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December 1, 2018
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Video Demo - Crashes Captivate

  • December 1, 2018
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Having the same issue addressed here:

https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2511645 when I launch the software and

choose Video Demo the software crashes instantly.

 

Have deleted my preferences, run as administrator, no difference program

cannot be used (or purchased) as a result.

 

Sincerely,

 

Jay Lepore

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Correct answer Lilybiri

Thanks for the suggestion. We tried this with the Adobe technician yesterday. Still no luck.

The technicians I've had working on my PC have been great. However, I'm at a loss for words when it comes to the way the communication works in the support. An agent tells me they're going to look into my case, and they disappear for hours. The next agent tells me a different team is handling my case. That team seems to have gone home by then. I get an email saying they are still waiting to hear from me, but it seems to be impossible to get hold of the team. 

I was told by a technician that they need to look into the problem I have. Here are some of the things we've tried so far:
- tried resetting preferences of Captivate
- tried to change the video demo folder location
- tried to stop third party apps which might conflict with Captivate
- technician says I don't have admin rights on my PC which I do, it's mine and I'm the only user. This was confusing. Anyway, we did the following: we created a new user on my computer with full admin rights, and tried reinstalling etc.
- in the end, the technician suspected there was something wrong with my video drivers. Checking them was one of the last things he did before he said it needs looking into more.
- I informed the technician that the video demo worked the first time I used it. The following day I tried it with a new webcam, and I was never able to launch it then nor after that.

I hope this gives someone else tips on what to do if you have the same problem.


Sorry about the support experience. Both Rod and myself are just users, we are not working for Adobe.

Being administrator is not the same as run Captivate with the setting 'Run as Administrator', on Windows. Use the right-click menu to activate it.

Preferences have been reset, was the cache cleared? I know that temporary Video Demo files are not stored in the cache, but nevertheless.

Can you start it when you disable the new webcam? I have no webcam on the system I use for recording, it is not compulsory for Video Demo. Did you try to start a Video Demo without?

5 replies

Participant
February 3, 2022

OK 

Having the same issue addressed here:

https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2511645 when I launch the software and

choose Video Demo the software crashes instantly.

 

Have deleted my preferences, run as administrator, no difference program

cannot be used (or purchased) as a result.

 

Sincerely,

 

Jay Lepore

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Participant
March 27, 2024

In March 2024, the issue still exists.

Lilybiri
Legend
March 27, 2024

Problem is that it always works for me, except in the most recent verson 11.8.2. It is one of the reasons I still keep to 11.5.5.553

Participant
December 13, 2021

I had the same issue, but I uninstalled OBS studio, and the Video Demo began to work. If you have any video recording application installed on your computer, my advice will be to uninstall it.

Participant
July 18, 2019

Logitech Brio is still crashing this program in July 2019

Known Participant
September 25, 2019
Hello,I don't have Logitech software installed and I never succeeded in making a video demo with Captivate 2019...
Lilybiri
Legend
September 25, 2019

Are you on Windows? Do you run the application with the setting 'Run as Administrator'? Do you have a retina screen?

 

Are you connected to a docking station?  Do you use multiple monitors?

Participating Frequently
February 11, 2019

Hi, we had the same problem recently and it came down to a Logitech program that recently installed itself, called Logitech Capture.

We uninstalled Logitech Capture, and Captivate Video Demo worked perfectly after Logitech Capture was uninstalled.

Seems to be a clash.

Hope this helps.

Lilybiri
Legend
February 11, 2019

Thanks for posting this possible cause!

boatguypat
Participant
May 4, 2019

I too am having issues with my Logitech Brio webcam when trying to launch Video Demo. Uninstalling the Logitech Capture software did resolve the immediate crash when launching Video Demo. Now, i can open Video Demo and select the built-in web cam, but when i switch to the Brio webcam, Captivate 2019 (latest version, run as Administrator, all local drive locations) crashes. I have also removed the Logitech camera settings app and Personify Chromacam. Oddly enough, when ChromaCam was installed, Captivate did allow me to select this as a web cam and create a Video Demo. (ChromaCam essentially impersonates the Brio web cam, or whatever web cam you select in the ChromaCam settings). My Brio also has the latest firmware and Windows 10 driver.

Known Participant
January 26, 2019

I have the same problem. I tried the video demo feature on my built-in webcam a few days ago and I was able to launch it, take a snapshot and play around with the background. I didn't try recording yet. Then the following day, I tried video demo with my Logitech webcam plugged in, and Captivate crashed as soon as I tried to create a video demo project. I have since tried it again with the built-in webcam, no luck. 

I have cleared cache files and run the program as administrator. I have the 2019 version.

Lilybiri
Legend
January 26, 2019

Can you check if you have the most recent version, which is 11.0.1.266?

Known Participant
January 28, 2019

Yes, that's the one I have. I reinstalled the program yesterday, went to check the version after your reply, and it needed an update. But now it's 11.01.1.266. Still no luck.