Adobe Captivate 3 Question: How do You Edit Full Motion Recordings?
How on earth do I edit my full motion recordings? I have segments that I
want to get rid of or tidy up, or even add Captions to. However this is very
difficult to do.
I have found that you can add items in the time line,
however positioning these items is a mission.
want to get rid of or tidy up, or even add Captions to. However this is very
difficult to do.
I have found that you can add items in the time line,
however positioning these items is a mission.
For example, if you drag the playhead to the position you want, you can see
the slide in the full motion recording, only problem is the minute you let go of
the play head, you lose the image and it reverts to the first, hence my
frustration.
the slide in the full motion recording, only problem is the minute you let go of
the play head, you lose the image and it reverts to the first, hence my
frustration.
Answer
To edit your FMRs, you can use Adobe's free FMR editor.
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Adobe Captivate 3 Question: Where Did You Get That Blue
Arrow?
I noticed a sample project you created that
included a cool animated blue pointer–how did you achieve that please? I am
suspecting it might be a Flash image you imported.
included a cool animated blue pointer–how did you achieve that please? I am
suspecting it might be a Flash image you imported.
Answer
You are correct… it's a simple SWF animation that comes free with Adobe
Captivate. You can insert it, and many others, by choosing Insert >
Animation and navigating to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate
3\Gallery\SWF Animation.
Captivate. You can insert it, and many others, by choosing Insert >
Animation and navigating to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate
3\Gallery\SWF Animation.
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Adobe Captivate Question: Can I Slow Down Imported
PowerPoint Slides?
PowerPoint Slides?
I'm a Web programmer by trade and have taken up a Captivate
project on the side. It's primarily converting a PowerPoint presentation into
Captivate, with some fancy stuff done later.
project on the side. It's primarily converting a PowerPoint presentation into
Captivate, with some fancy stuff done later.
I found out that, by default, the resulting Captivate project
just wants to tear through all of the slides without pausing, as PowerPoint
does. I have figured out how to create a button that will pause until it's
pressed. It seems that there should be a way to stop a slide when it's complete
and not go to the next slide until the user clicks. Is that too much to
ask?
just wants to tear through all of the slides without pausing, as PowerPoint
does. I have figured out how to create a button that will pause until it's
pressed. It seems that there should be a way to stop a slide when it's complete
and not go to the next slide until the user clicks. Is that too much to
ask?
Answer:
You can add click boxes to the slides (basically invisible
buttons) that will accomplish what you want. The next time you import PowerPoint
presentations in the future, you can select Background and set the advance to
Manual. The result is that click boxes would have been added to each slide
during the import process.
buttons) that will accomplish what you want. The next time you import PowerPoint
presentations in the future, you can select Background and set the advance to
Manual. The result is that click boxes would have been added to each slide
during the import process.
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Adobe RoboHelp 7 Question: Any Drawbacks to
FlashHelp?
FlashHelp?
We looked at a sample of FlashHelp. I have never known anyone who uses
FlashHelp. Is it popular? Are there pluses and minuses?
FlashHelp. Is it popular? Are there pluses and minuses?
Answer:
FlashHelp is a wonderful single source layout that I think looks better
than WebHelp. However, there are two drawbacks:
than WebHelp. However, there are two drawbacks:
- Customizing is problematic because there is no Skin Editor like you have in
WebHelp (you'll need to use Flash and the Flash Developer Kit that comes with
RoboHelp to customize the Flash skins) - If your customers do not have the free Flash Player (always a possibility
unless your Help System is posted on an intranet), your topics will simply not
appear. Ouch!