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The image on the right is less than 1/2 the size of the original image on the left. Optimizing the PNG's in the Camtasia Relay PC recorder resulted in a ~7% (302KB) file-size reduction. But know that file size isn't the only thing affected. Sprites are still awesome at reducing file size and network requests. But, combining all images with varying color depths into a single sprite sheet might not be size-optimal. MORE
And sitting towards the back of the plane (near engines) made it very difficult to hear Robert's interview questions. Video makes for a HUGE file size even if it is streaming, so make it worth the wait. On my flight to San Francisco I watched the ScobleShow for the first time on my iPod. I've been keeping up with Scobleizer for about a year and so it was about time to check out what took him away from Microsoft. MORE
It can reduce files sizes to about 5% of their original size, although some detail is lost in the compression. . If you are selling courses online you will definitely want to use an LMS that is PCI compliant or, like LearnUpon, integrates with PCI compliant transaction engines. Portable Network Graphics is a raster graphics file format that supports lossless data compression. MORE
One of the great new features is a text to speech engine that lets you generate speech from your closed caption text. I wouldn’t recommend using Text to Speech this way as a habit, at least not for mobile devices, because what it does is embed an actual audio file, rather than converting the text on the fly. If you’ve been following the flurry of blog posts and news recently, you’ll know that Adobe Captivate 4 was released last week. MORE
Just note to watch files sizes as while Imgur’s newer gifv format has a lower file-size it’s still fundamentally mp4 video in a different software ‘wrapper.’ A great example of what’s possible comes from Epson’s Moverio system which is primarily used by highly-skilled engineers – think overlaying virtual schematics onto jet engines. An engineer can operate a remote camera with both hands free by using AR. MORE
10 Free Audio Programs to Use for E-Learning - Rapid eLearning Blog , June 1, 2010 I’m no audio engineer. ″ Nearly Instant Download & Playback of Captivate Files Online - Adobe Captivate Blog , June 14, 2010 People often ask me about Captivate file sizes and how to optimize the learner experience accessing online content. Best of eLearning Learning. June 2010. Another great month for eLearning content. MORE
But, which image file formats do you need? The topics I am going to cover are how file types differ, common web sizes, vector versus raster art, and digital versus optical zoom. Common Image File Types. After you are done editing, you save it and you are prompted with a window that asks you what type of file would you like it saved as. All of the files I mentioned previously fall into two main categories. Common Web Image Sizes. MORE
That is exactly what Mayra did using Camtasia 8′s new recording engine, Smart Focus and all the new features around interactivity. Having said that, here are some of the others new features in Camtasia 8 I love: I really love the new, completely rebuilt screen recorder in Camtasia 8, which not only yields smaller file size of the recording (i.e. MORE
An important point of eCampus is preparation for the inevitable change that is happening in the global education landscape,” said Simon Skrødal, Senior Engineer, UNINETT eCampus. The students love it because the quality is superb yet the file size is low, not to mention it works on mobile devices. UNINETT, a non-profit division of Norway’s Ministry of Education, develops and operates the country’s National Research and Education Network (NREN). MORE
Keeping the parts focused and “bite-sized” helps prevent overly dense content. Smaller file sizes. A traditional eLearning course on car maintenance might be several hours long and have general divisions like, “Engine Maintenance,” “Tire Maintenance,” and so on. One of you car’s headlights is out. It’s supposed to be pretty easy to replace, so you buy a new one and decide to give it a try. Where do you go for instructions? MORE
Thumbnails are reduced-size versions of images or videos that originally got their name from being about the size of a human thumbnail. By having better video thumbnails than other videos, you’re more likely to win video clicks in YouTube and other search engines. In this blog post, I’ll walk you through the exact size your YouTube thumbnail should be and I’ll also cover some thumbnail best practices. 2019 YouTube Thumbnail Sizes. MORE
All of these file repositories do have iOS and Android apps, so they can qualify as mobile content management solutions. This is fine if you have 10 files, 100 files, or even 1000 files. employees using the wrong files or versions. Find Files Incredibly Easily. MORE
Hare – Search engine for open browser tabs. www.tabhare.com Search engine for open browser tabs. Quickly find media that is inflating the file size and reliably and easily replace fonts throughout your presentation. In my experience, most people love tech tips and tools. MORE
According to Alexa’s global traffic ranking, YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world , second only to Google. It is highly unlikely that viewers will use symbols like “ © ®” to look for a file. Instead of naming your file “final_video.mp4” or “final_video.avi”, make sure that you rename the video including the same keywords. The file name will be an indicator for search engines describing the contents of your file. MORE
Files.Design – Professional resources for digital designers including templates, sounds and other files made by Great Simple Studio. Moose by Icons8 — Interesting new option for free stock photos that match each other [link] You can even download them all as a big.zip file. Customize Your Noun Project Icons – With advanced editing features, you can now customize the color, size, rotation, orientation, background color and background shape. File Sharing & Collaboration. MORE
For example, a PowerPoint file with a lot of slides becomes bulky in file size – this makes it hard to distribute to large numbers of users. In this case, you can upload the PowerPoint and add exam elements in a follow up section, created by the LMS’s exam engine. The authoring tools that are used to create SCORM files are not a million miles away from the structure that PowerPoint uses so you won’t need to rethink the structure too much. MORE
" What, in fact, happened is that our development team rewrote the TechSmith Capture Codec, a core element of our recording engine. Second, by saving you time and hard drive space when working with project files. And because the new recording engine demands less of your system resources (CPU), desktop applications that you're recording should behave much more responsively —more like they do when you're not recording them. Photo credit: Speedin'. MORE
In LearnUpon, a content library is a repository of reusable content, like videos, documents, question pools, SCORM and xAPI (Tin Can) files, from which a course can be created. Originally used to compress image files, nowadays it’s best known for moving images which are a lightweight alternative to video. It usually takes the form of bite-sized courses that learners can access and complete while on-the-job. Manifest File. MORE
Can be used in conjunction with YouTube’s vast distribution network (including specialty channels) to disseminate your courses (including wide search engine reach). Has some video file-size restrictions (current max: 15 minutes). Depending on paid plan, offers liberal video size uploads. Only supports a few file formats (SRT, WebVTT, DFXP/TTML, SCC, and SAMI). MORE
This growth can partially be attributed to the ever-increasing video file size, quality, and the rise of video streaming services. Right-size your video. This involves good naming practices, a clear description and a grasp of basic search engine optimization (SEO) for videos. MORE
YouTube is such a powerful engine for discovery. Their Recommendation engine is driving massive amounts of attention towards video.” Utilize video search engine optimization (SEO). As you know, social media platforms don’t offer a one-size-fits-all option for your content. MORE
The challengers are on the march Note how the other 'challenger' on this list - Kallidus - has also improved its ranking substantially, while Growth Engineering's unique gamification platform ranked second overall. We don’t charge per feature, per course upload, or by file size amounts, or extra for admin users and customer support. & With over 600 LMSs globally, how can any of them stand out? MORE
Tools Second Life and Learning Software Simulation eLearning (w/ links to Tools) Captivate File Size Tricks for Software Training via Simulations Do You WANT an LMS? Start-Up Guides The referral sources showed that almost half of my traffic comes via various search engines rather than from RSS readers or from links on other blogs. I just updated my First Time Visitor Guide and I wanted to see what pages had been most visited over the past six months. MORE
Typically the Content Creation Team will either source the appropriate media file, or create it from scratch using a variety of industry standard tools such as Audacity for podcasts or Apple’s Final Cut Pro for videos. The CellCast Server then automatically processes each uploaded source file using the CellCast Transcoding Engine – an included feature/service that encodes and generates compatible media files for each of the defined mobile devices within an enterprise. MORE
Association eLearning
NOVEMBER 16, 2016
Keeping the parts focused and “bite-sized” helps prevent overly dense content. Smaller file sizes. A traditional eLearning course on car maintenance might be several hours long and have general divisions like, “Engine Maintenance,” “Tire Maintenance,” and so on. One of you car’s headlights is out. It’s supposed to be pretty easy to replace, so you buy a new one and decide to give it a try. Where do you go for instructions?
TechSmith Camtasia
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
The image on the right is less than 1/2 the size of the original image on the left. Optimizing the PNG's in the Camtasia Relay PC recorder resulted in a ~7% (302KB) file-size reduction. But know that file size isn't the only thing affected. Sprites are still awesome at reducing file size and network requests. But, combining all images with varying color depths into a single sprite sheet might not be size-optimal.
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Mike Taylor
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Hare – Search engine for open browser tabs. www.tabhare.com Search engine for open browser tabs. Quickly find media that is inflating the file size and reliably and easily replace fonts throughout your presentation. In my experience, most people love tech tips and tools.
TechSmith Camtasia
JULY 20, 2011
" What, in fact, happened is that our development team rewrote the TechSmith Capture Codec, a core element of our recording engine. Second, by saving you time and hard drive space when working with project files. And because the new recording engine demands less of your system resources (CPU), desktop applications that you're recording should behave much more responsively —more like they do when you're not recording them. Photo credit: Speedin'.
CourseArc
JANUARY 10, 2017
Can be used in conjunction with YouTube’s vast distribution network (including specialty channels) to disseminate your courses (including wide search engine reach). Has some video file-size restrictions (current max: 15 minutes). Depending on paid plan, offers liberal video size uploads. Only supports a few file formats (SRT, WebVTT, DFXP/TTML, SCC, and SAMI).
Zunos
JANUARY 5, 2021
All of these file repositories do have iOS and Android apps, so they can qualify as mobile content management solutions. This is fine if you have 10 files, 100 files, or even 1000 files. employees using the wrong files or versions. Find Files Incredibly Easily.
mysimpleshow
JUNE 26, 2019
According to Alexa’s global traffic ranking, YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world , second only to Google. It is highly unlikely that viewers will use symbols like “ © ®” to look for a file. Instead of naming your file “final_video.mp4” or “final_video.avi”, make sure that you rename the video including the same keywords. The file name will be an indicator for search engines describing the contents of your file.
TechSmith Camtasia
MAY 17, 2013
An important point of eCampus is preparation for the inevitable change that is happening in the global education landscape,” said Simon Skrødal, Senior Engineer, UNINETT eCampus. The students love it because the quality is superb yet the file size is low, not to mention it works on mobile devices. UNINETT, a non-profit division of Norway’s Ministry of Education, develops and operates the country’s National Research and Education Network (NREN).
mLearning Revolution
JULY 2, 2012
That is exactly what Mayra did using Camtasia 8′s new recording engine, Smart Focus and all the new features around interactivity. Having said that, here are some of the others new features in Camtasia 8 I love: I really love the new, completely rebuilt screen recorder in Camtasia 8, which not only yields smaller file size of the recording (i.e.
Tony Karrer
FEBRUARY 21, 2007
Tools Second Life and Learning Software Simulation eLearning (w/ links to Tools) Captivate File Size Tricks for Software Training via Simulations Do You WANT an LMS? Start-Up Guides The referral sources showed that almost half of my traffic comes via various search engines rather than from RSS readers or from links on other blogs. I just updated my First Time Visitor Guide and I wanted to see what pages had been most visited over the past six months.
TechSmith Camtasia
JANUARY 19, 2016
But, which image file formats do you need? The topics I am going to cover are how file types differ, common web sizes, vector versus raster art, and digital versus optical zoom. Common Image File Types. After you are done editing, you save it and you are prompted with a window that asks you what type of file would you like it saved as. All of the files I mentioned previously fall into two main categories. Common Web Image Sizes.
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Unicorn Training
AUGUST 4, 2014
The challengers are on the march Note how the other 'challenger' on this list - Kallidus - has also improved its ranking substantially, while Growth Engineering's unique gamification platform ranked second overall. We don’t charge per feature, per course upload, or by file size amounts, or extra for admin users and customer support. & With over 600 LMSs globally, how can any of them stand out?
mLearning Trends
JANUARY 27, 2010
Typically the Content Creation Team will either source the appropriate media file, or create it from scratch using a variety of industry standard tools such as Audacity for podcasts or Apple’s Final Cut Pro for videos. The CellCast Server then automatically processes each uploaded source file using the CellCast Transcoding Engine – an included feature/service that encodes and generates compatible media files for each of the defined mobile devices within an enterprise.
LearnUpon
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
For example, a PowerPoint file with a lot of slides becomes bulky in file size – this makes it hard to distribute to large numbers of users. In this case, you can upload the PowerPoint and add exam elements in a follow up section, created by the LMS’s exam engine. The authoring tools that are used to create SCORM files are not a million miles away from the structure that PowerPoint uses so you won’t need to rethink the structure too much.
TechSmith Camtasia
JUNE 17, 2019
Thumbnails are reduced-size versions of images or videos that originally got their name from being about the size of a human thumbnail. By having better video thumbnails than other videos, you’re more likely to win video clicks in YouTube and other search engines. In this blog post, I’ll walk you through the exact size your YouTube thumbnail should be and I’ll also cover some thumbnail best practices. 2019 YouTube Thumbnail Sizes.
Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development
OCTOBER 10, 2006
And sitting towards the back of the plane (near engines) made it very difficult to hear Robert's interview questions. Video makes for a HUGE file size even if it is streaming, so make it worth the wait. On my flight to San Francisco I watched the ScobleShow for the first time on my iPod. I've been keeping up with Scobleizer for about a year and so it was about time to check out what took him away from Microsoft.
Mike Taylor
JANUARY 9, 2019
Files.Design – Professional resources for digital designers including templates, sounds and other files made by Great Simple Studio. Moose by Icons8 — Interesting new option for free stock photos that match each other [link] You can even download them all as a big.zip file. Customize Your Noun Project Icons – With advanced editing features, you can now customize the color, size, rotation, orientation, background color and background shape. File Sharing & Collaboration.
TechSmith Camtasia
JANUARY 6, 2020
This growth can partially be attributed to the ever-increasing video file size, quality, and the rise of video streaming services. Right-size your video. This involves good naming practices, a clear description and a grasp of basic search engine optimization (SEO) for videos.
LearnUpon
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
In LearnUpon, a content library is a repository of reusable content, like videos, documents, question pools, SCORM and xAPI (Tin Can) files, from which a course can be created. Originally used to compress image files, nowadays it’s best known for moving images which are a lightweight alternative to video. It usually takes the form of bite-sized courses that learners can access and complete while on-the-job. Manifest File.
TechSmith Camtasia
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
YouTube is such a powerful engine for discovery. Their Recommendation engine is driving massive amounts of attention towards video.” Utilize video search engine optimization (SEO). As you know, social media platforms don’t offer a one-size-fits-all option for your content.
Ed App
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Just note to watch files sizes as while Imgur’s newer gifv format has a lower file-size it’s still fundamentally mp4 video in a different software ‘wrapper.’ A great example of what’s possible comes from Epson’s Moverio system which is primarily used by highly-skilled engineers – think overlaying virtual schematics onto jet engines. An engineer can operate a remote camera with both hands free by using AR.
eLearning Learning Posts
JULY 7, 2010
10 Free Audio Programs to Use for E-Learning - Rapid eLearning Blog , June 1, 2010 I’m no audio engineer. ″ Nearly Instant Download & Playback of Captivate Files Online - Adobe Captivate Blog , June 14, 2010 People often ask me about Captivate file sizes and how to optimize the learner experience accessing online content. Best of eLearning Learning. June 2010. Another great month for eLearning content.
LearnUpon
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
It can reduce files sizes to about 5% of their original size, although some detail is lost in the compression. . If you are selling courses online you will definitely want to use an LMS that is PCI compliant or, like LearnUpon, integrates with PCI compliant transaction engines. Portable Network Graphics is a raster graphics file format that supports lossless data compression.
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