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Inspiring
November 20, 2017
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Captivate 10: Effect file not valid??

  • November 20, 2017
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I´m using Captivate 10 and tried to add an flicker effect to an object, but everytime I get the "Effect file is not vailid" message! What´s wrong?

  • Captivate 10.0.0.192
  • Windows 7
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Lilybiri
Legend
November 20, 2017

Do you see a Preview in the Effects part of the Timing Properties panel when you hover over that effect with an object selected? Flicker is an effect that is supported also for HTML5 output, including responsive projects. Is this happening only in one project or can you repro in a new project? No problems with the other effects of the Emphasis category?

I checked the date of the XML file for this effect, is 6/4/2017. Can you check in the Gallery\Effects\Emphasis?

This is the XML-file, which is functional for me:

<Motion duration="30" xmlns="fl.motion.*" xmlns:geom="flash.geom.*" xmlns:filters="flash.filters.*">

<source>

<Source frameRate="30" x="155.95" y="133" scaleX="1" scaleY="1" rotation="0" elementType="movie clip" symbolName="Text caption">

<dimensions>

<geom:Rectangle left="-87.95" top="-32" width="175.95" height="64"/>

</dimensions>

<transformationPoint>

<geom:Point x="0.49985791418016484" y="0.5"/>

</transformationPoint>

</Source>

</source>

<Keyframe index="0" tweenSnap="true" tweenSync="true">

<tweens>

<SimpleEase ease="0"/>

</tweens>

</Keyframe>

<Keyframe index="14" tweenSnap="true" tweenSync="true">

<color>

<Color alphaMultiplier="0"/>

</color>

<tweens>

<SimpleEase ease="0"/>

</tweens>

</Keyframe>

<Keyframe index="29" tweenSnap="true" tweenSync="true">

<color>

<Color/>

</color>

<tweens>

<SimpleEase ease="0"/>

</tweens>

</Keyframe>

</Motion>

Inspiring
November 20, 2017

No, I do not see a preview. Although it´s not only with the flicker effect, the "effect not vaild"-message appears instantly whn I´ve selected an object on stage and hover over the Timing panel. This happens with old projects as well as with new projects, with copied/pasted objects as well as with new objects, with any objects niot matter which.

If I copy and paste an object with flicker effect from a captivate9 file, the timing panel shows no effects as all (all greyed out) but a custom effect "Flicker[with a quite long number]". This is shown in preview and timeline.

The date for my effects xml-files is the same as yours ...

Lilybiri
Legend
November 20, 2017

Is Captivate installed on your system, not on a networked or external dirive? Do the paths in Preferences, Genearl Settings point to folders on your system as well? You talk about CP9, when you installed CP2017 did you clear the Preferences and delate the Layouts folders?

It looks like a corruption, try to clean the Preferences. You need Administrator rights. Lookin the subfolder 'utils' under the installation folder and run the file appropriate for your OS.