Specifications

5
USING CAPTIVATE
Getting Started
Last updated 9/28/2011
Rich animation effects
Create rich object animations within Adobe Captivate 5, by combining predefined effects such as straight-line motion,
rotation, and glow. For added impact, seamlessly import custom animation effects from Adobe Flash® Professional.
Multi-video support and synchronization
Include videos in your content without having to use another application. Import videos in a wide variety of popular
formats (AVI, MOV, FLV, MPEG) and synchronize video with a project, slide, or a set of slides.
In-context learner collaboration using Twitter
Use the Twitter widget to create courses that let learners collaborate with each other as well as with the author using
their Twitter account. The learners can ask questions, get answers, and access preexisting discussions.
Collaboration and review using Acrobat.com
Enable multiple authors to work simultaneously on a project by hosting and sharing projects on Acrobat.com. Also,
host projects on Acrobat.com for shared reviews to enable authors obtain collective review comments from reviewers.
Tracking and reporting without an LMS
Meet basic evaluation needs at no extra cost by tracking and reporting key performance metrics, such as average score
and pass or fail, without having to invest in a Learning Management System.
Expanded asset library
Get a larger set of prebuilt widgets, playbars, skins, stock animations, images, text captions, and buttons with superior
aesthetics and usability.
Adobe Photoshop round-tripping
Instantly update Adobe Photoshop files imported in Adobe Captivate projects. Adobe Photoshop can be invoked from
within Adobe Captivate. If source files are directly updated in Adobe Photoshop, synchronize the linked file in Adobe
Captivate with its source using a single click.
Flash round-tripping
Instantly update Flash applications used in Adobe Captivate projects. Flash can be invoked from within Adobe
Captivate. Synchronize the files in Adobe Captivate and Flash with a single click.
Record applications from Flash
Record applications from within Flash without having to switch to the Adobe Captivate interface.
Adobe Soundbooth round-tripping
Edit audio files in Adobe Captivate projects by invoking Adobe Soundbooth from within Adobe Captivate.