Hello friends. I have recently replaced all the 1080p videos within a course with 720p videos. The video file sizes were reduced by about 40%. However, the SCORM package is now 0.6GB larger than it had been with full quality 1080p videos. Am I missing something here?
Reducing video sizes doesn't automatically mean smaller file sizes in Rise 360. Our video encoder in Rise 360 doesn't just compress videos but also increases the quality of low-resolution and low-settings videos.
For example, a 720p video with around 10mbps bitrate can be compressed to 2mbps; and a 540p video with around 0.4mbps bitrate can be increased to 0.6mbps bitrate. For this reason, the 540p file will have its size increased while the 720p video will have its size decreased.
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Hello Alexander,
Happy to chime in!
Reducing video sizes doesn't automatically mean smaller file sizes in Rise 360. Our video encoder in Rise 360 doesn't just compress videos but also increases the quality of low-resolution and low-settings videos.
For example, a 720p video with around 10mbps bitrate can be compressed to 2mbps; and a 540p video with around 0.4mbps bitrate can be increased to 0.6mbps bitrate. For this reason, the 540p file will have its size increased while the 720p video will have its size decreased.
This behavior is explained in greater detail in this ELH post. If you have any questions, or if you'd like to clarify the behavior with our support engineers, feel free to open a case with our support team here.