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Anonymous
April 30, 2013
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External Audio Files

  • April 30, 2013
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I recently recorded a number of wav audio files using a third party program. Since they will all be going into my Captivate 6 module, I am concerned they will substantially increase the size (memory) of the module. Is there any way to keep the audio files in a separate folder and access them externally from Captivate, thus keeping the module size smaller?

Thanks.

Darin

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Correct answer Lilybiri

Have a different opinion than Varun. Perhaps because I'm a musician, audio quality is very important. I will always import the wav file into the library, when published Captivate will compress those files into mp3-files. So the wav will never end up in the published files but you'll keep the 'raw' files together in the cptx-file. Only if you really have trouble with manipulating the CPTX would I convert the wav to mp3 myself.

Sorry, Varun, will always import Photoshop directly as well and let CP convert the layers to PNG, for the same reason: trying to keep the best quality source files.

Lilybiri

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Legend
April 30, 2013

Have a different opinion than Varun. Perhaps because I'm a musician, audio quality is very important. I will always import the wav file into the library, when published Captivate will compress those files into mp3-files. So the wav will never end up in the published files but you'll keep the 'raw' files together in the cptx-file. Only if you really have trouble with manipulating the CPTX would I convert the wav to mp3 myself.

Sorry, Varun, will always import Photoshop directly as well and let CP convert the layers to PNG, for the same reason: trying to keep the best quality source files.

Lilybiri

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Anonymous
May 1, 2013

Thanks Lilybiri. I forgot that Captivate converts audio to mp3 when published.

Darin

Lilybiri
Lilybiri
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May 1, 2013

That is why I was bit puzzled by Varun's answer... would like to know why he advices you to convert WAV to MP3 because AFAIK CP will create a WAV from your mp3 and compressing/decompressing/compressing multiple times doesn't feel like something that improves the quality. But maybe I'm just a freak

Varun Kalra
Varun Kalra
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April 30, 2013

Hi there,

Is it possible for you to convert that recorded audio(.wav) to .mp3 using Adobe Media Encoder CS 6 that comes with Captivate 6.

After converting, then import that to your Captivate 6 project.

Thanks.

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