2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/media/video/compress.web.ts b/src/lib/media/video/compress.web.ts
index 34d69267d..7f057d2ea 100644
--- a/src/lib/media/video/compress.web.ts
+++ b/src/lib/media/video/compress.web.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import {ImagePickerAsset} from 'expo-image-picker'
 import {VideoTooLargeError} from 'lib/media/video/errors'
 import {CompressedVideo} from './types'
 
-const MAX_VIDEO_SIZE = 1024 * 1024 * 100 // 100MB
+const MAX_VIDEO_SIZE = 1024 * 1024 * 50 // 50mb
 
-// doesn't actually compress, but throws if >100MB
+// doesn't actually compress, converts to ArrayBuffer
 export async function compressVideo(
   asset: ImagePickerAsset,
   _opts?: {
diff --git a/src/lib/media/video/errors.ts b/src/lib/media/video/errors.ts
index 1c55a9ee9..5d91758c7 100644
--- a/src/lib/media/video/errors.ts
+++ b/src/lib/media/video/errors.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export class VideoTooLargeError extends Error {
   constructor() {
-    super('Videos cannot be larger than 100MB')
+    super('Videos cannot be larger than 50mb')
     this.name = 'VideoTooLargeError'
   }
 }