I have some .wmv files of a software demo that look great, but they were recorded at a screen resolution that looks to be 1280x800 When I use the video encoder to convert them to .flv and size them down to fit within the area of a PPT slide they lose a lot of their quality. I've tried different sizes, CBR vs. VBR, and different bit rates, but nothing seems work.
Can anyone offer some suggestions on other avenues I can try?
Since you're scaling the video down, you'll definitely lose some of the quality by default. However, you might want to take a look at converting your files to MP4 instead of FLV. MP4 files tend to be higher in quality. Articulate Video Encoder doesn't currently support publishing to MP4 files. So, you'll need to find a program like Format Factory to do the conversion.
Thanks, Brian! I tried this and the quality once converted to MP4 is acceptable, but when I try to insert it into Articulate, apparently Format Factory uses a video codec that isn't supported by Flash Player, so it won't play. Any other suggestions?
Have just downloaded Format Factory, my only question is if I my videos are already in MP4 format and all I need to do is change the Codec setting, can I do it by just adding the MP4 file to format factory and just changing the Codec?
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Hi Kim,
Since you're scaling the video down, you'll definitely lose some of the quality by default. However, you might want to take a look at converting your files to MP4 instead of FLV. MP4 files tend to be higher in quality. Articulate Video Encoder doesn't currently support publishing to MP4 files. So, you'll need to find a program like Format Factory to do the conversion.
Thanks, Brian! I tried this and the quality once converted to MP4 is acceptable, but when I try to insert it into Articulate, apparently Format Factory uses a video codec that isn't supported by Flash Player, so it won't play. Any other suggestions?
Hi Kim,
When you convert the file, you'll need to convert it using the H264 codec:
Much better! Thanks!
Hi,
Have just downloaded Format Factory, my only question is if I my videos are already in MP4 format and all I need to do is change the Codec setting, can I do it by just adding the MP4 file to format factory and just changing the Codec?
Thank you,
Katherine
Just edit the video conversion setting in the settings option
Is it possible to convert .wmv to .flv Articulate Video Encoder at 256kbps?
Welcome to Heroes, Rik!
You sure can. After clicking the Publish button, just choose Customize to configure your desired settings.
Have a look here for more information on publishing options. Hope that's helpful!
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