Does Pixelate Video upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. Pixelate Video runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Video only. Block 4–40. Max 100 MB.

Should I use Blur Video instead of Pixelate Video?

Use Pixelate Video when you need Blocky pixelate, keep audio. Use Blur Video when you need Box-blur a clip with ffmpeg. They share a category (Video) but not the same job.

Pixelate Video

Blocky pixelate, keep audio.

Downscales then nearest-neighbor upscales (block 4–40). Unlike Blur Video this is pixelation, not boxblur. Unlike Border Video this changes the picture, not a frame. First run downloads the engine.

What Pixelate Video does

Downscales then nearest-neighbor upscales (block 4–40). Unlike Blur Video this is pixelation, not boxblur. Unlike Border Video this changes the picture, not a frame. First run downloads the engine.

Practical limit for Pixelate Video: Video only. Block 4–40. Max 100 MB. That is why output can differ from heavy desktop Video software. Read the tool-specific note again: Downscales then nearest-neighbor upscales (block 4–40). Unlike Blur Video this is pixelation, not boxblur. Unlike Border Video this changes the picture, not a frame. First run downloads the engine.

How to use Pixelate Video

Stay on this Pixelate Video page (/pixelate-video). Do not switch to Blur Video unless you actually want Box-blur a clip with ffmpeg..
Add the file type Pixelate Video accepts. Hint from the path: pixelate video. Blocky pixelate, keep audio.
Set only the options that match Pixelate Video. Neighbor Border Video does something else (Draw a black inset border.). Tool note: Downscales then nearest-neighbor upscales (block 4–40). Unlike Blur Video this is pixelation, not boxblur. Unlike Border Video this changes the picture, not a frame. First run downloads the engine.
Run Pixelate Video in this tab. Browser memory still applies: Video only. Block 4–40. Max 100 MB.
Download or copy the result from Pixelate Video. If it is the wrong job, open Blur Video instead.

When not to use Pixelate Video

Skip Pixelate Video when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Blur Video or Border Video — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Downscales then nearest-neighbor upscales (block 4–40). Unlike Blur Video this is pixelation, not boxblur. Unlike Border Video this changes the picture, not a frame. First run downloads the engine.

Questions about Pixelate Video

What does Pixelate Video do that other Video pages on this site do not?: Downscales then nearest-neighbor upscales (block 4–40). Unlike Blur Video this is pixelation, not boxblur. Unlike Border Video this changes the picture, not a frame. First run downloads the engine. Short version: Blocky pixelate, keep audio.
Does Pixelate Video upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. Pixelate Video runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Video only. Block 4–40. Max 100 MB.
Should I use Blur Video instead of Pixelate Video?: Use Pixelate Video when you need Blocky pixelate, keep audio. Use Blur Video when you need Box-blur a clip with ffmpeg. They share a category (Video) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Pixelate Video?: Video only. Block 4–40. Max 100 MB. Also: Downscales then nearest-neighbor upscales (block 4–40). Unlike Blur Video this is pixelation, not boxblur. Unlike Border Video this changes the picture, not a frame. First run downloads the engine.