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How To Reduce Video File Size

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And, just when you think you’re finally done, Google says ‘video file too large to email’ UGH! There […] The post How To Reduce Video File Size appeared first on The TechSmith Blog. Then, your video takes forever to render, leaving you twiddling your thumbs.

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How To Edit Video: Reducing File Size

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Video file size can be tricky and the concept of reducing video file size has many technical variables associated with it. You may want to reduce file size to more easily send to your co-workers, or complete your upload to YouTube quicker. Takeaway: Use the MP4 file type to keep quality and reduce file size.

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TechSmith Camtasia: Reducing the Size of Video Output

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I received an email from someone who recently attended my TechSmith Camtasia virtual classes. She wanted to know some best practices for reducing the size of exported Camtasia projects. To begin, TechSmith says that "larger videos (in resolution) will dramatically increase file size.

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TechSmith Fuse – Anywhere and Everywhere

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But then I installed TechSmith Fuse and my life took a significant turn for the better. What is TechSmith Fuse, anyway? TechSmith Fuse can be found on your Camtasia Relay website, installs on your iPhone or Android, and works with your Camtasia Relay server. I find this setting gives me good results and a decent file size.

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Understanding Video File Types: Codecs, Containers, and Outputs

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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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How to Get Mobile Video Files Off Your Device – TechSmith Tips

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Hi everyone and welcome to another round of TechSmith Tips. In this blog post I am going to talk through how to get mobile video files off of your device. Now most email services put a cap on file size, usually around 25 MB per email, so this option can be limited, but still works if you are in bind. Watch it on YouTube.

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Why is My Video Blurry? – TechSmith Tips

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For example, here at TechSmith, we know we will be most often exporting videos to 720p for YouTube and our website; so when we record, our screen dimensions are usually 1080p. This topic can get very confusing very quickly, but my main piece of advice is try and use the.MP4 file format (or H.264) We will get to the reason why in a bit.