Captivate

What's New in Captivate 3? (Learn More)

New features in Adobe Captivate 3 include multimode recording for software simulations; question randomizing, question pooling, and answer shuffling for quizzes; hover objects and animated slide transitions for engaging content; XML file export and import; support for Microsoft PowerPoint slide animations; new question types, including sequencing and image hot spots; multipurposing of existing quiz slides; Microsoft® Windows Vista™ and Office 2007 support; as well as a wide variety of streamlined workflows and usability enhancements, including find and replace, enhanced screen recording, a real-time recording mode for quick-and-dirty demos, audio recording with preview, improved learning management system (LMS) integration, reduced SWF file size, and branching view enhancements such as grouping and zoom.

Want more information? Detailed description of Captivate 3 features

Purpose

Adobe Captivate (formerly RoboDemo) automatically records all onscreen actions and instantly creates an interactive Flash simulation. Point and click to add text captions, narration, and e-learning interactions without any programming knowledge. Captivate will also automatically generate text captions for you. Unlike, TechSmith's Camtasia, Captivate lets your students follow your mouse movements or they can be prompted to use their mouse to perform a task.

Tour: Adobe Captivate Tour
Demo: Captivate In Action

There is no direct link to this demo created by Adobe. Please follow the link and then look for the words, "Captivate in Action." Click on the words, "View simulation example."

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Strengths

1. Captions, audio, and images
2. Flash animations and video
3. Interactions with branching and scoring
4. Highlights, hyperlinks, rollovers, and more

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Cost

Generally, the educational version of Adobe Captivate can be purchased for approximately $183.00. For the latest pricing, please visit www.shi.com. Prices may vary.

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Training and Workshop Handouts

IDDS does not currently offer training in Captivate. Please look under Web Resources for Captivate tutorials.

Web Resources

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