Shrinking the file size in Captivate">Shrinking the file size in Captivate
Tom King put out some pretty helpful tips to help you shrink down Captivate files. This came up in both my sessions at MAX 2005, so it bears the reprint here, especially since Tom was citing work by Dave Mozealous:
* [Troubleshooting movie file size](http://captivatehelp.macromedia.com/robo/projects/en_rd60/Troubleshooting/Troubleshooting_movie_size.htm)
* [Recording Tricks and Tips](http://captivatehelp.macromedia.com/robo/projects/en_rd60/Creating_movies/Recording_tricks_and_tips.htm)
Tom also suggests that when conditions warrant you can take these extra steps:
* Select Movie>Preferences>Preferences and deselect 508 and Include Breeze metadata (if not publishing to Breeze).
* Select Movie>Preferences>Preferences and select ‘Advanced Movie Compression’.
* Select Movie>Preferences>Preferences and select ‘Compress compiled SWF file’.
* Select Movie>Preferences>Start and End and deselect the option for a loading screen, this should make the svelte SWF play ASAP.
Tom also notes that the most likely culprit for file bloat is audio. So to reiterate what Tom spells out on his blog, if you’re deploying for the web, go for the smallest/lowest practical audio rate you can get away with.
Hi there,
I am looking to output my files like this….
http://cbtclips.com/sharepoint3/Assets/swf/wssv3_issues/wssv3_issues.html
My demos are 1066×800 because I have a massive screen to accommodate.. How can I resize the project down to the size shown in the above link
Talk about finding me in an old post!
There’s a setting, I think in the ‘Options” menu (I think it’s under “Edit”) where you can crop and/or shrink the project to fit within your pixel constraints. It’s applied globally to the project, so once it’s done — it’s done.
My advice would be to save a backup of it first before playing with these options, as in my experience, it’s hard if not impossible entirely to undo.