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title: "Why Do Reddit Videos Look Blurry After Uploading?"  
description: "Why Do Reddit Videos Look Blurry After Uploading?"  
author: "Kacper Jankowski"  
published: 2026-10-22  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/118134/why-do-reddit-videos-look-blurry-after-uploading  
category: "Mix Category"  
tags: ["reddit", "social media", "Video Upload"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why Do Reddit Videos Look Blurry After Uploading?

A clip looks clear in my phone’s gallery, but after I post it to Reddit the fine detail gets noticeably soft. It is most obvious in scenes with movement or small text, and I can’t tell whether the problem starts during upload or playback.

## What I’ve checked so far

- The original video plays sharply on the same phone.
- I’ve tried both Wi-Fi and mobile data.
- The result looks similar in the app and in a browser.

Is this usually related to Reddit’s video processing, the source file’s resolution or bitrate, or a setting I’m overlooking? If you’ve found a reliable way to narrow it down, I’d appreciate the details.


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