Title: Video Optimization Tool BUGGING
Last modified: October 16, 2021

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# Video Optimization Tool BUGGING

 *  Resolved [emilrueh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emilrueh/)
 * (@emilrueh)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-optimization-tool-bugging/)
 * Hello,
 * in one of my last topics I mentioned the issues experienced with the video optimization
   tool.
 * I got told by far the best method woul dbe to directly upload 720p videos.
    I
   did so but the editor wants to optimize still! No change.
 * Please see video for documentation: [https://www.awesomescreenshot.com/video/5650487?key=c3d4073f16c6f231ee36de5d2e212527](https://www.awesomescreenshot.com/video/5650487?key=c3d4073f16c6f231ee36de5d2e212527)
 * Please help and let me know how to avoid the slow video optimization feature.
 * Thanks,
 * ER
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fvideo-optimization-tool-bugging%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Thread Starter [emilrueh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emilrueh/)
 * (@emilrueh)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-optimization-tool-bugging/#post-14977236)
 * Same issue again with a different video uploaded in 720×720 and the optimizer
   activates although it should not right?
 * Check two screenshots in drive: [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1q22EYa_jyS41DnaScltZhHfQLOYjUHXm?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1q22EYa_jyS41DnaScltZhHfQLOYjUHXm?usp=sharing)
 *  Plugin Author [Pascal Birchler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swissspidy/)
 * (@swissspidy)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-optimization-tool-bugging/#post-14980132)
 * Thanks for reporting this.
 * Looks like the check also flags videos with exact dimensions of 720×1280, even
   though it should only flag videos exceeding it (e.g. 721×1280). So it’s doing
   a “>=” comparison instead of just “>”.
 * We’ll get this fixed.
 * However, I was unable to reproduce the issue with the same [https://nonfungibleownership.com/wp-content/uploads/Axie-land-market.mp4](https://nonfungibleownership.com/wp-content/uploads/Axie-land-market.mp4)
   720×720 video you were using.
 * In the meantime, feel free to ignore the video optimization check when you are
   already using videos that you have optimized locally on your computer.
 *  Thread Starter [emilrueh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emilrueh/)
 * (@emilrueh)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-optimization-tool-bugging/#post-14980502)
 * Thank you! Please notify me once the issues are fixed.
 * My guess is you were not able to reproduce due to the video there being the optimized
   one already.
 *  Plugin Author [Pascal Birchler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swissspidy/)
 * (@swissspidy)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-optimization-tool-bugging/#post-14980794)
 * If you could upload the original video to Google Drive so we could test with 
   that, it would help us rule out that possibility.
 *  Thread Starter [emilrueh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emilrueh/)
 * (@emilrueh)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-optimization-tool-bugging/#post-14980873)
 * Added to the drive!
 * Tried a different 1280×1280 video and the same result with the optimization activating.
 *  Plugin Author [Pascal Birchler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swissspidy/)
 * (@swissspidy)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-optimization-tool-bugging/#post-14980971)
 * Thank you!
 * Same result here with that video.
 * To clarify, did you first upload the video to the WP media library or did you
   upload it directly into the editor, e.g. by drag & drop?
 * Right now, because of technical limitations the editor automatically optimizes
   all videos being uploaded via drag & drop, regardless of dimensions. And while
   that optimization is in progress, the checklist message will be displayed for
   it.
 * So if that’s the case for you, first uploading to the WP media library could 
   be a workaround.
 * > Tried a different 1280×1280 video and the same result with the optimization
   > activating.
 * That is expected, as it exceeds the recommended maximum dimensions.
 *  Thread Starter [emilrueh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emilrueh/)
 * (@emilrueh)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-optimization-tool-bugging/#post-14981032)
 * That will be the issue then, I added it every time via drag & drop.
 * Thank you for clarification!

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 * Last activity: [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-optimization-tool-bugging/#post-14981032)
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