Captivate flash discontinuation?

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June 21, 2019
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When does Captivate plan to discontinue the use of flash-based features/interactive elements?

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Correct answer Lilybiri

OK, so wrapper is the wrong term. But my point is that Captivate publishes the SWF file along with the HTML5, and the HTML5 references the SWF file, so rollover captions won't work on desktops & laptops if the browser blocks flash content.

Are you perhaps still publishing to SWF AND HTML? I have not published to SWF since 3 years, and no problems whatsoever.

mbmueller29

Participant

I have some older Captivate Modules that I am republishing as HTML5. They have embedded flv videos in them. Since they are being republished as HTML5 will these embeded flv play without flash in the browser. My new modules I put all videos in You Tube and embed the You Tube link into the module. I don't want to have to redo these old modules, I just want to republish them as HTML5 which I am doing without an issue, but I'm concerned about when browsers no longer play flv.

Lilybiri

Legend

Did you test? If the videos are the only feature incompatible with HTML5, and you can find an older version of the Adobe Media Encoder, you could convert them to H264.

mbmueller29

Participant

I did a little investigating and checked the published files and it looks like when I published the files to HTML5 it converted the videos automatically to MP4. I did notice media encoder popped while they were publishing.

Lilybiri

Legend

That would not be friendly for those customers who stiil have SWF based

courses and/or are forced to use old browsers, not supporting HTML5.

Paul Wilson CTDP

Community Expert

In every case where a client needs older browsers and operating systems to run their business, it's because they are holding on to old software that they should have stopped using years ago. I guess if they want to run their business with older software they can author their eLearning that way as well. As much as I had fond memories of creating eLearning using early copies of Captivate, I wouldn't want to return to Captivate 2.0

Paul Wilson, CTDP

Paul Wilson CTDP

Community Expert

The end of support is by year end of 2020, however, you will find that most browsers no longer allow the flash player to be activated by default. You can force it to work but the end-user experience isn't great at this point. I would be well into a transition plan to HTML5. You will notice that most of the new features in Captivate that have been released are only available for HTML5 publishing. I suspect by the next major release Captivate will no longer publish to SWF. That's just a guess but I feel strongly this is the case.

Paul Wilson, CTDP

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