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Adjust Video Recording Settings

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To reduce video file sizes, adjust your device’s recording settings before recording. Lower resolutions and frame rates generally produce smaller files. These changes apply to new recordings, not videos you have already recorded.

iOS Recording Settings

  1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap the Camera option.
  3. Tap Record Video.

  4. Choose a lower resolution and frame rate, such as 1080p HD instead at 30 fps instead of 4K or 60 fps.

    Additional details and recording settings by version:  Apple | Change video recording settings on iPhone

Android Recording Settings

  1. Open the Camera app and switch to Video mode.
  2. Tap the resolution indicator in the top left to display additional recording settings.
  3. Choose a lower resolution such as 1080p (Full HD) instead of 4K, or 720p (HD) if available.
  4. Choose a lower frame rate such as 30 fps instead of 60 fps.

  5. Tap the three dots for additional video settings. Toggle the Store videos efficiently option on to record in the H.265/HEVC format for a smaller file size.

Alternatives to Uploading Videos to Brightspace

Sharing through OneDrive

Through Microsoft Office 365, students have access to OneDrive storage associated with their AU accounts. Students can upload video recordings to their personal OneDrive and share the videos directly with instructors.

  1. Access Microsoft Office 365 OneDrive from your Okta dashboard.
  2. Drag the video recording file into the OneDrive browser window or click the Create or upload button.
  3. Select the video file and choose Share from the top menu bar.
  4. Click the settings gear for more sharing settings.
  5. Select People you choose under “The link works for” and click Apply.
  6. Enter the email address of the sharing recipient.
  7. Click Send to send an email with an access link to that person.

YouTube

Upload a Video to YouTube as Unlisted

  1. Sign in or create a YouTube account.
  2. Go to your My Channel page.
  3. If you need to upload a video, click Create a video or post (camcorder) in the upper right banner, then upload video.
  4. Change the setting to upload the video as an unlisted video and select the video from your desktop which you’d like to make an unlisted video. Click Done to confirm. Copy the link and include it when you submit your poster.
     

Editing a Video You’ve Already Uploaded

  1. Go to the Video Manager and click on the video.
  2. Go to Edit. Under "Basic Information", there are options to mark the video as “unlisted,” “public,” or “private.” Select unlisted.
  3. Click the Save Changes button.
  4. Copy the “Video URL” found to the right of the video in Video Manager (under “video information”), and include this when you submit your poster.