Have you received a message saying that your file is too large to upload into Canvas?

Canvas has a limit for file upload size. The limit is 5oo mg. It is always best to make sure the original video is filmed in MP4 format. This is a common file format and makes videos quite small in size.

If you are at the point where there is a problem uploading, there are a couple ways to fix this problem.

If your video is complete and you are getting the unable to upload message the best way is to
1. Upload the file to your Google Drive
2. Change the permissions on the file to "Anyone at DCDS" and
3. Then copy a sharable link into the Canvas assignment.
4. Note: for this to occur, the teacher needs to add to the assignment the ability to submit as a URL
If you are getting the message that the file is too big, you can also change the format of the file. There is a free downloadable program for both Windows and Mac users called Handbrake. The icon looks like this: Handbrake will allow you change the formatting. Please select the MP4 format as it will compress the file as small as possible and retain the quality.