Today’s post covers how to send a video on Facebook Messenger. We will discuss the limits in the video size and offer alternative ways of sending longer videos via Messenger. Read on.
How To Send Videos on Facebook Messenger
Messenger lets people chat and share media files, including videos and pictures. If you want to send a video to your Facebook friend, use the steps below. Via browser on computer: Via Facebook App: That’s how you send videos on your Messenger. Note that not all videos can be shared via Facebook. There is a size limit.
How Long of a Video Can You Send on Facebook Messenger
If you’ve tried sending a video via Messenger and got an error, you likely exceeded the size limit. Unlike Facebook, which allows uploading even videos of 4 GB, Messenger has a size limit of 25 MB. In terms of the length of the video, it depends on the pixels of the video. A 1080P video can be around 15 seconds, while a 240P can be around 1 minute long. So, depending on the quality of your video, you can share a video of different lengths via Facebook Messenger, but the size is limited to only 25 MB.
Alternative Ways of Sending Longer Videos
The 25 MB limit of the video size is small and can be impractical in some instances. Therefore, alternative ways of sending longer videos are required. They include the following.
Segmenting the Video
Assuming you have a 10-minute-long video, you don’t have to send the whole ten minutes simultaneously. You can trim the video into small sections that fit 25 MBs. Once you have multiple segments that add up to the same video, send them simultaneously in the order they are segmented. Your friend can view them all.
Video Compression
If segmentation can’t work, how about using a video converter to shrink your video’s size to 25 MB? Some video converters can compress the video size and quality to a specified size. Once compressed, you can then share your video.
Uploading the Video
Alternatively, you can consider uploading your video to other platforms with a higher size limit. For instance, you can upload the video to YouTube. Once you’ve uploaded the video, copy the link to it and send it to your Facebook Messenger friend. They can click on the link to view the uploaded video from their end.
Conclusion
Facebook Messenger has a video limit of 25 MB, which means you can only send a video of a few seconds long. We’ve seen how to send videos on Messenger and alternatives to sending longer videos. Use the most applicable method for your case.
