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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>You are far better off providing a streaming service or getting users to use an external service for large video files and embedding from there.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>In the past when we only had the Flash player delivery of Xerte content embedding from streaming services was a bit more problematic but now with the html 5 player embed code can be added anywhere more or less regardless of the service used.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>In some circumstance uploading small videos direct to an LO might be justified but in most cases embedding from a streaming service is always advisable.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Performance impact of uploading and delivering direct obviously depends on numbers but I suspect in reality this will be most noticeable on mobile consumption via lower bandwidth connections where a streaming service is always going to povide better learner experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>HTH<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Ron<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Naveed Hashmi<br><b>Sent:</b> 25 March 2015 14:24<br><b>To:</b> Xerte discussion list<br><b>Subject:</b> [Xerte] Emedding/delivering large video files in Xerte - performance impact?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I'm a newbie to XOT ... we are planning on implementing the Xerte Online Toolkit Kits as a Univeristy wide service. One concern raised was around the possibility of uploading and delivering large video files embedded in the learning objects to many users. And the expectation that multiple users would view the video at the same time'ish. I expect there to be a performance impact due to bandwidth. What are others doing? will XOT cope? or do you provide a link to a video streaming service which stores all your video files?<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Naveed<o:p></o:p></p></div><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>and may contain confidential information. If you have received this<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. <o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>University of Nottingham.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>computer system, you are advised to perform your own checks. Email<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>permitted by UK legislation.<o:p></o:p></pre></div></body></html>