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Reducing file sizes of SCORM 1.2 .zip files
I just exported my Rise360 course to a SCORM 1.2 .zip file. The final compressed size of the file was over 30 MB. My LMS (Moodle) will only allow uploads less than 20 MB. I already have all of my media elements optimized. Does anyone know any way to reduce the size of the .zip file?
Hi Cindy,
The biggest culprit in SCORM ZIP file bloat are video files.
It appears that scenario blocks significantly contribute to the overall output size of your SCORM files. For instance, if you include three-character poses in a scenario block, the final output will contain ALL poses, whether they are used or not. These character images are typically high-definition and can be as large as 1MB, so having 25 poses could result in an additional 30MB. This becomes especially problematic if your course includes multiple scenario blocks, as it can quickly accumulate in size.
The workaround, I believe, is to go into the scormcontent/assets folder in the .zip file and delete the unused poses.Hi Joe,
I'm aware of the impact of scenario files, and for this reason we do not use them,
Hi all, do you know if its possible to upload videos separately to LMS in this case, given that the video files are the the issue here.
Hi Christian,
We upload our videos to Vimeo. While this solves the bloat issue, it does have a negative impact as you need to change from a Video block to an Embed block.
Video block completion can be managed using a Continue block, while with Embed blocks you can't track if the video was viewed or not.
You can use https://doctorelearning.com to reduce the size of your SCORM 1.2 zip file directly, it takes care of reducing size of all your media.
Hi there Tim! Are you looking to reduce the published output file size?
If so, you can adjust the quality settings prior to publishing by following these steps:
Also, does your file contain videos? If you can host the videos on a third party site and embed them as Web Objects, that'll significantly reduce the overall file size.
Please report back and let us know how that goes!
I have been trying to reduce my Rise file size for over four hours. I tried to reduce the video size in Media Encoder, but this made the SCORM package bigger.
Adding NOPROCESS made the files larger as well.
My organization does not allow publishing to a third party, and we need the ability to use CONTINUE blocks to ensure that the video is watched before proceeding.
I even went to Drelearning and paid for a compression, but with a beginning file of 153 MB, it was only able to reduce it to 84 which is still very large. Why is this happening?153MB to 84MB around 2x times reduction, which appears quite good as its make your module nearly half in size. What is your target size limit ?
Size of reduction, depends on what kind of bloated media are present. Generally, larger the inputs file more avenues one has to compress.
Contact DoctorElearning support to get further ideas if more compression is possible and how.
