diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/AttachFileToConversationRunnable.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/AttachFileToConversationRunnable.java
index 039f2dcb2..aff46ca1a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/AttachFileToConversationRunnable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/AttachFileToConversationRunnable.java
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package eu.siacs.conversations.services;
 
+import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
+import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 import net.ypresto.androidtranscoder.MediaTranscoder;
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ import eu.siacs.conversations.entities.Message;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.persistance.FileBackend;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.ui.UiCallback;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.utils.Android360pFormatStrategy;
-import eu.siacs.conversations.utils.Android480pFormatStrategy;
+import eu.siacs.conversations.utils.Android720pFormatStrategy;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.utils.MimeUtils;
 
 public class AttachFileToConversationRunnable implements Runnable, MediaTranscoder.Listener {
@@ -91,8 +93,7 @@ public class AttachFileToConversationRunnable implements Runnable, MediaTranscod
 		mXmppConnectionService.startForcingForegroundNotification();
 		message.setRelativeFilePath(message.getUuid() + ".mp4");
 		final DownloadableFile file = mXmppConnectionService.getFileBackend().getFile(message);
-		final int runtime = mXmppConnectionService.getFileBackend().getMediaRuntime(uri);
-		final MediaFormatStrategy formatStrategy = runtime >= 20000 ? new Android360pFormatStrategy() : new Android480pFormatStrategy();
+		final MediaFormatStrategy formatStrategy = "720".equals(getVideoCompression()) ? new Android720pFormatStrategy() : new Android360pFormatStrategy();
 		file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
 		final ParcelFileDescriptor parcelFileDescriptor = mXmppConnectionService.getContentResolver().openFileDescriptor(uri, "r");
 		if (parcelFileDescriptor == null) {
@@ -168,4 +169,11 @@ public class AttachFileToConversationRunnable implements Runnable, MediaTranscod
 		}
 	}
 
+	public String getVideoCompression() {
+		return getPreferences().getString("video_compression", mXmppConnectionService.getResources().getString(R.string.video_compression));
+	}
+
+	protected SharedPreferences getPreferences() {
+		return PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(mXmppConnectionService.getApplicationContext());
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/Android360pFormatStrategy.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/Android360pFormatStrategy.java
index a931136a6..50de54b75 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/Android360pFormatStrategy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/Android360pFormatStrategy.java
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ public class Android360pFormatStrategy implements MediaFormatStrategy {
 
     private static final int LONGER_LENGTH = 640;
     private static final int SHORTER_LENGTH = 360;
-    private static final int DEFAULT_VIDEO_BITRATE = 1000 * 1000; // 1000 kbit/s upper range of what YouTube recommends
-    private static final int DEFAULT_AUDIO_BITRATE = 96 * 1000;
+    private static final int DEFAULT_VIDEO_BITRATE = 1000 * 1000;
+    private static final int DEFAULT_AUDIO_BITRATE = 128 * 1000;
     private final int mVideoBitrate;
     private final int mAudioBitrate;
     private final int mAudioChannels;
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/Android480pFormatStrategy.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/Android720pFormatStrategy.java
similarity index 87%
rename from src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/Android480pFormatStrategy.java
rename to src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/Android720pFormatStrategy.java
index 197cc573a..5389c4260 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/Android480pFormatStrategy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/Android720pFormatStrategy.java
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ import net.ypresto.androidtranscoder.format.OutputFormatUnavailableException;
 
 import eu.siacs.conversations.Config;
 
-public class Android480pFormatStrategy implements MediaFormatStrategy {
+public class Android720pFormatStrategy implements MediaFormatStrategy {
 
-    private static final int LONGER_LENGTH = 854;
-    private static final int SHORTER_LENGTH = 480;
-    private static final int DEFAULT_VIDEO_BITRATE = 2000 * 1000; // 2000 kbit/s upper range of what YouTube recommends
-    private static final int DEFAULT_AUDIO_BITRATE = 96 * 1000;
+    private static final int LONGER_LENGTH = 1280;
+    private static final int SHORTER_LENGTH = 720;
+    private static final int DEFAULT_VIDEO_BITRATE = 2000 * 1000;
+    private static final int DEFAULT_AUDIO_BITRATE = 192 * 1000;
     private final int mVideoBitrate;
     private final int mAudioBitrate;
     private final int mAudioChannels;
 
-    public Android480pFormatStrategy() {
+    public Android720pFormatStrategy() {
         mVideoBitrate = DEFAULT_VIDEO_BITRATE;
         mAudioBitrate = DEFAULT_AUDIO_BITRATE;
         mAudioChannels = 2;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class Android480pFormatStrategy implements MediaFormatStrategy {
             throw new OutputFormatUnavailableException("This video is not 16:9, and is not able to transcode. (" + width + "x" + height + ")");
         }
         if (shorter <= SHORTER_LENGTH) {
-            Log.d(Config.LOGTAG, "This video is less or equal to 360p, pass-through. (" + width + "x" + height + ")");
+            Log.d(Config.LOGTAG, "This video is less or equal to 720p, pass-through. (" + width + "x" + height + ")");
             return null;
         }
         MediaFormat format = MediaFormat.createVideoFormat("video/avc", outWidth, outHeight);
diff --git a/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml b/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
index 2be34fc4a..d5285e08a 100644
--- a/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
@@ -112,4 +112,14 @@
 		<item>@string/medium</item>
 		<item>@string/large</item>
 	</string-array>
+
+	<string-array name="video_compression_values">
+		<item>360</item>
+		<item>720</item>
+	</string-array>
+
+	<string-array name="video_compression_entries">
+		<item>@string/video_360p</item>
+		<item>@string/video_720p</item>
+	</string-array>
 </resources>
diff --git a/src/main/res/values/defaults.xml b/src/main/res/values/defaults.xml
index 35a3f0995..8e289f9c8 100644
--- a/src/main/res/values/defaults.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/values/defaults.xml
@@ -42,4 +42,5 @@
     <string name="default_font_size">small</string>
     <bool name="use_share_location_plugin">false</bool>
     <bool name="start_searching">false</bool>
+    <string name="video_compression">360</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index a72a5d3db..9698db8bf 100644
--- a/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -740,4 +740,8 @@
     <string name="media_browser">Media browser</string>
     <string name="export_channel_name">History export</string>
     <string name="security_violation_not_attaching_file">File omitted due to security violation.</string>
+    <string name="pref_video_compression">Compress Videos</string>
+    <string name="pref_video_compression_summary">Resize and compress videos</string>
+    <string name="video_360p">SD (360p)</string>
+    <string name="video_720p">HD (720p)</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 19035595a..c7f4b159c 100644
--- a/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -137,6 +137,13 @@
             android:key="picture_compression"
             android:summary="@string/pref_picture_compression_summary"
             android:title="@string/pref_picture_compression" />
+        <ListPreference
+            android:defaultValue="@string/video_compression"
+            android:entries="@array/video_compression_entries"
+            android:entryValues="@array/video_compression_values"
+            android:key="video_compression"
+            android:summary="@string/pref_video_compression_summary"
+            android:title="@string/pref_video_compression" />
         <CheckBoxPreference
             android:defaultValue="@bool/use_share_location_plugin"
             android:key="use_share_location_plugin"