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Macromedia Captivate™ is a powerful software tool for easily creating interactive demonstrations and simulations in a variety of formats including HTML, Flash (SWF) and standalone executable projector files. Captivate automatically records all on-screen actions to instantly create software simulations, online tutorials, user support tutorials, online product demonstrations and much more. No programming or multimedia skills are required. VTC author, James Gonzalez, shows users how to get the most out of this powerful multimedia application by demonstrating the Captivate toolset, adding media and interactive elements to presentations, publishing final projects, and much much more. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the Macromedia Captivate lessons.
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Introduction to Captivate
Introduction to the Course (02:39)
What is Captivate? (05:16)
Course Overview (02:41)
Key Features of Captivate (06:52)
Typical Uses of Captivate (06:24)
Resources for Learning Captivate (06:38)
New in Captivate (04:39)
Exploring the Captivate Workspace
The Captivate Work Environment (04:21)
The Filmstrip (04:19)
Toolbars & Menus (06:40)
Recording Movies (04:39)
Editing Movies (06:18)
Movie Preferences pt. 1 (05:00)
Movie Preferences pt. 2 (06:07)
Customizing the Work Environment (04:01)
Recording Options & Tips
Planning Movies (03:10)
Recording Options pt. 1 (07:02)
Recording Options pt. 2 (04:29)
Recording Options pt. 3 (03:13)
Recording Tips pt. 1 (05:45)
Recording Tips pt. 2 (03:51)
Creating Movies
The Recording Process: A Summary (06:21)
Recording Modes (06:52)
Setting the Recording Capture Area (04:29)
Full Motion Recording (05:54)
Recording New Application Movies (03:01)
Recording Custom-Sized & Full Screen Movies (04:12)
Recording New Blank Movies (02:14)
Inserting Content into Blank Movies (02:50)
Recording New Image Movies (02:44)
Creating New Movies with Templates (05:52)
Working with the Timeline
The Captivate Timeline (04:26)
Customizing the Timeline Appearance (05:31)
Previewing Slides Using the Timeline Playhead (03:11)
Changing Slide Timing (03:12)
Changing Object Timing (05:24)
Changing Caption Speed (05:39)
Aligning Objects on the Timeline & Stage (06:16)
Importing Objects Between Movies (04:31)
Changing Object Sizes (04:07)
Duplicating & Merging Objects (04:31)
Adding Text Captions
Adding Text Captions Manually (05:12)
Adding Text Captions Automatically (05:14)
Creating Rollover Captions (07:12)
Converting Tooltips to Rollover Captions (06:10)
Editing Text Captions (04:03)
Creating Custom Text Captions (05:12)
Working with Custom Text Captions (05:37)
Importing & Exporting Captions (05:22)
Adding Audio
Recording Equipment & Tips (05:22)
Audio Recording Options (04:00)
Calibrating Microphones (02:16)
Recording Audio (05:15)
Creating Background Audio (04:30)
Using Audio with Slide Objects (05:37)
Adjusting Audio Volume (06:58)
Editing Audio (03:33)
Editing Audio Timing (05:16)
Advanced Audio Management (05:41)
Adding Multimedia
Adding Images (06:09)
Other Image Techniques (04:20)
Adding Rollover Images (06:09)
Adding Animations (06:16)
Adding Animated Text (05:28)
Adding Animation Slides (04:21)
Preparing Video for Captivate pt. 1 (04:50)
Preparing Video for Captivate pt. 2 (03:35)
AVI Video & Other Formats (04:22)
Adding Interactive Elements
Adding Highlight Boxes (05:53)
Adding Click Boxes pt. 1 (04:04)
Adding Click Boxes pt. 2 (03:54)
Adding Click Boxes pt. 3 (05:28)
Adding Text Entry Boxes pt. 1 (04:20)
Adding Text Entry Boxes pt. 2 (03:15)
Adding Buttons pt. 1 (05:36)
Adding Buttons pt. 2 (05:19)
Adding JavaScript to Boxes & Buttons (03:02)
Editing Movies
Editing Mouse Movement pt. 1 (06:30)
Editing Mouse Movement pt. 2 (05:21)
Changing Object Layer Ordering pt. 1 (01:41)
Changing Object Layer Ordering pt. 2 (02:04)
Object & Slide Timing (03:17)
Caption Mouse & Keystroke Speed (06:36)
Working with Movie Properties (04:32)
Setting Movie Preferences pt. 1 (06:20)
Setting Movie Preferences pt. 2 (03:38)
Spell Check (05:40)
Adding Interactivity
Creating Branching Movies (04:51)
Creating Question Slides (03:10)
Creating a True/False Question Slide (03:44)
Creating Fill-in the Blank Slides (05:42)
Creating Matching Question Slides (05:32)
Creating Multiple Choice Question Slides (05:00)
The Quiz Manager pt. 1 (03:32)
The Quiz Manager pt. 2 (03:39)
Linking Movies With the Menu Builder
Creating a MenuBuilder Project (06:17)
Modifying a MenuBuilder Project (05:42)
Adding Interactivity to Your Menus (06:01)
Exporting MenuBuilder Projects (06:23)
Publishing Movies
Publishing EXE Files (05:42)
Publishing Flash Files (04:20)
Publishing Movies as Handouts (04:43)
Publishing to the Web Using FTP (04:51)
Course Wrap-up
Course Wrap-up (01:08)
Credits
About the Author (01:00)

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Tutorial Information / Pricing
Title: Macromedia Captivate
Author: James Gonzalez
SKU: 33627
ISBN: 1-932808-73-6
Duration: 8.5 hrs / 105 Lessons
Compatibility: Win XP, 2000, 98, NT, Mac OS X, OS 9

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