Premier Elements increasing size to file

[Kubiske]

I have some Zoom recordings -- MP4 -- that are about 850mb. When I use Premier Elements to edit, even after removing some sections, the size jumps to 3.5GB.

Why?

Even when I take the quality down, it is 1.5 gb.

It made posting the videos impossible on YouTube unless I broke down the individual sessions into smaller groups.

[Michael Grenadier]

this is the forum for premiere pro, not premiere elements.  I imagine there are export settings in premiere elements that you could match to the settings of your zoom recordings so the file size comes down, but have never used elements...

[Peru Bob]

Moved to Premiere Elements.

[Ann Bens]

Filesize is determinded by duration x bitrate.

If you want is less filesize lower the bitrate.

You should be able to upload 1.5 gig to youtube.

Post screenshot of export settings.