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June 21, 2006
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Adjusting audio volume for all slides?

  • June 21, 2006
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I can easily do this for one slide, but when I Shift-click to select all slides, then apply Captivate's Audio / Edit Timing menu option, the dialog shows me an Adjust Volume option that adjusts the volume for all slides in the movie. But, when I adjust the volume and press OK to exit the dialog, the new volume setting is not saved with my movie. Is this a bug? Anyone?
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    Captiv8r
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    June 21, 2006
    Hi boonedogr and welcome to our community

    In the words of Yoda: Hmmm, seems a bug we have found!

    So here is how to make it stick.

    1. Click Audio > Edit timing... and you should see the "Edit Audio Timing" dialog.
    2. Click the Insert Silence toolbar button. This should produce the "Insert Silence" dialog.
    3. Change the "Insert" field so it reflects 0.001seconds of silence.
    This step is necessary to trick Captivate into accepting the audio has indeed changed. I use 0.001 seconds as it is the minimum you can insert and it should have absolutely no discernable effect on your movie.
    4. Now click the Adjust Volume button to see the "Adjust Volume" dialog where you can alter the volume level as well as boost dynamics and whatnot.
    5. Make adjustments as desired.
    6. Click OK to dismiss the Adjust Volume dialog.
    7. Click OK to dismiss the Edit Audio Timing dialog
    At this point, you should notice several progress indicators as the audio clips for all slides with audio are adjusted to reflect your new settings.

    *NOTE: This will have no effect on Background Audio or Object Level Audio. Those clips will need to be adjusted manually as a separate process.

    Hope this helps a bit... Rick
    June 22, 2006
    Thanks Rick, worked great. Onward.
    June 22, 2006
    Very timely message...I was wondering the same thing.

    One more question about this though...

    I have a presentation where I recorded my voice-overs in different sessions within Captivate. I do not own other voice-over software...

    The volume is slightly different for each set of slides I recorded together. Will this make the volume even across all the slides or will the softer slides be easier to hear and the louder slides will be even louder?

    If it's the second scenario, what's the best way to even out the volume among all the slides?

    Thanks!