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How To Edit Video: Reducing File Size

TechSmith Camtasia

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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How to compress PowerPoint presentations and reduce picture file size

BrightCarbon

Including high-quality images and videos often adds hugely to audience engagement, but it also adds file size. Adding to your file size means that your presentation is likely to sit on the unfriendly size of email etiquette, but it also means your PowerPoint will run a lot slower (and it may crash – see this article for more on that ).

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How to Play the eLearning File Size Game Without Losing Quality

eLearning Brothers

Have you ever had to play the File Size Game? The game we play is when we decrease course file sizes to load faster for your learners without losing quality. You might want to have a file size game plan. File Size Game Strategy. I think of the file size game like so: First, reduce image files.

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CPTX file size

Adobe Captivate

User has reported a CPTX file size increase issue in Captivate-5. Tags: Technical Support Under the hood Adobe Captivate 5 CPTX file size. We have identified the issue and have a easy workaround for the problem. Issue will be fixed in the next release of Captivate.

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How to Reduce the File Size of your eLearning Images

LearnUpon

Do you find that the file sizes of your courses are huge? To overcome this you need to reduce the size of the mixed media elements within your courses. One quick way to achieve this is to use image compression to reduce the size of the images you are using. . Compressing images reduces the file size of an image.

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Suggestions for max audio file size in a project for html streaming?

Adobe Captivate

Hi, Are there any standard suggestions for max file sizes for html5 projects? I have around 40 mp3 files totaling around 40 MB. The post Suggestions for max audio file size in a project for html streaming? I have a lot of audio in my project and Im not sure if I will have loading issues. best, Todd.

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File size limit for CP executable

Adobe Captivate

Is there a max size and number of Cp slides limit? Asking for a colleague. I have a 430 slide project which publishes to a 391MB unzipped Windows Executable.exe and either loads with a grey circle icon with exclamation mark in it or just a black screen. If I remove a few slides (from anywhere in the project) it loads fine.

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The Magic of Microlearning

Association eLearning

Keeping the parts focused and “bite-sized” helps prevent overly dense content. Smaller file sizes. Takes less time to produce and approve individual parts. Content updates only require revisions for the affected parts, not the whole course.

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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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Simple vs. Complex eLearning Design

eLearning Brothers

Although, depending on the number of design elements you need to make this could save you time and file size. Small File Size. This type of design often takes hours or days to complete and when saved their files are enormous. Large File Size. Keep in mind, simple design has less detail. May save time.

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Unravelling PowerPoint picture size and resolution

BrightCarbon

Each of these dots is a single colour and the number of dots affects the file size of the picture. So there are two aspects of a picture you need to be aware of: Size : the number of pixels horizontally by the number of pixels vertically. This affects file size. This does not affect file size.

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Review: NXPowerLite

BrightCarbon

NXPowerLite is the latest incarnation of a nifty Office compression solution which helps to reduce file sizes in a multitude of ways. However, our penchant for pretty and persuasive presentations can lead to fairly large file sizes. The easy-to-use interface eradicates the chore of file crunching.

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GitLab Connector

InWhatLanguage

Set up the Automation Widget to allow Submitters to add files to requests directly from the online repository. Use Automated Project Creation (APC) to have inwhatlanguage automatically create new projects when a change in file size is detected in monitored files or a folder. Using an SSH key for authentication.

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Adobe Captivate: Two-Bits for the Best Rate

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

Constant Bitrates (CBRs) produce smaller file sizes. By contrast, Variable Bitrates (VBRs) tend to produce audio with a higher, more consistent quality level than CBRs, but the VBR file sizes will be larger than CBRs. You have two choices in the Bitrate drop-down menu: Constant and Variable.

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Daily Bookmarks 07/25/2008

Experiencing eLearning

Mark Siegriest is trying to find the best audio settings to balance sound quality and file size. The most surprising finding in this is that at the lowest bitrates, the file size actually went up, not down. 32kbps was the smallest file size in his sampling. tags: captivate , e-learning , audio , audacity.

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Do You Hear That? It’s Your eLearning Course Sounding Better

eLearning Brothers

Most rapid authoring tools work best with the MP3 file format, and if you’re dealing with narrations, there’s no need to export higher than 128 kbps (CD quality). You could export to 320 kbps but that kind of quality is unnecessary and will just be a larger file size.

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Adobe Captivate 5: Two-Bits for the Best Rate

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

 Constant Bitrates (CBRs) produce smaller file sizes. By contrast, Variable Bitrates (VBRs) tend to produce audio with a higher, more consistent quality level than CBRs but the VBR file sizes will be larger than CBRs. .     You have two choices in the Bitrate drop-down menu: Constant and Variable. Constant

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How to embed a YouTube video in PowerPoint

BrightCarbon

But it does mean that your presentation file size becomes huge, as the video is part of the deck. If you need to minimize file size, but don’t want to use YouTube, there are way to compress video and reduce file size , but another option is to insert a linked video in PowerPoint instead.

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Using PowerPoint Shapes in Captivate

Adobe Captivate

And, look how small the file size is. Sometimes, your file size can bloat when you import images. We will cover a few ways to reduce image file size in the next blog post. .” You can format the fill, stroke, and text to match your guidelines. There are lots of options to get the look you want.

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How to create eLearning courses at zero budget

Your Training Edge

The good thing about the app is that it puts no limits on the number of courses, slides, or file size, and adds no annoying watermarks to your courses. Plus, before your course goes live, you can preview how it will look on every device and screen orientation.

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7 Ways to Improve the Site Speed for Your Online Course

LearnDash

First of all, the file type you choose matters. PNG images will have larger file sizes, so avoid those if possible, and only use them where they will really count. In general, JPG images will be smaller files, because of how they handle image data. But how do you do that?

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Instructional Design Questions? There’s an App for that! …You need to check it out.

Kapp Notes

It seemed appropriate for performance support and it keeps the file size small, as this is a native app. Also, I plan to add more examples and possibly a few diagrams where needed, if it won’t bloat the file size. What surprised you the most about putting together this learning application? There were so many things!

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Cognitive Load vs. Load Time

eLearning Weekly

When we tested out of the LMS, we saw some strange effects but wrote them off: surely the great and powerful LMS would handle the files more seamlessly. Bottom line, the sheer size of the files was too much to handle. Cognitive psychology ran smack into the hard wall of file size. The lesson? About the Author.

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01/19/2023: PowerPoint Animation & Multimedia

AXIOM Learning Solutions

Controlling animation timing, copying animation from one object to another, inserting audio and video, editing and formatting audio and video, compressing media to reduce file size, and using hyperlinks and action settings are all covered in this class.

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Microsoft Azure Connector

InWhatLanguage

Set up the Automation Widget to allow Submitters to add files to requests directly from the online repository. Use Automated Project Creation (APC) to have inwhatlanguage automatically create new projects when a change in file size is detected in monitored files or a folder.

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How to Compress your eLearning Videos

LearnUpon

Why reduce the file size of a video? Storing and managing large video files becomes problematic very quickly. You can resolve this by reducing the file size during video production or by using compression techniques after post-production. Factors that affect a video’s file size. Take longer to upload.

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5 Top New Updates You Need to in Moodle 3.10

eAbyas Info Solutions

File size restriction for essay questions. Set the size and make your students follow that by uploading ‘reasonable’ file size. Yes, your favorite quiz activity gets an improvement! Here are they: In a timed quiz, the timer follows you as you scroll down. Nice isn’t it? A ‘Completed’ status for quizzes.

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Reduce the Size of a Captivate Project

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

Recently our customer Paul Thrippleton raised a CPTX file size bloating issue in forums. We worked on it and have found out that the issue is seen because of the audio files (.wav wav and.mp3 files). According to Lele, "Adobe Captivate customers have always been very active on the forums.

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Top 5 eLearning Skills for 2011

eLearning Weekly

Developers of elearning must know a bit about image sizing and file sizes and be able to edit disparate images so that they look like they belong in the same module. LinkedIn has regular group discussions on where to get the best free and paid images for elearning. Graphic design requires good online research skills.

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e-Learning Best Practice: How to Make Sure Your System Works

Gyrus

First is the file size of the course itself. This is the number you see when you look (in Windows Explorer for example) at the zip file after you have published your course. In fact, most LMS’s have a maximum file restrictor built in. Second is the type of video or audio files used in the course.

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Synchronize video and animated objects

Adobe Captivate

File Size: Video takes more bits and bites. The issue with creating an eLearning project with video is that they file size will increase and that may cause buffer issues or even hosting issues. It also will keep the file size smaller. One important tip to keep in mind. Last but not least.

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How to reduce demo recording bloat?

Adobe Captivate

This stuff often gets recorded in my demos, which causes extra editing and file size bloat. What is the best way to reduce periods of inactivitywait in demo recordings? I just want the recording to contain the user’s actual actions and any processing activity by the system.

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Why You Should Always Compress Your Video Courses

learnWorlds

Shorter video file size also means faster loading time and less buffering for your students. A good compression software can lower the size of a video by half. The time will vary according to the file size. Video compression can save you time while uploading and storing the videos. And that was it!

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The Best (WordPress) LMS Hosting

LearnDash

In our particular situation, we needed to have a demo site delivering mock-courses using the LearnDash software – we had to find a hosting services that was capable of handling larger file sizes and active users.

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Frame Rate: A Beginner’s Guide

TechSmith Camtasia

However, there’s also a more practical reason why using the highest frame rate possible isn’t necessarily the always best idea: file size. More information means bigger digital files. Again, though, you need to be wary of the soap opera effect. More images means more information.

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Reducing File Size for E-Learning Media

E-learning Uncovered

Some of these photos had a file size of 10MB or higher. Imagine building an e-learning course with dozens of photos this size–the course size would cause all sorts of problems with the students. Optimizing your graphic, audio, and video files will help reduce the size of your e-learning courses.

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Flash to HTML5 – Swiffy From Google

Upside Learning

File sizes also seem to be very small; perhaps because of the plain text nature of HTML5. It’s also able to deal with embeddeded/nested movie clips, which is quite cool and allows for complex animations that would otherwise be a struggle to create using HTML5’s canvas element.

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mLearning: Some Technical Tips

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

Keep file sizes relatively small. Be mindful of how many images you use and their sizes. Not only does audio make file sizes larger, but it will often be a wasted addition. Now I'd like to take a brief look at a few technical aspects to keep in mind when developing mLearning. Minimize the use of audio.

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Illustrated People Pictures

eLearning Brothers

Each pack includes: 45 poses.png files with transparent, cutout backgrounds. Individual file size: 100 KB (may vary slightly). Just insert them into your course and you’re ready to go. Dimensions: 1200×700 (may vary slightly). These images are for sale on our eLearning Templates site. Here are some samples:

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Microsoft PowerPoint: Embedding Fonts

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

From the Preserve fidelity when sharing this presentation: area , select (check)  Embed fonts in the file.   Choose the option under Embed fonts in the file that applies best to your situation. Click the OK button to close the PowerPoint Options dialog box.