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info877
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March 29, 2016
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How to prevent stop video acquisition on software simulation mode

  • March 29, 2016
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Hi all,

i'm recording a video of my software, a non-interactive tutorial ( software simulation mode and Recording mode: demonstration).

My software has a debug window showing values that change frequently.

In my video i would like to record this debug window and do some action on it ( this window has a toolbar ).

Captivate correctly register the mouse pointer but when i , ex. click on a toolbar button, Captivate adds a text caption (correctly) but the video stops ( the values on my watch freeze).

How can i prevent this behaviour?

thank you in advance

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    Correct answer Lilybiri

    You can perfectly add static images in a video demo as well. Have a look at this (old) example which was made using only the video demo:

    Simple versus Standard Advanced Action in Adobe Captivate - YouTube

    I will often replace the 'old' FMR slides, which are not always displaying well in HTML output by CPVC slides (short video slides). I stop the software recording, in the cptx project choose the Big Button 'Slides' to insert a Video Demo slide, the recorder will open and I record the CPVC slide. When finished, you can insert with the same button Software Simulation slides etc. Advantage: you can open the dedicated Video Demo Editor from each CPVC slide. Panning/zooming have a much better quality than you can realize with the software sim work flow.

    3 replies

    info877
    info877Author
    Participant
    April 1, 2016

    it works perfectly!

    Thank you all

    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
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    March 29, 2016

    Totally agree with Rod: use a cpvc (Video Demo) file instead of capturing as Demo in a cptx-file. Only drawback; file size could be larger. You can also choose to make combinations: inserting a recorded cpvc project as a slide in a cptx-project (which you created using your present work flow).

    info877
    info877Author
    Participant
    March 29, 2016

    But if i use cpvc (Video Demo) i can not use text captions.

     

    I would like to have my software running continuously while inserting step by step instructions ( textbox etc.).

    Example.

    - I put variable N in my watch ( textbox N variable is now watched )

    - I select N variable in the watch window ( textbox N variable is selected ) but when textbox appears N values stop

    - I put variable Z while N is watch ( textbox N variable is now watched ) but when textbox appears N values stop

    What should i do int the above cases combining cptx-project with cpvc ?

    thank

    RodWard
    Community Expert
    RodWardCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 29, 2016

    You do the Video Demo capture then add your text captions AFTERWARD.

    RodWard
    Community Expert
    RodWardCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 29, 2016

    Capture it as a Video Demo instead.

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