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How Big Is To Big

by nicholasb
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I just created a product, this thing has everything, the problem is that it is 1.5gb.

Is that too big for most people to download, and I think it would take forever on a slow connection.

Is there anyway I could shrink this down, or should I just host the videos on my server and protect them with with a membership site script.

Or do you think I could break them up into smaller files and put them on a download page, so they can download it little by little.

Any advice?
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  • Profile picture of the author WebTrafficFrenzy
    Is it one large video? I would suggest breaking them into smaller sessions - that will also make the buy more enticed to buy (16 videos vs 1 video)
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  • Profile picture of the author hendricius
    Like WebTrafficFrenzy said, try breaking it into smaller parts using something like winrar and then uplad it, then download will be easier. It will also compel the user to download the video. Good Luck
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  • Profile picture of the author nicholasb
    believe me there are more than just one video. I will try winrar and see how much it shrinks, because zipping it up didn't really do much.
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    • Profile picture of the author WebTrafficFrenzy
      Originally Posted by nicholasb View Post

      believe me there are more than just one video. I will try winrar and see how much it shrinks, because zipping it up didn't really do much.
      Wasn't sure if there was one or not. Just making a point - easier (and more marketable) to have lots of small videos than one large one.

      What format do you have it it? Length?
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  • Profile picture of the author LondonPaladin
    It really depends on the program. 1.5gb isn't that big for a proper video course. If it's just slides with a voiceover it should be smaller but if it's real footage then that size is fine.

    Cutting it into smaller bits will help a lot though. Also realize that each sale = 1.5gb of bandwidth on your server.
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  • Profile picture of the author WebTrafficFrenzy
    Just making sure you don't have a 4 hour long video in 1080p for users to view online rather than download - either really. (exaggeration, but you get the point)
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