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eLearning Development: 4 Tech Considerations When Using Videos

Upside Learning

With increasing bandwidths and better compression techniques available, use of videos in Flash platform based eLearning courses is on the rise. However, often we find videos not being used optimally. Here are a few technical aspects to keep in mind when working with videos. Video delivery options.

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Video Format Comparison - Flash Video Format - WMV Format - Quicktime - Real

Tony Karrer

I was recently asked what video format to use and particularly about the differences between the Flash Video Format (FLV) and Windows Media - WMV Format. In The Rise of Flash Video - Tom Green tells us: This is not to say QuickTime and Windows Media are dead technologies.

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Understanding Video File Types: Codecs, Containers, and Outputs

TechSmith Camtasia

When talking about video file types, most people are referring to file containers. A container is the file that contains your video, audio streams, and any closed caption files as well. Popular video (visuals only) containers include.mp4,mov, or.avi, but there are many more. Make a video in Camtasia today!

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12 eLearning Audio and Video Tools

DigitalChalk eLearning

CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your Windows computer and create bandwidth-friendly streaming flash videos. Audacity is a free, open-source, cross-platform software for recording and editing sounds. You can add high-quality screen captions and annotations, all for free.

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How To Edit Video: Reducing File Size

TechSmith Camtasia

To help you understand video codecs and containers we wrote an in depth post about the differences of video files types. Codecs encode or compress streams of data for storage, playback and video editing on a variety of platforms. Other common video file types include: MOV (Apple Quicktime Movie).AVI

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20+ eLearning Tools and Resources

DigitalChalk eLearning

You can create high-quality product demos with the capture-as-a-video workflow. Audacity is a free, open-source, cross-platform software for recording and editing sounds. CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your Windows computer and create bandwidth-friendly streaming flash videos.

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Is Social Media Learning Hype or a Valuable Tool?

JCA Solutions

YouTube is the grandfather of video on the web. Started originally with the advent of Flash video, YouTube made use of streaming technology and progressive downloads to provide immediate service of video on the Internet. Any content you post on Facebook, including images and photos, become the property of Facebook.