through the Dropbox website, they're viewing a transcoded preview of the original, with a lower quality and a shorter runtime (based on your account level). To view the video in its original quality it needs to be downloaded and viewed on a computer.
Dirk9
2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Thank you for your kind help!
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