The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 21, 2013

Have you ever visited the Preferences dialog box in Adobe Captivate (Windows users, Edit > Preferences ; Mac users,  Adobe Captivate > Preferences ), made several changes and later, maybe months later, needed those settings on another computer running Captivate? Export Project Preferences. Click Save.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 30, 2012

With Adobe Captivate , you can create some great system simulations. Adobe InDesign is a tool for creating those things that partner with your eLearning courses, such as resource guides or job aids.You can make them interactive for web deployment and include elements such as Flash files, videos or links. Flash Player (SWF).

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 15, 2011

As a Captivate developer, you are constantly striving to offer the nicest-looking published file, at the smallest possible size. One thing you can do to lower the size of your published video is control the quality of your slides. Captivate offers four image quality levels you can specify. Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 1, 2021

Given that development, Captivate developers began scrambling to ensure their legacy projects continued to work. One way to know if your Captivate project has Flash content is to run the HTML5 Tracker (Project > HTML5 Tracker). Would conversion of older content to video suffice? Does it look old?

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Adobe Captivate

MAY 3, 2018

Similarly, HTML5 and responsive courses created in Captivate will not auto-play. Autoplaying is not honored even after enabling the option Auto Play in Preferences > Project > Start and End. While SWF videos will continue to auto-play, HTML5 and other responsive courses will not auto-play.

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Adobe Captivate

JUNE 30, 2017

The community portal has tons of blogs and videos for a newbie to get started on Adobe Captivate. We have curated some posts and videos and arranged them progressively for you to learn Captivate. We have listed down few high-level topics that span across most of Captivate’s features. Creating a blank project.

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Adobe Captivate

AUGUST 31, 2010

One of the most important factors to think about while using Videos in learning courses is how the video will be delivered to the learner. Captivate supports the following types of Video Delivery : Progressive download, RTMP Streaming, Flash Video Streaming Service (FVSS). Video Hosting. RTMP Streaming.

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Adobe Captivate

JANUARY 29, 2019

Hello Captivate community! I’m working in Captivate 2019. I have a project that has 4 small videos embedded within. However, when viewing the course on an iPAD the videos are static black rectangles and never progress. I tried publishing as HTML5 only and also as a HTML5/SWF hybrid… nope.

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Adobe Captivate

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

I am trying to embed a MP4 video into my Captivate 2019 project. The post Connection Error Captivate 2019 MP4 Video appeared first on eLearning. It plays in preview but when I publish I get a Connection Error. I have read through many other similar issues, but haven’t been able to resolve.

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Adobe Captivate

MAY 1, 2018

Since the availability of Adobe Captivate (2017 release) Update 1, users have noticed that the autoplay play feature is no longer functioning in desktop browsers. This is actually more to do with changes in the browsers than it is with Adobe Captivate.

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Adobe Captivate

MARCH 25, 2019

As Captivate is mainly for creating eLearning type of things, the majority of the Captivate project contains heavy assets like Video, Audio, animation and what not. Also, due to, HTML5 has become the de facto standard for delivering any project output, chances are there that our project may perform slower.

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Adobe Captivate

MARCH 29, 2019

Recently I answered several questions about Audio in Captivate. Maybe they can be useful for other Captivate users, decided to write this short blog. Although personally I mostly use Adobe Audition to record and edit audio clips for Captivate, this blog will focus only on the Audio features within Captivate.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JANUARY 29, 2014

  To migrate PowerPoint presentations to Camtasia Studio projects, and then eLearning, you'll need to first install Camtasia Studio and, when prompted, install the Camtasia recording features for PowerPoint. The recording process stops and a video of the entire presentation is created.

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 30, 2013

Looking to develop interactive training and support videos, flawless screen capturing for tutorials, etc.? You can create interactive videos with clickable links, table of contents, search, embed quizzes and it supports both Flash and HTML5. And you can also add animation to callouts, images, videos, and more. Google Swiffy.

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Adobe Captivate

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Hello all, I have to finalize my demo project and publish it as a stand alone video (mp4?) I only have the HTMLS5/SWF option in the list! Are there some presets that I am not aware of to access the video publishing? and I can0t find the option in the publishing list of values? Please help!!

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mLearning Revolution

AUGUST 12, 2011

Using the Insert SWF button , you can supplement your Presenter projects with software demonstrations and interactive simulations created with Adobe Captivate 5 and 5.5. Adobe Presenter can also publish your projects directly to Adobe Connect 8, as well as to a PDF file, preserving all your animations. Send to Kindle.

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Adobe Captivate

APRIL 26, 2017

About two weeks ago Captivate 10, now labeled Captivate 2017 was released. Captivate 9 was the first release which could be used on retina screens. However to record a Video Demo or a Software simulation you did have to edit the AdobeCaptivate.ini file. Responsive projects – two work flows. While loop.

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Adobe Captivate

AUGUST 23, 2017

About two weeks ago Captivate 10, now labeled Captivate 2017 was released. Captivate 9 was the first release which could be used on retina screens. Captivate 9 was the first release which could be used on retina screens. In Captivate 2017 this is no longer necessary, thanks to the Adobe team! While loop.

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Adobe Captivate

AUGUST 16, 2010

There has been some threads in user forum about the connection error which learners get in Slide Video. Some background Info: When you insert video into Captivate as Slide Video, it by default is configured to be progressive download. Lastly you need to talk to your LMS / Server vendor regarding video hosting.

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Adobe Captivate

MAY 17, 2017

About two weeks ago Captivate 10, now labeled Captivate 2017 was released. Captivate 9 was the first release which could be used on retina screens. However to record a Video Demo or a Software simulation you did have to edit the AdobeCaptivate.ini file. Responsive projects – two work flows. While loop.

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Adobe Captivate

JUNE 14, 2010

People often ask me about Captivate file sizes and how to optimize the learner experience accessing online content. I think it helps to understand that by using preloaders (included with Adobe Captivate) you can create projects that only need to download as little as 1% of the Flash file before they begin.

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Brilliant Teams

JUNE 9, 2023

Software simulated e-learning course Converting legacy Flash CBT (SWF) to HTML5 Length of Course 26 eLearning Flash-based CBT modules About a Software Simulation E-learning Course In recent years, the popularity of e-learning courses has skyrocketed, and one of the most engaging forms of e-learning is software simulations.

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Adobe Captivate

MAY 6, 2019

Whenever a comparison of eLearning authoring tools is published, Captivate still is considered to be the best tool for creation of software tutorials. That has been indeed the primary goal when Captivate was released many years ago. Workflow 1: Passive video with Video Demo. Viewers expect short videos.

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Adobe Captivate

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Overlay slides in Interactive Video, both the content and KC slides have similare events to those in a normal project. However the events for the hotspots in a VR project or 360 image/video are more limited as are the overlay Quiz slides in a VR project. The post Importance of Captivate’s Events?

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 16, 2009

65 million (2012 projected). Audacity has its own tutorials, including video. Save to CD, swf, avi, mp3, Quicktime. Captions for videos. Captivate has CC. Method of delivery will be a hybrid podcast via the web with interaction either via email or a forum. Market research on US podcast audience. million (2007).

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Adobe Captivate

MARCH 11, 2019

Hello, I have created an interactive project in Captivate 2017 and it plays fine locally from the Index file, however when we load it onto our SalesConnect platform (which does play other html5 interactive programs) we just get a spinning icon which never fully loads. Thanks for any advice anyone can offer.

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E-learning Uncovered

AUGUST 15, 2013

Now, let’s explore the basic compression settings that come inside each of the four rapid e-learning authoring tools we use at Artisan E-Learning (Studio, Storyline, Captivate, and Lectora). From here, you can independently control the compression for audio, video, and image files. Adobe Captivate. Here are two final thoughts.

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Adobe Captivate

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

Captivate 2017 added a new workflow for developing responsive projects: Fluid Boxes. It doesn’t mean that the existing workflows to make projects accessible with all devices are no longer important. This will not result in a real ‘responsive’ project, because the layout will be the same on all screens.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

DECEMBER 18, 2012

by Kevin Siegel    I recently received an email from a new Captivate developer who had delivered an eLearning lesson to a client via email attachment. The client informed the developer that he could not open the email attachment since he didn't own Adobe Captivate.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 13, 2014

by Kevin Siegel        I received an email last week from a Captivate developer who was concerned with how long it was taking for a published lesson to begin playing for his learners. In fact, lessons created by other Captivate developers in his company downloaded faster than his. Find and open your logo.

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Adobe Captivate

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Learn about Adobe Captivate from Experts. Below are links to videos that will guide you through the extraordinary features of Adobe Captivate. Adobe Captivate 2017 – Tutorials. Adobe Captivate 8.0.1. Reset Object Position and Text in Responsive Projects. Adobe Captivate 8. Embedding Web Objects.

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Adobe Captivate

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Happy New Year 2017 to all Captivate users! Quite a while ago I wrote an article about Timeline secrets in Captivate 5: Tiny Timeline Tidbits. Since the change in the UI with Captivate 8 , the newbie User Interface minimizes the Timeline panel by default which is really a pity (personal opinion).

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Adobe Captivate

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Learn about Adobe Captivate from Experts. Below are links to videos that will guide you through the extraordinary features of Adobe Captivate. Adobe Captivate 2017 – Tutorials. Adobe Captivate 6. Apply them across projects to maintain a consistent look and feel. And as always we love to hear from you!

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CommLab India

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Then, you can develop software simulations that engage your learners with Adobe Captivate easily. This blog is a step-by-step guide for developing software simulations using Adobe Captivate. When you choose the ‘ Automatic Recording ’ option, Captivate captures screenshots automatically and presents them on different slides.

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Adobe Captivate

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

What is the 2017 release of Adobe Captivate? The 2017 release of Adobe Captivate empowers you to leap ahead with a smart eLearning design platform that does the heavy lifting of creating responsive eLearning content. Transform* legacy Adobe Captivate non-mobile courses into fully responsive mLearning content.

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Adobe Captivate

APRIL 1, 2019

I have a single slide with a multi-state object that flashes pictures every 3 seconds thru the use of Advanced Actions (Captivate 2019). It works great when published in HTML 5, but as a video, only the first picture shows, and the Advanced Action never runs. The post Project with a WHILE loop does not publish correctly as a video.

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Adobe Captivate

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Shortcut keys provide an easier and quicker way to navigate and use Adobe Captivate. It’s amazing just how much time you can save when you know the shortcut keys to use when using Captivate. Here is a full list of all the shortcut keys available for Captivate. Preview the project. Open new project.

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