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Balancing image quality and SWF output size in CP 5 – 1

Adobe Captivate

Some captions and parts of images might have a dark background when published in CP5 with slide quality set as JPEG. Size of SWF output files is an important consideration for many content developers as it takes longer time for end users to download larger files.

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Balancing image quality and SWF output size in CP 5 – 2

Adobe Captivate

In the previous post we looked at the different options that CP5 provides at the slide level to control the image quality and size. Captivate 4 publishes images that contain alpha as high quality images even if the slide quality setting was JPEG or low. This how the slide looked in the swf output file.

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Understanding Video File Types: Codecs, Containers, and Outputs

TechSmith Camtasia

It gives you much smaller file sizes with minimal quality loss. In order to compress a video, your file must also have a corresponding codec. The codec of your original video file is often determined by your camera or screen recorder, which you may or may not have control over in your camera settings.

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Adobe Captivate 5.5: Lowering the Size of Published SWFs

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

Fortunately, adding interactivity to a lesson does not negatively impact the size of the published SWF. Rather, imported assets such as audio, video and images are the main culprits behind SWF bloat. There are some things that you can do while working in Captivate that may lower the size of the published SWF.

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Adobe Captivate 7: Publishing Video Demos

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

I'd be surprised if any Captivate developers reading this article haven't published at least once via File > Publish.   Here's what the standard Publish dialog box looks like:     When publishing a cptx project, you can elect to publish as SWF, HTML, PDF, or all of the above. lots of choices.

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Compressing Media in Your E-Learning Authoring Tools

E-learning Uncovered

In my last blog post , I shared the basic reasoning behind optimizing your e-learning media files and how to reduce file size using external tools. In Storyline, click the link in the Quality link in the Publish dialog box to access the compression settings. Articulate Storyline.

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10 PPT to SCORM Converters

Ed App

With this program, users can generate either 1 solid small web format file (SWF) or a series of SWF files. In addition to that, you can produce final pieces that are up to 90% less in size with the PPT2Flash converter. Price: US $199. PPT to SCORM Converter #4 – Scormify. Price: Request a quote.

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