The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Arguably, the most common way to publish a Camtasia project is as a Flash SWF. This is an excellent solution because SWF files can be used by the vast majority of the world's personal computers, browsers and operating systems.   But SWFs have a problem.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 14, 2013

Choose Project > Skin Editor and edit the lesson's playbar so that it doesn't contain features that might cause problems within a Help Topic. If the learner is going to use a standard Windows PC or Macintosh computer, SWF output is fine. When publishing, take the learner's device into consideration.

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Hurix Digital

AUGUST 7, 2019

Flash (SWF files) created a revolution when it was first introduced in the use of graphics and interactive elements; however, it suffered a setback thanks to current trends in eLearning systems and gradually lost relevance. Do they have efficient customer support, or will you be left to your own devices should a problem arise?

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Adobe Captivate

JANUARY 13, 2019

I have a project that I was publishing in both html and swf. that has caused problems. it works just fine in preview and swf. However, the client had issues with flash running properly and wants it in only html. One slide i have looks like this: It is a drag and drop with multiple answers available.

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Adobe Captivate

MARCH 5, 2019

Could this be the problem? The post Problem publishing tutorial output to my computer appeared first on eLearning. I don’t know if it is relevant but it appears that “/assets” is automatically added to the title when publishing. See the three screensho ts attached. Thanks in advance.

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Adobe Captivate

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Hello, we are having problems lately when publishing a project in HTML5. The post Problems when publishing a project in HTML5 appeared first on eLearning. We click on “Publish to computer”, click on “HTML5”, fill everything, click on “Publish” but it doesn´t create the zipped file. available).

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Adobe Captivate

DECEMBER 20, 2018

I am not able to publish one of my projects to computer (SWF/HTML5) though I have had no trouble publishing other similar projects which also have the same selections in publish settings or preferences under Edit and Quiz. I was able to publish this project in SWF only. but still cannot resolve the problem.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

DECEMBER 1, 2012

For example, if you select the 508 Compliance and you have filled in the project name and project description text boxes in Project preferences, a screen reader will read the name and description when the Adobe Captivate SWF file is played. Tips for Creating 508-compliant Adobe Captivate SWF Files. Slide accessibility text.

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Adobe Captivate

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

I have published as both an SWF and an HTML5 and have had no problems playing it as a flash file but of course that create the Youtube issue. I am publishing to HTML5 and uploading to my LMS server. Unfortunately when I try to launch the course, I get the 404 error – file or directory not found. Has anyone seen this issue?

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Adobe Captivate

MARCH 31, 2017

Current solution: This seems to be associated with publishing as a swf – either in combination (swf/html5) or swf only. Current solution: This seems to be associated with publishing as a swf – either in combination (swf/html5) or swf only. We’re now only publishing as html5.

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Adobe Captivate

JUNE 5, 2019

Has anyone had a problem loading a Scorm file to a LMS? Publishing to SWF/HTML states publish was successful. Out of 20 files, 1 just won’t load. Have tried renaming, checked all screens for hang-ups. Thanks for your help, Angelica. The post Error Uploading Scorm file to LMS appeared first on eLearning.

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E-Learning Provocateur

APRIL 12, 2011

Besides, if you are relying on bells and whistles to engage your audience, there are deeper problems you need to address. Given the iPhone can’t play swf files, I have to make sure I either don’t use them or I use an alternative format – potentially HTML5. That means I need to account for Flash compatibility.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

For example, if you select the 508 Compliance and you have filled in the project name and project description text boxes in Project preferences, a screen reader will read the name and description when the Adobe Captivate SWF file is played. Tips for Creating 508-compliant Adobe Captivate SWF Files. Slide accessibility text.

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Adobe Captivate

MAY 23, 2019

I have tricked every “trick” or workaround that I have come across, but when I try to use Web Object to embed a YouTube video, I keep receiving the message (when I preview) “Swf compilation failed. Do not know what to do here…I do not yet know enough about variables to know how to even approach the problem.

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LearnUpon

JANUARY 23, 2018

What will you have to do to avoid problems in the future? Flash is the most popular output type, so it’s likely that your courses are SWF Flash-based. SWF courses do not work on certain devices; Apple devices. Don’t create any more course content that is Flash SWF based. What does this change mean?

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Adobe Captivate

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The problem with sending students outside of the training space to engage with eLearning content is that the student leaves the virtual classroom. First, create the eLearning content in Adobe Captivate, and then publish as an SWF. Click the Browse My Computer button and upload the SWF you published with Captivate.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 19, 2021

Larger files on their own may be no problem, but when multiplied by the size of the audience, it can cause bandwidth problems that affect internet service providers and users. FLV, F4V, and SWF are flash video formats designed for Flash Player, but they’re commonly used to stream video on YouTube. Containers (file extensions).

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 6, 2011

My first thought about Swiffy was that it would solve a LOT of the problems I hear with SWF content not playing on Apple devices like the iPad. I tried Swiffy on some of my Captivate-published SWFs and I'm sorry to report that none of them converted using the Swiffy beta.

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Kitaboo

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

You can create a storyboard of your courses and even add branching scenarios allowing your learners to explore various options to a problem and then course correct towards the right solution. swf) to digital MP4, which you can then upload on websites or play with media players.

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eLearning Brothers

JULY 13, 2017

This only publishes in SWF format so it may not be the most useful in an age when HTML5 is quickly gaining popularity over Flash. The problem with this is that it’s very hard to maintain a table of contents and each course has it’s own SCORM data. This is done using the Project End Options in the Preferences. See image below).

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OpenSesame

AUGUST 13, 2012

For novices, it can be difficult to get started when the response to a simple question is laden with what sounds like absolute gibberish: “No problem! All we have to do is to convert all the media to.flv so it can be embedded in the SWF, then publish the SCORM package to the LMS.”. Here are the essentials.

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Adobe Captivate

JANUARY 16, 2019

When i delete the.pdf,swf data from the zip, nothing will start. Right now my only concern is to somehow get it to work and I’m not sure if the problem is on the captivate side or the moodle side. So far the only option I found to use captivate on moodle together with LMS is ths learning package.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JANUARY 29, 2014

However, if there's a major problem with the video (perhaps you forgot to click something during the recording process), you'll pretty much need to remove the existing video from the Camtasia Timeline and re-record. While you can also publish SWFs using Camtasia, you cannot produce a PDF.).

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Adobe Captivate

MAY 9, 2018

I logged this feature requests several times, even when only publishing to SWF existed. You can use my texts, no problem. The workflow described in that blog post would takes less time if these feature requests were fulfilled: Being able to use one of the slides as Poster image. Please, take a minute to launch this requests.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 5, 2009

Personally, I find this works well for me since I have slight color distinction problems, which many men have. I’ve been using it for a few years now and have never had any problems with it. For rapid elearning converting to the SWF and FLV Flash formats are important and Format Factory supports this. SWF Player.

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OpenSesame

AUGUST 13, 2012

For novices, it can be difficult to get started when the response to a simple question is laden with what sounds like absolute gibberish: “No problem! All we have to do is to convert all the media to.flv so it can be embedded in the SWF, then publish the SCORM package to the LMS.”. Here are the essentials.

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Adobe Captivate

MARCH 29, 2019

For long clips (to be avoided, better split up on more slides) that can take a while and could even lead to synchronizing problems. In the past (SWF output) I sometimes used Project audio, which was distributed over all the slides, using the Audtion roundtripping.

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CommLab India

MAY 2, 2017

Flash objects and interactivities in the SWF format can be inserted. You can render double-byte character sets (DBCS), used in languages such as Chinese, Japanese and Korean, without any problems. You can edit videos easily. You can also include Captivate movies and Camtasia screencasts. Learning interactions, compatible with Sec.

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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

AUGUST 16, 2010

I got a chance to closely analyze many of these specific issues and in all the cases it turned out to be server configuration problems. The URL will be [link] This way you can test whether the server can serve FLV files at least outside captivate SWF. You can verify whether your server setting is OK by using any FLV player like this.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 7, 2009

Dan Roam talks about this in his book The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures. LectureScribe outputs to Flash (SWF) so that means you can easily add it to a web site or insert it into your own elearning course. He shares his ideas on how to tell your story visually. This lets you see it in action.

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CommLab India

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

How do you overcome these problems and train your staff effectively so that they become ready to use the tool? You can either publish to the SWF and HTML formats together, or publish them individually. Doing so with classroom trainings can lead to logistical and financial nightmares.

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Adobe Captivate

MAY 16, 2019

As I explained in the mentioned blog post, the term ‘Learning Interactions’ was introduced to distinguish the widgets compatible with HTML5 output from the older ‘widgets’ which were created for SWF output. Audio Problem. Terminology can be confusing. Static and Interactive.

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CommLab India

APRIL 20, 2017

Add SWF files, Captivate movies, and Camtasia screencasts to your course. Player font size can be increased by up to 200% to help learners who have ocular problems. You can record and import videos and determine when they should be played. Embed web applications, gamified elements, and reference materials.

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Academy of Mine

JULY 2, 2023

The problem is that a lot of compliance programs aren’t executed well — only 44% employees feel well-equipped to protect themselves and their company after completing a compliance training program. To deliver more effective compliance training, it helps to have a great compliance training platform.

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Adobe Captivate

MAY 6, 2019

At this moment the biggest problem with software simulations are the slides which cannot be interactive because they show mouse movements/scrolling/dragging. Those are SWF-based but will be converted to MP4 when publishing to HTML5. They still didn’t like the real exams of course.

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Adobe Captivate

APRIL 17, 2019

Second thing: Chrome and Preview worked 100% correctly 2 weeks ago, it’s only been in the last week or so that the problem described below has started. The Problem: I can no longer preview my project in Google Chrome (or any other browser), unless I fully publish and launch the index file.

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