Step 4: Finally resaving the document or presentation, using Save As to create a new smaller version of the file. Settings can be applied to images individually or to all images simultaneously. Step 3: Selecting the compression options. The Picture Tools/Format tab will appear in the ‘ribbon’. Step 1: Clicking on an image in the document or presentation. Images within Word and PowerPoint files can be quickly compressed which will help reduce the overall size of the document by: A target file size can be set for any video, and once compressed the video can be transferred to a computer using either the freely available Send Anywhere app or the USB cable ready for submission to Blackboard. Where video has been created using an iPad or iPhone, there is a freely available app called Video Compressor – Just set the target size!.A 5 minute MP4 video of ‘normal’ quality uses around 8.7MB file space compared with a video saved as AVI that will use 30.4MB file space. Both allow the recording, editing, converting and exporting of video files in a variety of qualities and formats including MP4.
Short extracts of video files can be produced by cutting out the unrequired sections of the recording using software that already come installed with operating systems such as Windows Movie Maker (PC) or iMovie (Mac).
It is good practice for students to understand how to manage the size of files that are produced.