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title: "Discussion on \"Why MP4 to MOV Gets Bigger: Re-encoding vs Remuxing Explained\" | Hashnode"
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# [Why MP4 to MOV Gets Bigger: Re-encoding vs Remuxing Explained](https://compressvid.hashnode.dev/why-mp4-mov-gets-bigger-re-encoding-vs-remuxing-explained?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Disclosure: I work on CompressVid. The test below is from our own MP4-to-MOV converter. Sizes are as shown by the tool (MiB). The bitrates are my own size × 8 / duration arithmetic. Here's a result t

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