Saving in Storyline files with videos takes so long

Apr 05, 2022

Hi, I develop large files in Storyline that have video in them on a couple of slides and have extremely long saving times, to the point of a lot of frustration as I can't do anything else while they save except wait. The particular files are 1.75GB and 3GB in size. I understand these are large, however the length of time required for saving changes is so long, even if I just had to edit a single word I am waiting over 5 minutes for the file to save the tiny change. I have also tried adding the video as a web object but this won't work as I need it to open in the player and not a new window. Lastly, I have tried embedding a small video (50mb) using the 'insert video' tab, but it still takes as long to save as the 1GB video directly inserted in the file. It is causing me a lot of trouble and frustration and adding to the length of development time. 

Does anyone else have the same problem, or have any advice? I need to use Storyline and need to include video. Am I just stuck with the long saving times?

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