Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2008

For example, I get a lot of questions about the best way to get started with Articulate Presenter. Create a simple 10 slide PowerPoint file. Question, how do you create a simple presentation like what you did with the car. How do you keep file size down, when posting to the web? Here’s my answer. Good stuff.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 11, 2009

Select a Treatment Don’t just present lots of data. Present the info – not as a text dump – but rather “what happens in the real world?” Other tips: Insert photos instead of cutting and pasting them – smaller file sizes! put it into context (create a story around it – example: A. Use hyperlinks to answer questions.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 23, 2010

Keep file sizes relatively small. Be mindful of how many images you use and their sizes. Large images take longer to load and should only be used if they are actually enhancing the information you are presenting. Not only does audio make file sizes larger, but it will often be a wasted addition.

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Mindflash

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

After 10+ years of salvaging presentations (and professional reputations) I thought it was time to compile some answers for three of the most universally puzzling PowerPoint problems: 1. Here are two tutorials that nicely demonstrate how to add a YouTube video to a PowerPoint presentation. Linked – internet connection required.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 23, 2014

by AJ Walther    If you are sending your PowerPoint presentation off to be viewed on another system that is not yours, you may be concerned that this other system won't have the same fonts. If you've used  TrueType fonts, you can embed them into your presentation and send them along with it.

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Brilliant Teams

JUNE 22, 2023

Look for relevant materials such as articles, blog posts, or presentations that can be transformed into eLearning modules. However, they can also significantly increase the file size of your course. This helps reduce the course size without compromising the learning experience.

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Hurix Digital

APRIL 24, 2025

The impact of the eBook lies not in the content but rather in how it is presented to an audience. Full Control Over the Presentation of Content Fixed-layout EPUB offers the author and publisher full control over how the content will look on the digital screen. It keeps their attention from the very beginning to the end.

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Tony Karrer

AUGUST 27, 2009

Question from a reader, hoping you can provide your thoughts: I am in the process of selecting an elearning tool that is easy to use, quick to create the demos and does not bloat the file size much. Qarbon Pros: Less File size. To present a moving demo I need to integrate another product called Viewlet cam.

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eLearning Brothers

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Made to work within most rapid elearning software (Articulate Presenter, Adobe Captivate, Rapid Intake, Adobe Presenter, PowerPoint and more). BONUS: Reuse the templates over and over again in multiple courses…or even other websites and presentations. Specs: Files included: Fla and.swf. File size: Final.swf only 144 KB.

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TechSmith Camtasia

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Camtasia Relay makes it easy for instructors and presenters to record live lectures, training or presentations on a Mac or PC and publish the videos automatically in multiple formats (for Web and portable media devices). Smaller MP4 file sizes for easier and quicker file transfers. Not familiar with Camtasia Relay?

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eLearning Cyclops

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Keeping these in a separate folder and launched as individual SWFs will also help keep the file size and load time down. Articulate - Presenter and Quizmaker are providing the assessment and an ease of packaging it as a SCORM compliant course. The ability to have a Flash button, or menu, work within Presenter was the kicker.

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Take an e-Learning Break

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Love the rollover Flash widget for Articulate Presenter from eLearning Enhanced. Create rollover "hotspots" on your Articulate Presenter slides with this Flash widget. When a learner's mouse hovers over a hotspot, this widget will play an audio file, display a text tooltip, or both! Works like a charm and is a bargain at $25.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 18, 2022

Whether you want to build user documentation, give a presentation, or create a website, high-quality, appropriately-sized images will help you demonstrate competence and build trust with your audience. What is the difference between image size and image file size? An image’s file size is measured in bytes.

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Trivantis

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Photo “memorability seems more related to strangeness, funniness or interestingness,” according to a study presented at the IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Clipart photos are tempting because they generally have a small file size, but they also don’t resonate as much as real photos do.

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LearnUpon

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

And different outcomes are presented for each challenge encountered along the way. An authoring tool can be used to transform static content formats, like PowerPoint presentations, into an interactive course. It can reduce image file sizes to about 5% of their original size, although some of the image detail is lost in the compression.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 11, 2009

Select a Treatment Don’t just present lots of data. Present the info – not as a text dump – but rather “what happens in the real world?&# Other tips: Insert photos instead of cutting and pasting them – smaller file sizes! put it into context (create a story around it – example: A.

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Mindflash

MAY 23, 2012

If you work in a company with more than 1,000 people, you probably don’t know the designer who created your presentation template. Most of the changes I make to the presentation templates are usually subtle in visual terms, but can save major headaches during the creation and presentation phases. Font size is too small.

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Trivantis

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Badly converted PowerPoint presentation. Don’t succumb to the temptation to upload your PowerPoint presentation and call it a day. Take a look at this helpful post by the ELearning Brothers on decreasing file size without losing image quality. Your name is attached to this project, so it better be good, right?

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BrightCarbon

JANUARY 3, 2024

Your presentation resolutions! Here are 5 things you should commit to doing this year in your presentation practice. Present with animations When people hear ‘PowerPoint animations’ I get the suspicion that they imagine something like this: Dated animations that add nothing to the story and are tricky to present.

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BrightCarbon

JANUARY 13, 2025

But, as a presentation agency, we see the consequences of forgetting about PowerPoint all the time. Meaning that even though your website looks great and your flyers are beautiful, the PowerPoint presentations put in front of clients, prospects and industry peers let the side down. The new PowerPoint templates have (usually!)

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E-learning Uncovered

AUGUST 15, 2013

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.

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BrightCarbon

JUNE 10, 2020

Video is great for engaging people during a presentation, with something dynamic and emotive, or to provide a clear explanation of a difficult concept. Even when presenting. Oh, and when you open a presentation with an embedded YouTube video, you’ll get a security warning about external media objects, which may put some people off.

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Elucidat

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

With some figures suggesting that around 30 million presentations are created daily, Microsoft PowerPoint still reigns supreme in many businesses. When used in face-to-face or virtual classroom training, PowerPoint presentations provide prompts and visual aids. But what might get lost in the transition? or SCORM 2004.

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Association eLearning

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

But software training and its associated screen caps also present some unique challenges and considerations, as well as opportunities. Having lots of images or videos in a course, like screen caps or recorded walkthroughs, increases the file size. Challenges. Opportunities.

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BrightCarbon

APRIL 22, 2020

You’ve been working on a presentation for hours and suddenly you’re stopped in your tracks by a pop-up box. Monstrous file size. This is the kind of crash that retains the last autosaved version of your presentation, so all is not lost. Reason : You probably have a mighty large file in your presentation.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JANUARY 9, 2018

However, be aware that the higher the bit rate, the larger the file size. You can see an example below in TechSmith Camtasia : In addition to a codec, each video file has a container. It is also important to note the bit rate , which refers to the amount of data stored for each second of media that is played.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Bit rate (data rate) controls both the visual quality of the video and its file size. You may have the option to present your video at 1080p. Bit Rate: 2,000 – 5,000 kbit/s (SD) / 5,000 – 10,000 kbit/s (720p HD) / 10,000 – 20,000 kbit/s (1080p HD). In most video editors, this is measured in kilobits per second (kbit/s).

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BrightCarbon

APRIL 25, 2019

PowerPoint is an awesome tool for creating your latest presentation template but if you’re the person responsible for creating them in your organisation, you’ll know that PowerPoint often behaves like a badly-behaved monkey. If you only ever work with one template, then your life will be filled with smiles and sunshine.

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BrightCarbon

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

So what do presentation professionals need to know about picture size and resolution? Each of these dots is a single colour and the number of dots affects the file size of the picture. This affects file size. This does not affect file size. Pictures are made of dots. Points vs. Pixels.

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Learning Developments

MARCH 21, 2011

Rick Zanotti of RELATE corporation presented on best practices for video and audio in Captivate. When possible, load audio/video into the library and create instances of it in your learning to save duplications and file size. You can also read play-by-play tweets from the folks who are a part of the twitter-verse. Flash 10.2

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Theoretically the images can be used in your courses and presentations. Unfortunately many of those images end up in presentations and elearning courses. Unfortunately many of those images end up in presentations and elearning courses. In theory, all of the images should work for your presentations and courses in some manner.

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BrightCarbon

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

From here you can journey through a list of all the assets present in your deck; images, audio, video, embedded objects/chart data and, most importantly to me, FONTS! The file must be saved to an offline location, then all the Slidewise tools become available. Are you using the right fonts in your presentations? No saving out.

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Rustici Software

JULY 9, 2021

If you missed the discussion or want to rewatch or share with your colleagues, here’s a link to the recording and presentation slides. While their presentation only scratched the surface of the most common issues we’ve seen, we wanted to dig into all the great questions asked during the lively Q&A. Bookmarking and suspend data.

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BrightCarbon

MAY 6, 2020

Sometimes the default application icon is shown and sometimes you see a PowerPoint preview thumbnail of a slide from your presentation. You may or may not know that when you save a presentation it’s saved as a pptx file. And if you save your presentation as a self-starting slide show then ppsx is used.

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BrightCarbon

APRIL 29, 2021

NXPowerLite is the latest incarnation of a nifty Office compression solution which helps to reduce file sizes in a multitude of ways. At BrightCarbon we love media rich presentations. However, our penchant for pretty and persuasive presentations can lead to fairly large file sizes.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JANUARY 3, 2017

Animated GIFs are also a lightweight file size and play automatically so they’re quick and easy to share on sites like Slack, JIRA, and Trello. Slideshare Presentations. Instead of taking individual screenshots to show someone a process, you can just capture a single animated GIF of what’s happening on your screen.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 23, 2014

This is to have the best looking output with the smallest possible file sizes and easiest processing for the variety of computers, Chromebooks, Windows and Macs, that can use Snagit for Chrome. Snagit with Google Presentation. The GIF can be more easily previewed than by opening the original file.

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