Inserted video quality issues

I created a video in Camtasia and produced a MP4 which I am trying to insert in Captivate. When inserted the video size is large. When rescaled the quality is poor. How do I fix? I tried producing different sizes in Camtasia to get a smaller video but still huge when inserted in Captivate

Did you remove the large video from the library or have a different file name?
I found the same happened, if you simply reimport the video and it is the same file name it takes it form the library, go to the library, select the file, right click and update.

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