NotificationThe sample BasicBlueTemplate is available here. You are free to use it for any purpose, modify it, etc. Creating the most effective Captivate eLearning module can present a significant challenge. In addition to defining the learning challenge and building the interactions, you’ve got to figure out what the core aesthetic will be. Whether you’re trying to create the perfect branding solution for your institution or just trying to customize the look and feel of this new module, it can be […]
SUMMARY: Issue: Adobe Captivate projects with Animated Text fail to display in browsers using the most recent version of Flash (10.1.102.64) Resolution: An authoring fix for Captivate 5 was created immediately and remains available today. The next version of Flash (expected early 2011) will play Captivate text animations correctly, with or without the authoring fix. Now users may also download a complete patch containing all fixes to date, or wait for the Automatic Update – expected in the next week […]
The Find and Replace palette can be invoked by using the shortcut “Ctrl + F” or it can be selected from the Edit Menu and choosing “Find and Replace” option. Legacy users may find that, in Captivate 4 from being a dialog, it is a palette in Captivate 5 which can be docked in any of the panels or left floating anywhere on your screen. The find and replace feature is highly effective in global text changes in your project […]
eSeminar LINK: http://bit.ly/aCHm2e Part four of the popular series Making effective eLearning Modules with Adobe Captivate focused on the Multimedia Principle within Clark & Mayer’s Cognitive Theory of Multimedia eLearning. We had a huge crowd gather for the session which focused on rationale behind the multimedia principle and introduced some examples of use of the multimedia principle in Adobe Captivate Projects. As has become my habit I’m posting a link to the PDF of the presentation with the notes included […]
Ok some good news!!! the hot fix is ready. Here are the steps for using the hot fix: On Windows: 1. Close Adobe Captivate 5.0 if already running. 2. Go to the captivate installation folder. 3. Find the file CPAnimationUtils.dll and rename it to CPAnimationUtils_old.dll. 4. Download the CPAnimationUtils.zip from here and extract the CPAnimationUtils.dll. 5. Place the extracted CPAnimationUtils.dll in the captivate installation folder. 6. Launch Adobe Captivate 5.0 now. 7. Open the projects which have text animations in […]
I happened upon a wonderful interview of Clark Quinn on Cammy Bean’s Blog / Kineo Audio Series today. Between the interview, Cammy’s summary and the Resources referenced it is an absolute goldmine for ID’s and eLearning authors. Clark Quinn with a quick comment on the importance of emotional appeal for learners in eLearning content development at the 2010 eLearning Guild Learning Solutions Conference. What is particularly wonderful about the interview / information is that Quinn goes beyond the theoretical concepts […]
Sometimes Captivate fails to open a project file (.cptx). There could be multiple reasons for such an issue. One such reason could be attributed to some corrupt data structure owing to loss of data. To prevent loss of data, enable project backup in Captivate through Preferences (Edit (on Windows)/Adobe Captivate (on Mac) > Preferences > Global > General Settings > Generate Project Backup). This will create a .bak file for your project (from second save onwards), which will contain the previously saved […]
Before I tell you about the exciting eSeminar we had this week watch the video below. With nearly four million views on YouTube you may already have seen it. It’s a great introduction to the topic at hand. Which was essentially; why are students finding, using and innovating via products like Adobe Captivate 5. The video above was created by students from the Kansas State University as a project for Dr. Michael Wesch’s Basic Anthropology course. In this amazing effort […]
In Adobe Captivate 5 master slide is a feature which allows author to share their common content and reuse across slides. The limitations with master slides (m/s) are that you cannot edit the m/s objects on slides. They can be edited only on master slides and any editing done will be reflected on all linked slides. But we assume authors want to create a slide from master slide and want to edit them also on respective slides. What do you do […]
Project cache in Adobe Captivate 5 helps you save and open projects faster. When you create a project in Adobe Captivate 5, a corresponding project cache folder is automatically created. This folder is saved in the project cache root folder specified in the project Preferences. For more information on project cache in Adobe Captivate 5, see https://elearning.adobe.com/2010/07/cp5_project_cache_behind_the_s.html. Over time, these cache folders may use up your system resources and you may want to delete the folders to optimize the resources. […]
The requirements of eLearning projects are always changing. Consider this – You have a captivate project of say 100 slides and suddenly hears from your client that their background color needs to be changed, few slides should have a company logo. You could have changed project background color and added the logo on first slide and made it visible for “rest of the project” – but what if slides being changed are not continuous. What do you do now. Go on […]
Install this patch to fix the issues that occur while upgrading earlier versions of Adobe Captivate projects to Adobe Captivate 5. Installation Steps: Windows: Take a backup of the file VeelaUpgrader.dll. Download the Zip File. Unzip the contents, rename AdobePatchInstaller.abc to AdobePatchInstaller.exe Double click set-up file. The patch gets installed, replacing the old VeelaUpgrader.dll file with the new one. Mac: Take a backup of the VeelaUpgrader framework file. Download the attached file. Rename the Adobecaptivate-5.0-core-Update.zip to Adobecaptivate-5.0-core-Update.dmg Mount the dmg […]
