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 choose Faces to find every face and follow it automatically. Box a number plate and track it, 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 0:30
5. 5 Pick a look , starts at 0:57
6. 6 Export and download , starts at 1:09
7. 7 Hide a plate or a screen , starts at 1:31
8. 8 Private and free , starts at 1:46
9. 9 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 It opens on The whole video, so every frame is pixelated.
2. 0:26 Drag Block size to make the blocks bigger or smaller.

Pixelate faces 0:30

1. 0:30 Click Faces to hide only the faces.
2. 0:32 Faces are found right on your device, and each one gets an oval that follows the person as they move.
3. 0:39 Play it through to check.
4. 0:41 Near the end, the finder loses the man on the right as he moves in and out of the frame.
5. 0:48 Missed a face? Drag on the video to add a box over it.
6. 0:51 For someone who keeps leaving the frame, a tall box along that edge is the quickest fix.

Pick a look 0:57

1. 0:57 Under Look, pick Pixelate, Blur or Black box.
2. 1:00 Blur softens each area, and Black box covers it in solid black.
3. 1:04 For privacy, use big blocks, 16 pixels or more, or Black box.

Export and download 1:09

1. 1:10 When it looks right, click Export video.
2. 1:12 It's made right here in your browser.
3. 1:15 Then click Download video.
4. 1:17 You get an MP4 with the sound kept, or a WebM if you choose it under Export settings.
5. 1:23 Here's the downloaded file.
6. 1:25 All three faces stay pixelated from start to finish.

Hide a plate or a screen 1:31

1. 1:31 For a number plate, a screen or a logo, click Part of the video.
2. 1:35 Then drag the corners of the box onto it.
3. 1:39 If it moves, click Track movement automatically.
4. 1:42 The box follows the plate as the car comes closer.

Private and free 1:46

1. 1:47 Everything runs in your browser, so your video is never uploaded.
2. 1:51 There's no signup, no watermark and no length limit.

Recap 1:54

1. 1:55 Here's the recap.
2. 1:56 Open your video.
3. 1:57 Choose the whole video, faces, or part of the video.
4. 2:01 Then export and download it.
5. 2:03 Pixelate your next video free at pixelate.video.