What's new In Captivate 4?

rapid eLearning,authoring,scripting-free elearning development Adobe® Captivate® 4 software is packed with new features that help you work faster, collaborate more effectively, and create more realistic and engaging eLearning content with advanced interactivity, software and scenario simulations, quizzes, tables of contents, widgets, and more—all without programming or multimedia skills. Here are the top new features of Adobe Captivate 4 addressing the release goals mentioned above: Productivity, Richness, and Robustness Round-trip PowerPoint workflow Leverage existing Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2007 (PPTX format) slides in […]

Zen of Captivate 4

Adobe captivate,rapid eLearning,ID,SME Delivering productivity through rapid authoring of complete, complex and rich content Organizations are increasingly looking at rapid development methodologies which can deliver quality eLearning content in days/weeks instead of months, at a fraction of the cost. Adobe® Captivate® 4 is designed to allow organizations to dramatically increase the percentage of courses that can be developed using rapid methodologies. Rapid authoring is taken beyond application simulation and screen capture to allow for the creation of complete end-to-end coursework […]

Captivate wins Best of eLearning!

Adobe Captivate,Best of eLearning Award OK, I did not stage this! When I made the post yesterday about the finalists, I had no idea that the awards were going to be announced the next day. Adobe Captivate 3 has won the Best of eLearning! 2008 award for ‘Best Simulation Tool’. Also, Adobe’s Acrobat Connect Pro won the ‘Best Virtual Classroom’ award. The combination should help streamline your eLearning course delivery. When the latest version of Connect Pro was released, we […]

eLearning Authoring Workflow: Rapid vs. Traditional

Rapid eLearning,Traditional eLearning,Adobe Captivate,Adobe Presenter,Flash Professional eLearning can be classified into Rapid and Traditional eLearning. The two are distinguished by multiple facets including- the intended objective, turnaround time and shelf-life. This, to a great extent determines the time and effort an author will spend on creating this content. Rapid eLearning methodologies are best employed for projects that contain frequently updated, time-sensitive content. While the turnaround time for Rapid eLearning projects are a couple of weeks, traditional eLearning projects can take […]

Some good tutorials on Adobe Captivate 3

Adobe Captivate,Rapid eLearning,eLearning authoring tool While we have a list of very competent partners and vendors who provide Captivate training, one request I get is for some tutorials right from Adobe. I came across some of this Adobe Captivate 3 tutorial content hidden deep in our website. I hope you find this useful. Recording and publishing software simulations Editing Adobe Captivate projects Creating interactive training scenarios Creating quizzes with Adobe Captivate Adding audio to Adobe Captivate projects Adding Flash video […]