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Too Small/Too Big

Vimeo Staff Staff locked this topic on Jan 3, 2013 because because of inactivity.

I have tried to upload from iMovie '09 for a project. I am getting the "Opps" message concerning my video to be too small at first than too large after your compression instructions.

I am also concerned that the images (which are the most important of the project) will not load up. They did not on youtube so I am looking for a solution here with Vimeo. Can you help me upload the video as it appears on my iMovie file?

Thank you.

Tommy Penner Staff 5 months ago

Hi there, at first you're seeing the 'too small' message because you were probably trying to upload the project file and not the exported video file. You're probably seeing the 'too large' message because the video is over 500mb. You must have a Plus account to upload more than 500mb.

Link: vimeo.com/plus

Seth Holladay 5 months ago

I'm having the same issue. It's definitely the video I'm trying to upload, 182 KB, but it still says it's too small to upload. Is there a way around this limit?

Ian Durkin Staff 5 months ago

Hi there, 182 KB is too small to be a video file. It sounds like you are trying to upload the project file. Can you try exporting?

Vimeo FAQ: vimeo.com/help/compression

Seth Holladay 5 months ago

I've double checked and it looks like a video file. I exported it with Quicktime Pro as a self-contained video, same as I've done with all my other videos. It has the .mov extension and plays great. It's 640x480 and only 6 seconds long. The image varies very little through the 6 seconds and it has an H.264 compression, so 180 KB might not be unreasonable.

I've tried to make it bigger, while keeping it h.264, but can only get it up to 197 KB.

Any help is appreciated, thanks!