The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 8, 2015

by Kevin Siegel      If you attend our  Adobe Captivate Beginner class , you will learn how to publish projects as SWF (for desktop users) and HTML5 (for mobile users).  Currently, the most common way to publish a Captivate project is as a Flash SWF, an excellent solution because SWF files provide the best multimedia experience for your learners. While HTML5 may one day completely replace SWF, today is not that day. Adobe Captivat

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Adobe Captivate

MAY 23, 2019

The post Conversion from Flash Based Technologies with the DOD appeared first on eLearning. Adobe Captivate Discussion Project Upgrade differences html swf discussion HTML5 project upgrade SWF

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Upside Learning

JUNE 29, 2011

This has come just in time for mLearning implementers; there is a new tool out in Google Labs called Swiffy that let’s one convert flash animation (swf files) to a device independent HTML5. This also helps us poor elearning developers circumvent the continuous war between Adobe and Apple over flash technology, and allow delivery across devices/platforms. Incidentally, Adobe had worked on just such a tool called Wallaby.

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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? When I teach Adobe Captivate, I try to stress the value of creating a project template (and creating templates from scratch is a big part of my Captivate 6 Advanced class ). by Kevin Siegel.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

AUGUST 26, 2013

Adobe Captivate 6 introduced HTML5 output, allowing eLearning content to be interactive on mobile devices such as the iPhone and iPad. Choose Insert > Adobe Captivate Demo. In the Multimedia Name field, open the swf you published from Captivate. Select Use Adobe Captivate HTML5 output. Adobe''s Technical Communication Suite Help Authoring Help Systems RoboHelp Technical Communications Technology training by Willam Van Weelden.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Selecting the Enable Accessibility option ( Edit > Preferences > Publishing ) makes certain elements in Adobe Captivate projects accessible or open to accessibility technology. For example, if you select the Enable Accessibility option 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. by Kevin Siegel.

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Hurix Digital

AUGUST 19, 2019

Steps to Convert SWF to HTML5 . Thus, forcing Adobe to announce its plan to kill Flash by the end of 2020. Presently, the HTML5 vs SWF/ Flash debate has all but disappeared, with the former appearing as the clear winner. If you too intend to convert your SWF files into HTML5 and are looking for ways to do it, then look no further. Why Convert Flash/SWF to HTML5? 5 Steps to Convert SWF Files to HTML5.

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Upside Learning

MARCH 15, 2010

Adobe recently announced AIR for Mobile devices. This is an outcome of the Adobe initiated Open Screen Project , which was started a couple of years back. Here’s one of them to give you an idea of what it really means: Why is Adobe really doing this? Obviously, using Flash platform tools offered by Adobe. What’s Adobe’s contribution? The most important one is Adobe removing restrictions on SWF and FLV/F4V specifications.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 12, 2013

I'm happy to report that my newest book, "Adobe Captivate 7: The Essentials"  is now available for purchase. "Adobe Captivate 7: The Essentials" is a self-paced training manual that teaches the core Adobe Captivate skills needed to create interactive eLearning and mLearning content. Adobe''s Technical Communication Suite Captivate eLearning Kindle mLearning Mobi Technical Communications Technology training

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Hurix Digital

AUGUST 19, 2019

5 Steps to Convert SWF to HTML5 . Thus, forcing Adobe to announce its plan to kill Flash by the end of 2020. If you too intend to convert your SWF files into HTML5 and are looking for ways to do it, then look no further. This article will provide a step-by-step method to convert SWF into HTML5 and will also explain why HTML5 is such a compelling alternative to Flash (Hint: the answer lies in interoperability!). Steps to Convert SWF Files to HTML5.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JANUARY 29, 2014

by Kevin Siegel       If you have already created a presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint, it's very easy to re-purpose the presentation as eLearning content using either TechSmith Camtasia Studio or Adobe Presenter.   Adobe Presenter 9 and PowerPoint.   When working with Adobe Presenter and PowerPoint, there really isn't anything to migrate. Below are the individual tool groups you'll find on the Adobe Presenter tab.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 14, 2013

For instance, I use Adobe Captivate to create most of my eLearning content, and Adobe RoboHelp to create my Help Systems. There was rarely talk of combining the two technologies. If you have created an eLearning lesson using eLearning tools such as Adobe Captivate, TechSmith's Camtasia Studio or Articulate's Storyline, you can insert the multimedia directly into RoboHelp Help Topics. Open or create a topic and choose  Import > Adobe Captivate Demo.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

DECEMBER 1, 2012

Selecting the 508 Compliance option makes certain elements in Adobe Captivate projects accessible or open to accessibility technology. 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.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Selecting the 508 Compliance option makes certain elements in Adobe Captivate projects accessible or open to accessibility technology. 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.

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CommLab India

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Adobe Captivate has been a top choice for creating dynamic and engaging e-learning for quite some time now. With every version, Adobe makes improvements and also has some neat additions to the tool which make it easier to develop e-learning courseware. And its latest version, Adobe Captivate 9, is no different. Wondering what Adobe Captivate 9 is all about? Adobe Captivate 9 comes with a repository of characters and templates that simplify e-learning development.

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Upside Learning

APRIL 14, 2010

The war between Adobe and Apple just got hotter. Apple has revised the Developer Program License Agreement to ban the use of cross compiler tools like Unity3d, Appcelerator’s Titanium, Adobe’s Flash CS5 etc. Industry experts believe that Apple has done this solely to block the new feature of Adobe Flash that will allow the Flash developers to publish Flash files to iPhone app without any knowledge of iPhone SDK or Objective-C.

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Hurix Digital

JUNE 7, 2019

In 2017, Adobe made a formal announcement stating that from 2020 the company would no longer support Flash. Following the announcement by Adobe, major browsers including Google and Microsoft followed suit and announced that they would disable the plug-in in their browsers by early next year, thus, bringing down the curtains on Flash. Primarily, it was designed for the PC era and couldn’t withstand the advancements in new technology.

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CommLab India

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Various other authoring tools provide this facility to record simulations, but Adobe Captivate 9 is the most easy-to-use tool to create software simulations. It’s a fairly simple process to record a software simulation in Adobe Captivate. How to record a software simulation in Adobe Captivate. A time counter (3…2…1…) appears after which, whatever actions (one mouse click will be captured as one screen) you perform on the screen will be recorded by Adobe Captivate.

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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. If you would like to record the steps performed in MS Word, PowerPoint, Photoshop, MS Outlook, or any other application, you can select the ‘Application’ option in Adobe Captivate. Source: Adobe help manual). You can publish your software simulation to a swf.

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CommLab India

MAY 5, 2017

Adobe Captivate is the solution for this. Here are the steps to create software simulations with Adobe Captivate. Install the latest version of Adobe Captivate in your system and open it (the current version is Adobe Captivate 9). Once you stop the recording, Adobe Captivate will process it into individual screens where each mouse click will be one screen. You can publish the simulation to the SWF and HTML formats, together or individually.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 13, 2014

First, with a project open, display Captivate's Preferences ( Edit > Preferences  for Windows users;  Adobe Captivate > Preferences  for Macintosh users). You can use any of the following formats as a Preloader: jpeg, gif, bmp, wmf, or swf.   We offer live, online training on Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, Adobe Presenter, and TechSmith Camtasia Studio.We

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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Before using videos in your Flash project, you would need to encode them in a format compatible with Adobe Flash (FLV or MPEG-4). Adobe Flash comes bundled with a video encoder which is quite easy to use and faster enough for batch-encoding a bunch of videos. Apart from these video encoders/ converters, other video editing software from Adobe and Apple also enable to export to FLV format of the video being edited.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 30, 2010

Should be able to import external Flash SWF as well as audio and video in variety of popular formats. Please note, I haven’t considered full-fledged development tools like Adobe Flash, for which some amount of technical proficiency is required. Tags: Rapid eLearning eLearning Development eLearning Technology Frameworks Rapid Authoring Tools I came across this mind map by Cammy Bean which covers nearly all the tools available for creating/authoring eLearning content.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 3, 2010

Now-a-days with the advent of technology, one can start recording their screens for small just-in-time screencasts, without needing to download and install any software. Unlike screen capturing tools, the published output is not just a passive video, but is in a fully interactive format such as Flash SWF. Adobe Captivate is one such popular tool for developing guided or exploratory software simulations.

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Swift eLearning Services

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

In the recent times, the learning needs are changed and the technology has increased at its pace. The courses that were developed in Adobe Flash or tools whose output is in SWF are now not compatible with the modern devices. This has transformed the traditional classroom training into e-learning.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 1, 2021

Adobe threatened to sunset Flash for years but each year, the death sentence was commuted.  Adobe followed through and ended support for Flash on December 31, 2020. In early 2021, Adobe started blocking Flash content from playing through most browsers, computers, and devices. Adobe's Allen Partridge wrote an awesome article back in April 2020 titled " Migrating Legacy Flash eLearning Content to HTML5." Partridge's article

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Upside Learning

JULY 28, 2010

Adobe, recently announced moving their open-source development to Sourceforge. The new portal called Open@Adobe will hold Adobe’s open source projects in coming days. We advocate the need of openness at Adobe especially for their Flash runtimes. Adobe has some great development tools like Flash Builder, Flash CS5 which target the runtimes – Flash Player and Adobe AIR. Adobe has released SWF specifications till its version 10.

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CommLab India

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

You can use Storyline to publish technology-enabled learning content to Flash, HTML5, and Articulate Mobile Player (AMP), a native app available in both iOS and Android flavors. Adobe Captivate. Adobe Captivate is a good e-learning development software that has become synonymous with the development of web-based software training courses. You can use the software to preview how your technology-enabled learning content looks like on various devices.

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Upside Learning

APRIL 5, 2010

The considerations mentioned here would, however be applicable to any other (development technologies) eLearning player too. Choose the right technology – before you start developing an eLearning player it’s important to decide on the development tool and technology. Adobe’s Flash Professional is widely used for eLearning development but some organizations don’t allow running Flash Player or any other 3 rd party plug-ins for that matter in their web browsers.

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CommLab India

JULY 12, 2016

As technology evolves the workforce seeks more interactivity and access to learning programs on multiple devices. Two decades ago, e-learning developers used to develop courseware on the primary code base of JavaScript and action script in Adobe Flash. swf) worked well on desktops and laptops and for many years, Flash ruled the e-learning world. Technology and e-learning experts consider Flash outdated. Adobe Captivate 9.

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EI Design

AUGUST 16, 2016

Before we discuss the migration from Flash to HTML5, let us share some background information: The need and the challenge: With every passing decade, the world is getting more technology-savvy. To be able to provide the flexibility to learners to learn “on-the-go” on the device of their choice, it is imperative that you migrate the legacy/Flash/SWF courses to a platform that supports multiple devices. Identify The Need (Technology Update Vs. Complete Redesign).

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 8, 2008

Lars Hyland - Lars is Learning Good to see Learning Technologies , Mobile Learning come up for Lars. Joe Deegan - Blender - Training Solutions Freeware , ILT , SWF , ROI , Wondershare , PowerCONVERTER , Adobe Captivate , Photoshop , SharePoint ( SharePoint Examples - Joe, can you help me?) We've implemented a few features in the eLearning Learning Community. You can see the first feature by visiting the site and clicking around on terms.

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eFront

JANUARY 5, 2011

CamStudio - (Authoring Tool) CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create industry-standard AVI video files and using its built-in SWF Producer can turn those AVIs into lean, mean, bandwidth-friendly Streaming Flash videos (SWFs). News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 1/02/2011 Top 10 Open Source e-Learning Projects to Watch for 2011 2011 is the e-Learning year!

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Talented Learning

JUNE 20, 2017

The Litmos LMS is a modern, pure cloud-based LMS designed for small and medium organizations with straightforward learning management technology needs. For example, you can import digital files such as SCORM, xAPI (they still call it by the old “Tin Can” name), videos, Microsoft Word, PDFs and Adobe documents. Litmos by CallidusCloud is the fastest growing learning technology company in the world, supporting more than 4 million users in 130+ countries and 24 languages.

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CommLab India

JUNE 22, 2016

So to get a clear picture, let’s see the various formats supported by Adobe Captivate 9, Articulate Storyline, and Lectora 16. Adobe Captivate 9. Video (Ctrl+Alt+V) formats include SWF, FLV, F4V, AVI, MP4, MOV, and 3GP. SWF: (Shockwave Flash) It contains vector designs, animations, audio, and videos for web browsers using Flash player). Video (ALT+N+V Individually) formats include SWF, FLV, AVI, WMV, MOV, MPEG, DV, and 3GP.

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mLearning Trends

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Mobile learning will meld with social networking on every learner's mobile device making the two technologies a fully integrated experience; support for these two technologies will be an essential part of every mlearning vendor's core offerings. The arrival of Adobe's Flash Player v10.1 And much of the promise of Adobe’s Flasher Player v10.1 And Apple’s public feud with Adobe promoting the coming HTML5 specification over Flash on all iOS devices was much covered too.

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