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mojoriding
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May 23, 2020
Question

Publish to Video Quality

  • May 23, 2020
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Hi All,

 

Newbie to Captivate, but, loving the experience & learning curve:)

 

I am struggling with the video quality when publised to video in Captivate 2019, Mac. I want to show a software demonstration and when I record the software demonstration within captivate the quality is accceptable. However, when I use a HD quality MP4 via insert video in a slide and then publish to video the quality is not acceptable.

 

Within Captivate the file sizes seem resonable to me but the publish to video quality drops wth an external video.

 

Option 1 - Recorded in software demo:

  • Captivate file size 40 MB
  • Publishend to Video 15 MB
  • Video image is clear

 

 

Option 2 - Insert video in slide, project rescales to desktop scale.

  • Captivate file size 57 MB
  • Publishend to Video 9 MB
  • Video image is not clear for use.

 

 

Trying to re-purpose videos that have been created already and hopefully there is a fix. If not would have to re-shoot the video demos.

 

Thanks in advance

 

Mo

 

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Lilybiri
Lilybiri
Legend
May 23, 2020

One of the first changes i do when installing Captivate is setting to 32-bit under Preferences, Recording, Video Demo.  It is also valid for FMR slides (which will be converted to MP4) in Software Sim, Demonsration mode. It is not clear to me what you used at all. I never use the Software sim, demo mode anymore, always prefer Video Demo for better quality and edit possibilities in the Editor.

You want to keep the exisiting video. Maybe try to enhance its quality in the Adobe Media Encoder which is packaged with Captivate. 

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    mojoridingAuthor
    Participant
    May 25, 2020

    Hi Lilybiri,

     

    I was trying to use existing videos and, work with them. I will change the settings and re-run & record them within captivate as a video demo, hopefully I can edit them as I wanted.

     

    Thanks, sure this route will work.

     

    Regards Mo

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