How Large can a Video File be on Facebook?

Not every user knows how large a Facebook video file can be. You can upload a large video file on Facebook, but there limit to which the size of the video can’t pass. Facebook is a social media platform that can boast of billions of users and the fastest way to reach these users is by creating content they will likely be interested in.

However, Facebook is an awesome place to reveal your gifts to the world. Facebook reels and stories are great platforms to post such amazing content but they have a size limit of videos.

Posting videos through normal upload is also challenging as Facebook officially allows a limit of uploading 20 minutes long of videos and 1024 MB size.

Anything more than that you have to share the videos in other to upload them or risk it being rejected.

Facebook has also enhanced its chatting features over the years through its instant messaging application, Facebook Messenger.

Facebook Messenger has evolved as users are allowed to send multimedia messages such as text, pictures, voice calls, and videos. However, with video sharing are some limitations in terms of size.

Facebook allows users to upload videos with a maximum of 10GB size, anything more than that will be rejected and will not be sent.

Wondering how to post your long videos on Facebook alongside sending long videos on Messenger? This article will show you the steps to take when uploading a full-length video on Facebook.

Best Way to Post Videos Longer than 20 Minutes on Facebook

If you want to upload a full-length video on your Facebook timeline, there is no direct way to do that. You have to follow some procedures, below are the procedures to take:

Step 1:

Go to YouTube on your web browser.

Step 2:

Log into your YouTube account and click on “Create” (the first icon by the right with a plus sign).

Step 3:

Select “Upload video files”.

Step 4:

Click on “Select files from your computer” then proceed to choose the video you want to upload from your computer.

Step 5:

Type in a title for your video, and if you want to, you can add a description before uploading.

Step 6:

When the video has successfully been uploaded, click on the link that will be sent to you.

Step 7:

From the link, you can access the video, now select “share” and click on the Facebook icon.

Step 8:

Now click on the “Post” button to share the video on your timeline.

Best Way to Post Videos on Facebook Messenger

If you wish to send a video longer than 25MB on Facebook Messenger, you may have to compress the video with an app, below are the steps to do so:

Step 1:

Download MiniTool, an app that helps you convert and compress a long video to a size of your choice.

Step 2:

Once downloaded, open and click on “Add files” to add your video, you can also choose to use the “Add and drag file here to start conversation” to add your video.

Step 3:

Click on the arrow by the right and click on the video tab as well to select a format.

Step 4:

From the options of format given, choose a lower one than the one in your original video. If it’s a 4K video, choose 1080p in that order.

Step 5:

If you are confused with the above, you can click on “+create custom” to make a custom format, simply select the format it creates.

Step 6:

Now return to the main surface of the app to check if the video file has decreased, if it hasn’t, repeat the above process to change the format until the size decreases.

Step 7:

Once you get your desired size, 25MB or smaller, export your video by clicking “Convert”.

Step 8:

To see the converted video, go to the converted tab and click “Show in folder”.

Why you Cannot Send Videos on Facebook Messenger

The most common reason Facebook will stop you from sending a video on Messenger will be because the video exceeds the Facebook Messenger video size limit which is 25MB. For anything above that cannot be sent, you should follow the above methods to reduce the video before you can send it.

If you have confirmed that the video is 25mb or below, and it still cannot send, then you can consider the following options:

Disconnect and reconnect your network connections to ensure your network is strong, if not, switch to a network with a strong connection.
Check your app permissions from the settings on your phone, it could be that you have not allowed Facebook Messenger to access the media files on your phone.
If confirmed not to be permitted, then open settings on your phone, click on apps, select messenger and click on permissions, select files and media, and make sure the “Allow” option/box is ticked. Now you are sure Facebook Messenger is permitted to access your gallery.
If you are sending multiple videos, you can try sending them one at a time.
You can try to clear the messenger app cache on the web browser cache.
Update or reinstall the Facebook messenger app, if you have not done it in a long time, it could be the reason.
You can also try to disable data saver mode as this can also be the reason.
Check if the user you want to send the videos to has blocked you.
Restart your device.

FAQs

What are the other ways to Send a Large File on Facebook Messenger?

Generally speaking, there are three ways to avoid the Facebook messenger size limit if you are going to send a video

You can use a MiniTool video converter as shown above.
You can decide to trim the video to remove the unwanted parts to reduce the size.
You can also make a video link and send it to the user.

What is the Best Overall Video Format for Facebook?

Facebook recommends MOV or MP4 files to get the best quality for your videos. MOV and MP4 can always retain their HD quality during compression, conversion, and uploading processes.

What is the Best Video Size for Facebook?

Because most of your viewers will be watching the videos from a mobile device, square and vertical size is the best.

Facebook recommends that your videos should be 1280 pixels wide by 720 pixels tall. Landscape videos have a ratio of 16.9, square videos have a ratio of 1,1, and vertical videos have a ratio of 4.5.

Does Facebook Reduce Video Quality?

Yes, Facebook reduces the quality of your video, this is to save storage space on their own end, however, there are steps you can take to keep your videos in High Definition (HD)

Upload the picture in HD by selecting the HD OPTION IN THE “Videos and photos” option of your Facebook settings tab.
Compress your videos.

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