There are currently no tools built into Windows that you can use to resize videos. You can use Windows Movie Maker to edit videos and add transitions, etc, but not to change the actual video resolution.

If you’re looking to resize videos quickly and easily, there are a couple of free ways to do so. ..

HandBrake

HandBrake is a great utility for converting and encoding videos. It can take as input any video file you can throw at it, and it gives you two options for output: MP4 and MKV. You can also pick from three video codecs for the two video containers: H.264, MPEG-4 and MPEG-2.

To change the settings for a particular video, click on the video’s name in the Project panel and then select the Settings button. This will open up a new window with all of the video’s settings. You can change any of them here, including: -Bitrate: This sets how much data HandBrake will use to encode the video. The higher the bitrate, the better quality the video will be, but it will also use more disk space. -Framerate: This controls how often HandBrake updates frames during encoding. The higher the framerate, the smoother videos will look, but it also uses more CPU power. -Encoding Quality: This lets you choose between Standard or High quality encoding. Standard is good for most videos, while High quality produces better looking videos but uses more disk space and CPU power. ..

To get started, just click on the Source button and choose your video file. You can change the destination, format and video codec if you like, but if you’re only interested in changing the resolution of the video, then leave the values alone. Now go ahead and click on the Picture Settings button at the top.

You can change the width and height of the video to maintain its aspect ratio. To do this, click on the Start button and then click on the Add to Queue button.

You’ll see the progress of the conversion at the bottom of the program window. The amount of time will depend on the original size and encoding of your video. ..

VirtualDub

VirtualDub is a free software app that lets you capture and process video quickly. It doesn’t have the features of Adobe Premiere, but it is more streamlined for performing linear operations on video. Additionally, VirtualDub has batch-processing capabilities so you can process a large number of videos quickly.

VirtualDub is a powerful video editor that can be used to add special effects to your videos, such as blurs, black and white, flipping, and more. However, we’ll only be covering how you can resize your videos with it in this tutorial. It should be noted that VirtualDub works best on AVI files and may require additional codecs to work with other file types like AVCHD, MP4, etc. ..

Now open VirtualDub and click on the “Open” button. You’ll see a window like this: Now type in the following command into the VirtualDub window: vdu -i input.avi This will start up VirtualDub and play your input.avi file.

Once you have your video file open, click on the VirtualDub icon to start the program. You’ll get a blank screen with some controls across the bottom. Now I’m assuming you already have your video that you would like to resize, so to get going, click on File and choose Open Video file.

To watch your video, open it and click on the leftmost thumbnail. This will take you to the original version of the video. To view your processed or altered version, click on the rightmost thumbnail.

In Video, click on Filters and then click on the “Import” button.

Select the size you want your article to be.

The resize filter options allow you to change the size of the article. You can choose an absolute size or a size relative to the current size.

If you want to resize your video, there are a bunch of options available. You can choose Absolute or Relative. Absolute will resize the video to the size you specify, while Relative will adjust it according to the aspect ratio of the video. If you just want to resize, click Ok and then Ok again.

I processed the video to make it look smaller on the left, but you should now see your original video on the right.

To save your newly resized video, click on File and choose Save As AVI. And that’s it! Go ahead and play your video in the smaller or larger resolution! It’s easy as that! ..

Freemake Video Converter

I would have recommended Freemake Video Converter over VirtualDub because it accepts so many different video formats as input, but I purposely am listing it last because the installer for the program has a lot of junkware. This is not malware or spyware, but it’s just junk that you would not want on your system.

When you install the program, make sure you click the Custom Installation radio button and choose not to install several programs. It’s also deceptive because they purposely make that radio button greyed out as if you could not click on it. However, when you click the radio button, it becomes active so don’t be fooled.

The program works fine and doesn’t have any ads, malware, spyware, etc. To get started, click the big add video button to choose the video file you want to convert.

You can click on the green play button to start the video. If you make any changes to the video, you can click on the scissors to cut and rotate it.

To choose a new video size, you’ll first have to choose an option like MP4, WMV, AVI, etc. If you click on MP4, for example, you’ll get a pop up window with some preset values or you can choose a custom value by clicking on Add your preset. ..

You can choose from a preset size or create your own. You can also adjust the frame rate, bitrate, video codec, audio channels and more.

This program is great because there are a ton of options to choose from, so you can get your video onto almost any device. I just wish they didn’t include the crapware with the installer. You can even send the video directly to YouTube, convert it to HTML5 compatible format, convert it to Xbox and Playstation format and even burn it to DVD or Blu-ray disc right from the program. If you’re an Apple user, you’ll love the option to pick the exact device you want the video to be played on.

-There are a few different ways to get your video into a size and resolution that your computer, device, or online service can handle. -HandBrake is the best way to convert to Apple friendly devices. -VirtualDub can work for any file, but you’ll need to install the codecs for certain file formats.

  • Freemake works for everything but you have to make sure to avoid the junkware when installing it.