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Captivate 4 Essential Training

with Tim Plumer, Jr.

Adobe Captivate 4 is an industry leader in screen capture and development training technology. In Captivate 4 Essential Training, Tim Plumer, Jr., shows how to use this program, along with its multifaceted screen capture tools, to its fullest potential. Starting from scratch, Tim demonstrates how to create a presentation using video, text, voiceover, music, and more. He even covers how to create e-learning tests and assess the results. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:

Planning a project using storyboards Editing audio in Captivate Creating and using project templates Importing files from Photoshop, PowerPoint, and video sources Creating closed captioning Animating with the Captivate timeline Adding pop-ups, buttons, and click boxes for interactivity Publishing finished projects to various platforms

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author: Tim Plumer, Jr.
subject: Business, Elearning
software: Captivate 4
level: Beginner

duration: 7h 5m
released: Jun 16, 2009

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viewed duration

Introduction 1m 28s

Welcome 1m 1s

Using the exercise files 27s

1. Understanding Captivate 8m 11s

Introducing Captivate 1m 26s

Exploring presentations 2m 18s

Introducing simulating software 1m 21s

Understanding e-learning with quizzes 3m 6s

2. Getting Started 17m 39s

Starting Captivate 1m 43s

Exploring Captivate's interface 2m 21s

Using the storyboard 3m 14s

Using the Edit view 3m 15s

Using the Branching view 2m 19s

Setting preferences 4m 47s

3. Creating a Basic Presentation 34m 37s

Starting from scratch 3m 36s

Setting a background image 2m 50s

Adding text 5m 9s

Aligning and distributing objects 5m 22s

Adding shapes 6m 23s

Adding images 4m 15s

Duplicating images 2m 49s

Finishing and previewing your project 4m 13s

4. Using External Assets 30m 4s

Importing Photoshop files 5m 16s

Creating slideshows with images 2m 46s

Adding animations 8m 9s

Inserting video 4m 56s

Importing PowerPoint presentations 4m 19s

Taking advantage of libraries 4m 38s

5. Animating with the Timeline 32m 12s

Touring the Timeline 5m 51s

Adjusting timing 4m 43s

Adjusting timing precisely 5m 26s

Adding transitions to objects 5m 58s

Animating text 4m 15s

Zooming for emphasis 5m 59s

6. Adding Audio 34m 42s

Adding background audio 3m 12s

Adding audio to an object 3m 22s

Recording and adding voiceovers 7m 5s

Editing audio in Captivate 3m 36s

Splitting audio among slides 5m 53s

Editing audio with an external editor 1m 53s

Using the Advanced audio panel 5m 27s

Creating closed captioning 4m 14s

7. Adding Interactivity 55m 41s

Adding buttons 7m 15s

Making hotspots 4m 47s

Creating image buttons 5m 56s

Adding click boxes 3m 50s

Highlighting objects 2m 19s

Adding pop-up images 2m 20s

Adding pop-up captions 2m 51s

Adding pop-up mini-slides 5m 7s

Adding input fields 5m 49s

Creating branching presentations 8m 16s

Using best practices 7m 11s

8. Templates 34m 8s

Revisiting libraries 8m 57s

Sharing assets 5m 2s

Creating project templates 6m 43s

Using project templates 4m 48s

Creating design templates 4m 4s

Using design templates 4m 34s

9. Recording a Software Simulation 40m 39s

Introducing software simulations 2m 44s

Preparing simulations 5m 17s

Recording simulations 7m 2s

Editing simulations 6m 5s

Panning while recording 4m 56s

Converting simulations into quizzes 6m 2s

Creating simulations from scratch 4m 49s

Capturing full motion video 3m 44s

10. Quizzing 53m 51s

Creating questions 5m 25s

Editing questions 2m 40s

True or false 1m 49s

Fill in the blank 2m 16s

Short answer 1m 45s

Matching 2m 54s

Hot spot 3m 24s

Sequencing 1m 19s

Rating scale 2m 27s

Assessing software simulations 5m 58s

Creating custom short-answer questions 3m 0s

Randomizing questions 5m 7s

Managing quizzes 5m 14s

Reporting results 6m 44s

Creating assessment templates 3m 49s

11. Customizing the Project Interface 12m 59s

Introducing skins 1m 56s

Editing playback controls 5m 31s

Creating a table of contents 5m 32s

12. Publishing Your Project 38m 56s

Analyzing bandwidth 5m 22s

Securing the project 2m 23s

Spell-checking 2m 27s

Cleaning up 3m 32s

Resizing a project 3m 11s

Publishing a project 3m 29s

Publishing to Flash 5m 16s

Publishing to AVI 4m 10s

Setting up Flash player security 3m 38s

Generating SCORM-compliant output 2m 29s

Exporting to Flash FLA 2m 59s

13. Reviewing Your Project 14m 24s

Initiating a project review 4m 39s

Reviewing a project 4m 52s

Collecting reviewer comments 4m 53s

14. Variables 15m 9s

Creating a variable 3m 17s

Using a variable to hold user-input information 2m 22s

Using system variables 3m 3s

Adding cool prebuilt features 6m 27s

Conclusion 20s

Goodbye 20s

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