#COMPRESSING A VIDEO FILE MP4#

To change the frame rate in the Camtasia Recorder, follow the steps below:

If the recorded content has limited movement, such as a PowerPoint presentation, you can decrease the frame rate. The default frame rate in Camtasia is 30 fps. Camtasia's custom production settings allow up to 1–60 fps. The frame rate determines how many frames per second (fps) are shown to the viewer. Unless you are featuring an orchestral masterpiece or recorded mono audio, compress the audio during production. It is uncommon for uncompressed audio to produce a significant audio difference for your viewers.

#COMPRESSING A VIDEO FILE MP4#

The MP4 format uses AAC audio compression which produces a good combination of audio quality and file size. Produce to the MP4 format to mitigate some file size issues associated with movement.Ĭompress the audio during production to reduce the file size.For example, avoid dragging windows on the screen or adding animations in a PowerPoint presentation. Limit unnecessary movements in a screen recording.For example, recording text-based presentation slides produces a smaller file size than recording a live video. The file size increases as more movement is included in a video. Reason 3: Amount of Movement in the Video The video dimensions are set in File > Project Settings.Reduce the screen resolution before recording.Instead, use the Smart Focus (Zoom-n-Pan) animation to scale down the video dimensions while focusing the viewer's attention on a specific portion of the screen. Limit the video size to no bigger than 1280x720 px.Try these tips below to reduce the file size based on video dimensions in pixels: Large video resolution can dramatically increase the file size. AVI, MOV, or WMV are good choices for CD or DVD delivery only. MP4 is the default output in Camtasia and is a popular format for web-based delivery. To deliver the best quality video with a small file size, produce the video as a MP4/H.264 format. There are multiple reasons for the file to effect the production size and quality of the video.

Compressing a video file