How to Fix Twitter Video Quality? (4 Proven Ways)

"I downloaded my video from Twitter. Once I checked my video, I noticed the quality had dropped tremendously… the video is an MP4 download, so I have no idea what the problem could be."

Twitter destroys your video's pixel details. That's why a great video quality on your device usually ends up/appears unacceptable once uploaded to Twitter. Sorry, but it's official.

The video compression levels Twitter implements are severe. Twitter and other social media platforms do this mostly to enhance user experience. Since a higher video quality is directly proportional to bandwidth, heavily compressing users' uploads may make sense after all. It enables users with poor network speed to quickly view friends' uploads without getting the frustrating platform to appear fast. That's why most online services now adjust video quality based on the user's network speed. However, it is easy for all this to stop making sense to you, especially if your video isn't large but still gets compressed. So, are there, workarounds?

This guide will explain in detail workarounds and tips for handling the outrageous video compression techniques Twitter uses on your videos.

Part 1. Why Does My Video Become Low Quality After Uploading to Twitter?

The reasons why your video quality becomes low after uploading is to Twitter may be one of these:

1. Video Compression Technique

The way Twitter handles your uploads is very much different from the way your device handles them. After uploading a video on Twitter, Twitter doesn't just feed you and other users back with the lovely quality compression. Twitter compresses your uploads for reasons best known to them, but compression, as we know, is generally carried out on file disc space management or service optimization. Twitter may do this later.

2. Your Network Speed/Browser Settings

More services online are beginning to adopt a responsive approach to this. They may modify video quality based on the user's network speed. If you've ever tried to open/play a video online over a prolonged internet connection, you'll not just understand but also appreciate such services for a thoughtful decision. Also, on your browser, if you have data saving settings turned on, the quality of the video you view may be tempered with/'optimized' for you.

3. Non-optimized Video

Video optimization is key. If your video is well optimized before uploading it to Twitter, then Twitter may not find any reason(s) to 'optimize' it for you!

Making a video with the appropriate video format or one that sticks to the Twitter video specifications may work wonders for you. Twitter recommends MP4 videos less than 141 seconds in length, that's about 2:20 or less.

4. Corrupt Video

You should confirm that your video files didn't become blurry before you upload them online. If your device is infected with a virus, it could behave funny at times. If your video files usually get blurry on their own, then you probably uploaded a blurry video online.

Part 2. 3 Tips to Fix Twitter Video Quality

Tip 1. Choose Best Video Format for Twitter

Twitter officially recommends the MP4 video file type. MOV video files are also supported but not the preferred option if you want better video quality.

If the MOV files can not play, then you may consider using MOV repair software to help you out.

Tip 2. Keep Original Video with Better Quality

When modifying your videos, you should keep in mind the Twitter video specifications.

Tip 3. Read Requirements for the Video to Twitter

Before uploading videos to Twitter, you should familiarize yourself with the video requirements given by Twitter. Here are some:

Your video complying with the above requirements may be of help. For example, if your video is in an MP4 format, it should be H264 with AAC audio. It is important to note that if your video specs exceed the specifications above, Twitter will definitely 'help' you 'optimize' it. So it's better to edit your videos personally before uploading, so you'll know exactly how your video will end up like on Twitter. No matter how to enhance your videos, as long as it doesn't exceed what Twitter expects, you'll get what you put in.

You can search for good video editors for Twitter.

Part 3. One-stop Way to Fix All Twitter Video Quality Issues (for Downloaded Videos)

Don't forget that your video being corrupted is also a possibility for blurry Twitter videos. You should use a dedicated video repair tool such as the Wondershare Repairit Video Repair software to fix video optimally in such a situation.

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• Repair damaged videos with different levels of corruption, including video not playing, video no sound, video playback errors, video codec errors, etc.

• Repair videos of 15+ different formats, such as MOV, MP4, MTS, 3GP, AVI, FLV, M2TS, MKV, MXF, M4V, etc.

• Repair damaged or corrupted videos caused by video compression, system crash, video format change, etc.

• Repairit has a quick and advanced scanning mode. You can use either depending on the level of corruption the video file has undergone.

• No limit to the number and size of the repairable videos.

• Support Windows 11/10/8/7/Vista, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016/2019/2022, and macOS 10.10~macOS 14.

Wondershare Repairit Video Repair tool is one of the best video repair tools. Better still, it doesn't implement a difficult-to-understand interface at all. Please follow these simple steps to fix your corrupted videos:

Step 1: Download and launch the Wondershare Repairit video repair tool.

Step 2: Drag the video from the location and add it/them on the interface.

Step 3: Select the file from the list and click "Repair."

Step 4: Preview and save your video.

Note: If the Quick Repair Mode didn't fix your video, you should try using the Advanced repair mode by clicking "Advanced Repair".

For advanced repair:

Step 1:Click "Advanced Repair" and upload a working file created by the same device.

Step 2: Select a different path/directory from the original location to save repaired files and wait for the complete repair process.

Closing Word

Twitter is used by lots of businesses, individuals, and organizations. Information is being conveyed via Twitter every second in audio and visual formats; This calls for a reasonable quality of any means of communication used. Many videos are uploaded to Twitter every minute, and Twitter compresses these videos in a way it deems fit. The compression techniques Twitter uses, almost at all times, end up in an inferior, nearly unacceptable quality.

This guide has explained some of the causes of the blurry videos you get back after uploading your video to the platform and provided tips for uploading and maintaining a better video quality for Twitter.

* Some of the above codec formats may need to be supported by system.