Attention: Adobe Captivate Customers who experienced problems with File Open and/or Save Issues on March 9th, 2021

Many Adobe Captivate users reported issues in opening and saving files on March 9th and then reported the disappearance of the issue on March 10th. The issue appears to have been triggered by updates to the Microsoft Operating System. If you are still experiencing issues, please ensure you have installed the following Microsoft Windows Updates on your computer: kb5000802, kb4589212, kb4601554, kb4577586 and kb890830. We recognize that for many users this interruption may have created disruptions in your busy schedules. We hope that you will […]

9 FAQs about Video Workflows in Adobe Captivate

For the past few weeks, we have been spending some time looking at the forum questions, discussion threads, and posts to find the set of frequently asked questions related to Adobe Captivate. At the top of this list were questions related video workflows. They ranged from questions about importing videos, embedding YouTube/Vimeo videos, recording and editing video demos, and publishing courses in video format. Here are the top 9 questions with quick video responses for them. FAQ 1: How to […]

Return to the exact frame on a slide video from another slide in Adobe Captivate

You have added a slide video to your project, and at some point in the video, you wish the learners to reference information on another slide. After reading the information, you want them to return to the same frame of video from where they left. Watch this video to learn about the steps to do so:

Swapping the slide video without losing the bookmarks and overlays in Adobe Captivate

Sometimes when you have finished creating an interactive video with overlays and bookmarks, you realize that there needs to be a slight change in the video. In such a situation, if you re-import the video to the Captivate project, you might lose the Overlays and Bookmarks added to it. Let’s take a look at the steps to safely replace the existing video with the edited one.

Publish a responsive project to MP4 video

For the responsive eLearning projects created using Adobe Captivate, there’s no direct option to publish them to MP4 videos. Let’s take a look at a workaround you can use to publish them as videos.

Publish Adobe Captivate project to MP4 video

In this step-by-step video tutorial, take a look at the steps to publish your existing Adobe Captivate courses to MP4 videos.

Adding closed captions to videos in Adobe Captivate projects

One of the basic requirements to make your eLearning courses accessible is to add closed captions for the narration and videos included in the course. Here are the steps to add closed captions to videos in Adobe Captivate.

Showing the final interaction state when publishing interactive slides to video output in Adobe Captivate

If you wish to publish an interactive eLearning course to MP4 video format, you will need to make some tweaks to it, so that the final interaction state is visible. Watch this video for quick tips and tricks to do so:

Preventing slide videos from pausing in Adobe Captivate 2019

Sometimes for slide videos, you might find that the video pauses after playing for a few seconds, and you need to click the Play button on the Playbar to proceed. Watch this video to know about the possible reasons and how to fix it.

Video formats supported for importing in Adobe Captivate

In this quick video, learn about the video formats supported in Adobe Captivate.

Embedding videos hosted on YouTube/Vimeo in Adobe Captivate project

In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how to embed YouTube and Vimeo videos in Adobe Captivate projects.

Quick steps to switch from Adobe Presenter to Adobe Captivate

If you’ve been creating your eLearning courses using Adobe Presenter and want to take them to the next level with Adobe Captivate, let me show you two different ways to do so. The first way is to use the existing PPT slides you have created for Presenter courses, import them in Captivate, add interactivity on top of it, and publish. And the second way is to use the Quick Start Projects in Adobe Captivate to build the courses. Here’s a […]