How to Pixelate a Video Online: Faces or the Whole Frame (Free)

Pixelate a video in your browser with pixelate.video: pixelate the whole frame, or draw ovals over faces and track them as people move. Switch to Blur or Black box, then export an MP4. Free, no upload, no watermark.

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Key moments

1. 1 Introduction , starts at 0:00
2. 2 Open your video , starts at 0:12
3. 3 Pixelate the whole video , starts at 0:22
4. 4 Pixelate faces , starts at 0:29
5. 5 Pick an effect , starts at 1:14
6. 6 Export and download , starts at 1:26
7. 7 Private and free , starts at 1:46
8. 8 Recap , starts at 1:54

Transcript

Introduction 0:00

1. 0:00 Here's how to pixelate a video online, free, right in your browser.
2. 0:05 Pixelate everything, or only the faces, plates and screens that need hiding.
3. 0:10 Your video is never uploaded.

Open your video 0:12

1. 0:13 Open pixelate.video and click Select video, or drop a file on the page.
2. 0:18 MP4, MOV, WebM and MKV all work.

Pixelate the whole video 0:22

1. 0:22 As soon as it opens, the whole video is pixelated.
2. 0:25 Drag Block size to make the blocks bigger or smaller.

Pixelate faces 0:29

1. 0:29 To pixelate only part of it, click Chosen areas, then delete the starter box.
2. 0:35 Drag on the video to draw an area over a face.
3. 0:38 Then click Oval to match its shape.
4. 0:41 Or click Find faces automatically to add an oval for every face it finds, and follow each one.
5. 0:48 People move, so click Track movement automatically.
6. 0:51 The oval follows the face through the clip, on your device.
7. 0:55 Add an area for each person.
8. 0:57 If tracking slips, turn on Follow movement and drag the oval back at a few moments.
9. 1:02 For someone who keeps leaving the frame, a tall box along that edge is the quickest fix.
10. 1:08 Play it back to check.
11. 1:10 Every face stays covered.

Pick an effect 1:14

1. 1:14 Pixelate is one of three effects.
2. 1:17 Blur softens the area instead, and Black box covers it in solid black.
3. 1:21 For privacy, use big blocks, 16 pixels or more, or Black box.

Export and download 1:26

1. 1:27 When it looks right, click Export video.
2. 1:30 Then click Download video.
3. 1:32 You get an MP4 with the sound kept, or a WebM if you choose it under Export settings.
4. 1:38 Here's the downloaded file.
5. 1:40 All three faces stay pixelated from start to finish.

Private and free 1:46

1. 1:46 Everything runs in your browser, so your video is never uploaded.
2. 1:50 There's no signup, no watermark and no length limit.

Recap 1:54

1. 1:54 Here's the recap.
2. 1:56 Open your video.
3. 1:57 Pixelate the whole frame, or draw areas and track them.
4. 2:00 Then export and download it.
5. 2:03 Pixelate your next video free at pixelate.video.