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?
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.
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 reduce the size of the videos significantly using Articulate Replay. I import the videos and then I publish them. For instance I had a video that was huge, 999,514 KB and got reduced to 279,147. Big difference!
Thank you. I tried using Replay and it did reduce the video file size but when i imported the video file into storyline the over all storyline file size was not reduced by much at all. Any suggestions or advice?
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.
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Hi Cindy,
The biggest culprit in SCORM ZIP file bloat are video files.
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.
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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 reduce the size of the videos significantly using Articulate Replay. I import the videos and then I publish them. For instance I had a video that was huge, 999,514 KB and got reduced to 279,147. Big difference!
Hi Maria
Thank you. I tried using Replay and it did reduce the video file size but when i imported the video file into storyline the over all storyline file size was not reduced by much at all. Any suggestions or advice?
Tim
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!