software
adobe captivate 4
Go beyond screen capture to author rich eLearning experiences
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 - no programming or multimedia skills required.
ideal for …
- Instructional designers and developers
- Training managers
- Educators
- Business Users
top reasons to invest in Adobe® Captivate® 4
| Rapid content development | Get started quickly with a friendly user interface, built-in tutorials, and the ability to create software training by recording any application. Add audio by converting text to speech in a few clicks. |
| Efficient collaboration | Collaborate effectively with features like templates, which enable team members to contribute content without modifying a project's design, and the new Adobe Captivate Reviewer, an Adobe AIR™ application that lets reviewers enter comments directly on your SWF files. |
| Easy SWF file creation | Keep learners engaged with smoothly integrated audio, video for Adobe Flash® Player, and rich interactivity. Adobe Captivate automatically generates a SWF file - complete with a preloader, playback controls, voice-over, and table of contents - from slide-based content, which can be e-mailed or delivered via websites, blogs, intranets, and online help systems. |
| Roundtrip PowerPoint workflow | Leverage existing Microsoft PowerPoint slides in your projects. Import slides with audio and interactivity, easily update the content, and keep your PowerPoint and Adobe Captivate files in sync with the dynamically linked import option. |
| Rich media and image support | Create engaging eLearning experiences by incorporating images, animations, audio, and video in multiple file formats. Use the built-in library to quickly access and manage project media files, drag and drop objects from the library onto slides, or import libraries from other projects. |
| Complex interactivity without programming | Increase content effectiveness by easily adding interactivity, including quizzes with scoring, branching, and different kinds of interactive elements. Enhance content with Variables, Advanced Actions, and new customizable widgets such as games, charts, and new question types. |
| Integration with eLearning applications and SCORM- and AICC-compliant Learning Management Systems | Leverage existing resources by integrating simulations with other eLearning tools. Adobe Captivate supports SCORM 2004, SCORM 1.2, and AICC, and offers one-click publishing to Adobe Acrobat® Connect™ Pro software. |
| Robust assessments | Create quizzes from a large variety of question types, and improve assessments by randomizing questions from a question pool. Shuffle answers at runtime to display multiple-choice options in a different order each time. |
| Custom controls, templates, and Skins | Develop and customize captions and playback controls to match corporate identity or an application's interface. Create eye-catching Skins with tables of contents to display any set of Adobe Captivate projects. |
| Support for multiple formats, including AVI and PDF | Author once and generate multiple file formats for easy distribution. Output to AVI for viewing on YouTube™ and a variety of mobile devices; embed Adobe Captivate movies in Adobe PDF files; and more. |
top reasons to upgrade to Adobe® Captivate® 4
| SWF commenting | Accelerate content creation cycles with real-time reviews in Adobe Captivate Reviewer. Reviewers can add comments to your SWF files while playing them without having Adobe Captivate installed, and comments will be imported to the appropriate slides in your project. |
| Professional project templates | Use enhanced project templates that make it easy for subject-matter experts to contribute instructionally sound content without compromising structure. |
| Customizable widgets | Create more compelling learning experiences by including widgets such as games and question types. Widgets can be created in Adobe Flash® Professional software, easily shared via the Adobe Exchange, and customized to meet your content needs. |
| Roundtrip PowerPoint workflow | Leverage existing Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 (PPTX format) slides in your projects. Import slides with audio and interactivity, easily update the content, and keep your PowerPoint and Adobe Captivate files in sync with the dynamically linked import option. |
| Table of Contents and Aggregator | Enable learners to easily navigate through content and track their progress with a multilevel Table of Contents. Also, use the new Aggregator to combine multiple content modules to create a complete eLearning course. |
| Text-to-speech functionality | Keep learners tuned in to your content thanks to automatic voice-over functionality that turns text to high-quality speech in a few clicks. Need to change the text? Just click once to update the audio. |
| Variables and Advanced Actions | Use Variables to personalize the learning experience by using learner-provided data, such as the learner's name, throughout a scenario. Use Advanced Actions to further configure and modify the experience by enabling conditional actions, or more than one action in an interaction. |
| Expanded output options | Embed Adobe Captivate movies in Adobe PDF files to enliven text-based instructional content, or embed your movies in Adobe Flex® content using ActionScript® 3.0 publishing. Output AVI files for streaming on the web or publishing to YouTube™. |
| Adobe Photoshop® layer support | Preserve layers in imported Adobe Photoshop (PSD) files, so you can easily edit or animate individual image areas for just the right effect. |
| Streamlined workflows and enhanced usability | Enjoy workflow and usability enhancements, including inline editing of text captions; support for panning to optimize viewing on small screens and devices; and support for right-clicking in simulations. |
frequently asked questions
- What kinds of training content can I create using Adobe Captivate 4?
- You can create most types of simulation-based or interactive learning content with Adobe Captivate 4. From software simulations and demonstrations to complex, scenario-based, soft-skills training, Adobe Captivate 4 makes it easy to generate powerful, engaging content without any programming or scripting knowledge.
- Can Adobe Captivate 4 be integrated with an Adobe Flash workflow?
- Yes, Adobe Captivate 4 is based on the Adobe Flash platform, and all learning content can be generated as SWF files. Only a standard web browser with Flash Player 7 or later is needed to view Adobe Captivate content. You can also export content directly to Adobe Flash CS3 or CS4 Professional software for advanced editing or scripting. Finally, you can import SWF, FLA, and FLV files into any Adobe Captivate 4 project to enhance the content.
- Does Adobe Captivate 4 integrate with Adobe Acrobat Connect and Adobe Presenter?
- Adobe Captivate 4 provides tight integration with Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro software, enabling authors to add a layer of interactivity to Adobe Presenter presentations and Acrobat Connect Pro online meetings to improve training effectiveness. In addition, users can deliver Adobe Captivate 4 content through standard web browsers as well as track and manage courses, learners, and scoring data by publishing Adobe Captivate 4 files directly to Adobe Connect Enterprise Server.
- What kinds of rich media can I include in my Adobe Captivate content?
- Because Adobe Captivate 4 works flexibly with existing multimedia applications, you can import content from a variety of formats, including SWF, FLA, FLV with metatags, MP3, and image file types (such as PSD, GIF, JPG, PNG, BMP, ICO, EMF, WMF, and POT).
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