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eLearning Development: 4 Tech Considerations When Using Videos

Upside Learning

With increasing bandwidths and better compression techniques available, use of videos in Flash platform based eLearning courses is on the rise. However, often we find videos not being used optimally. Here are a few technical aspects to keep in mind when working with videos. Choosing source video. Encoding videos to FLV.

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Expectations From eLearning Authoring Tools

Upside Learning

Should be able to import external Flash SWF as well as audio and video in variety of popular formats. Localization processes using the tool should be easy and fast. Should be able to import/export content (like PPT, DOC, or simple HTML), and allow for edits after import. Standard and customizable compliance. 2004, AICC).

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The Open Screen Project – Will It Succeed?

Upside Learning

There are several futuristic videos about how it will work available at [link]. The most important one is Adobe removing restrictions on SWF and FLV/F4V specifications. So one can now develop software that can actually “play” SWF content. What’s Adobe’s contribution? How’s it going?

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Rapid eLearning Through Software Simulations And Screencasts

Upside Learning

The published output is typically in the form of the video viewable over web as well as on desktop. Except the playback controls, one cannot interact with the elements shown in the video. Unlike screen capturing tools, the published output is not just a passive video, but is in a fully interactive format such as Flash SWF.

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Discovering Adobe InDesign for eLearning

Integrated Learnings

Adobe InDesign is a tool for creating those things that partner with your eLearning courses, such as resource guides or job aids.You can make them interactive for web deployment and include elements such as Flash files, videos or links. Flash Player (SWF). Then, simply export the file into a PDF format. Flash Professional (FLA).

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Content Authoring with Video Interactions

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

Trainers have long known the importance of video in all types of training. Digital video has now become so commonplace that nearly everyone knows how to shoot video using a camera or a smart phone, upload it to Youtube and share it with others. Content authoring needs to embrace digital video.

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Adobe Captivate 5.5: Lowering the Size of Published SWFs

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

Fortunately, adding interactivity to a lesson does not negatively impact the size of the published SWF. Rather, imported assets such as audio, video and images are the main culprits behind SWF bloat. There are some things that you can do while working in Captivate that may lower the size of the published SWF.