User manual MACROMEDIA CAPTIVATE 2-GETTING STARTED

[. . . ] Adobe Captivate 2 ® TM Getting Started © 2006 Adobe Systems Incorporated. Getting Started with Adobe® CaptivateTM If this guide is distributed with software that includes an end user agreement, this guide, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license. Except as permitted by any such license, no part of this guide may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Please note that the content in this guide is protected under copyright law even if it is not distributed with software that includes an end user license agreement. [. . . ] About audio Adobe Captivate lets you add narration, music, step-by-step instructions, or almost any sound to your projects. You can use audio as critical direction, emphasis, or background effect. In general, sound can be as individual and flexible as any other project component. For example, you can do the following: · · · · · Add a background track that plays for the duration of the project. Add sound to a specific object, such as a caption, click box, highlight box, or button. Use all of the previous options in the same project. Adobe Captivate lets you record your own audio files (using some simple equipment) or import existing files. You can record audio files at the same time the project is recorded, or you can add an audio file later. (If you add a WAV file to a project, Adobe Captivate automatically converts the WAV file to MP3 format. ) After audio has been added to a project, you can edit the audio and adjust the timing of objects to fit the sound file precisely. Adobe Captivate also contains features that enable you to add silent periods to audio files and to normalize audio for all slides so the sound level is consistent. About editing projects 27 Tip: Adobe Captivate contains a gallery that has buttons, sounds, and animations (in SWF format) for you to use in your projects. By default, the gallery is stored in the following location when you install Adobe Captivate: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate 2\Gallery. Adding existing audio You can quickly add audio to a project if you already have audio files in WAV or MP3 format. Simply import the files and use them as opening music, background narration, instructions, or any other purposes. Note: When WAV files are imported into Adobe Captivate projects, they are automatically converted to MP3 files. In Edit view, from the Audio menu, select Import. The Import Audio dialog box appears. Tip: Adobe Captivate contains a gallery that has buttons, sounds, and animations (in SWF format) for you to use in your projects. By default, the gallery is stored in the following location when you install Adobe Captivate: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate 2\Gallery. You can add audio to a slide object by dragging and dropping an audio object onto a slide object. 3. Navigate to the audio file (WAV or MP3) you want to add to the slide, select the audio file, and click Open. 4. (Optional) If the playing time of the audio file is longer than the playing time of the slide, a dialog box appears asking you to choose an option for matching the length of the slide display to the length of the audio file. Recording audio while creating a project Adobe Captivate lets you record an audio track at the same time you record a new Adobe Captivate project. This can be a very efficient way to create a full-featured project quickly. The following procedure explains how to record audio while creating an Adobe Captivate project about an application. The procedure is similar if you create a custom size or full-screen Adobe Captivate project. To record audio and a new Adobe Captivate project at the same time: 1. On the Start page, click Record or create a new project. The New project options dialog box appears. 28 Chapter 3: Basics 5. In the Project Type pane, select Application and click OK. The Recording window appears. 7. [. . . ] Select this option to import rollover captions and rollover Select this option to import video files into Flash. Click boxes Text boxes Buttons Select this option to import buttons into Flash. Rollover Captions and Images images into Flash. Zoom Select this option to import zoom into Flash. Select this option to import any audio files in the Adobe Captivate project into Flash. Select this option to import end options, such as looping project, into Flash. The following options are in the Project elements area: Audio End options Hints Select this option to include hint boxes with instructions and the hint layer in Flash (Hints are a Flash feature, not an Adobe Captivate element that is imported into Flash. Hints are not included in the project SWF file. ) Playback Controller Select this option to import the playback controls into Flash. 4. [. . . ]