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Why are ffmpeg processed videos per default multiple times smaller in file size than the input file?

I have a mp4 movie of 1:15min length, made with the Sony Alpha 6400 4k camera. It has a size of 528MB. I want to cut it using ffmpeg. Although I only cut a few seconds, the new video was much smaller. ...
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What does an encoding speed of "[number] X" mean when using ffmpeg?

When I run ffmpeg using ffmpeg -i input.wav -c:a flac -compression_level 12 output.flac I get this result. Meanwhile if I run it using ffmpeg -i input.wav output.flac which gives you the ...
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