When you as a student have received a Media Submission and are going to upload a video in Canvas (Note that the previous link are mainly for the text editor, but the principles are the same when writing something in discussions etc), there are a number of things to keep in mind. Movies and audio are often large files, especially if they are recorded in high quality (eg 4k). There are mainly two settings that affect how large the file becomes: resolution (ie the size of the film surface) and compression (ie image quality). In most places on Canvas, your media file must be less than 500 MB in order to be uploaded. If it is larger than that, an error message will appear in Canvas.

Compress and edit videos - Mac

There are different software to use if you need to shrink a file or redo the file type. iMovie is Apple's own movie editing software and when you export your edited movie you can choose how compressed you want it (Links to an external site.). There is also a built-in feature for converting movies with QuickTime (MOV files) (Links to an external site.).

Handbrake (Links to external site) are also available for Mac, but must be downloaded via the Internet.

Note!
Tip! If you are going to upload a video from your Mac's image library, you can check the file size (number of MB) in advance.

1) Enter the video and click the Info button.

Translation:
Redigera = Edit.
Visa info om markerade bilder = Show info about selected images.

Click on the Information symbol!

Here you can see the number of MB, but also the video resolution and quality.

Translation:
Redigera = Edit.
Lägg till titel = Add title.
Ingen linsinformation = No lens information.
Bilder/s = Image/s.
Lägg till en bildtext = Add a caption.
Lägg till ett nyckelord = Add a keyword.
Lägg till ansikten = Add faces.
TIlldela en plats = Assign a place.

For swedish words translated to english, please note the translationlist.

Tip!
QUESTIONS? Contact Umeå University support. We need to know your name, what web address the canvas site has and where in the course you have problems.