It looks like Joe had the only microphone clipped to his shirt and Robert went without. 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. MORE

Group images, video, and audio files and text for use in constructing your eLearning course. Watch out for file size limitations, an extremely annoying shortcoming in some eLearning tools. For starters, choose the right narrator, male or female, for your audio files. MORE

It can reduce files sizes to about 5% of their original size, although some detail is lost in the compression. . Portable Network Graphics is a raster graphics file format that supports lossless data compression. MORE

create videos in a variety of commonly used file types. CamStudio’s website claims its software is so easy to use, you can learn it in a matter of minutes, thanks to their built-in help files. built-in help file. can add graphics from your local drive for annotating files. MORE

I'm always amazed at the screencasts I see Camtasia users create. And, you're in for a treat with this week's Screencast of the Week! I heard from Anthony Osborn, at Red Gate Software about a recent screencast they made. This video is just a little different. in a good way for many reasons! MORE

Think about getting a good microphone, excellent script writing, how to “do-it-yourself” and when to hire a voice-over professional. Creating downloadable audio files for later use ( performance support ). How audio file size affects performance. MORE

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. What are the skills you need to land an elearning job? Working in elearning taps into many skill sets. MORE

Even if you happen to have a microphone, it should be noted that there are tremendous differences in audio quality between the plethora of mics available. However, when you record a voice, the microphone picks up those breaths much louder than we’re used to hearing. MORE

In this case, I’m selecting the SigmaTel sound card, which takes input from the microphone that I’m going to use to record some voiceover narration. The higher the sample rate, the better quality your audio, but the larger the file size will be. MORE