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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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Compressing Media in Your E-Learning Authoring Tools

E-learning Uncovered

In my last blog post , I shared the basic reasoning behind optimizing your e-learning media files and how to reduce file size using external tools. The further right you move the sliders, the less compression you’re using, and the higher the quality (and larger the file size) you get. Adobe Captivate.

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Rapid Authoring Tips to Tackle Legacy Flash eLearning Content

BrightCarbon

Rebuilding in Microsoft PowerPoint. Rapid recording is easy with Microsoft PowerPoint, but you need to give your team enough time to get it done. Sothink SWF Decompiler is a paid solution, but includes a 30-day free trial. To use a Flash decompiler you will need to get access to the Flash SWF file for your course.

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E-learning Development: Selecting the Right Audio, Video, and Image Format

CommLab India

WMF: (Windows Metafile) It is a 16-bit metafile format; supports vector graphics and is also the regular format for scalable graphics in Microsoft Office and many other Windows applications. POTX: An extension file of Microsoft PowerPoint Template file. PICT: Classic Macintosh QuickDraw file. F4V supports H.264.).

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