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Another option is to upload your video to a streaming service, and then insert it into your Storyline course as a web object.
Why do this? Well, a downside of inserting a video directly into Storyline, versus embedding a video from a streaming service (like Akamai) is that you really need to compress your video for the weakest potential internet bandwidth of your users, or expect that some users with poor connections are going to encounter video buffering because, as Steve said, Storyline's bitrate is fixed, while a streaming service tries to adapt the bitrate for the user's situation. Having said that, it seems there will always be someone who has problem playing an internet-based video no matter what you do.
On the other hand, if, instead of inserting your video directly into Storyline, you embed video from Youtube/Brightcove/Akamai/Vimeo etc..., and your company decides to stop using one of those services, you will have a lot of revisions to make.
Also, be prepared to be frustrated that Youtube/Brightcove/Akamai/Vimeo's players full screen button won't function when viewing in CSOD's Online Course player.