Biteable within Captivate

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March 15, 2021
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Hi, I am trying to import a biteable into captivate and when I do this, and preview all of the info isn't displayed, it's like it's outwith the screen size for the blank captivate project.

The biteable has been downloaded at 16:9 which is the default setting, the others are, 9:16, 1:1, 4:5 - can you let me know which of these I should be using to ensure compatibility within captivate.

Thanks

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Lilybiri

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AFAIK Biteable produces a video (mp4?).

Resize the video in the Adobe Media Encoder so that it fits the resolution of your Captivate project. It is not just the width/height ratio which is important. You can choose any resolution you want in Captivate. But it is important for the file size not to have a video which leads to a very big file size.

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jackieb26629005Author

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Thanks for the info.

The file is an MP4 video, therfore I thought this would be compatible.

How do I choose resolution in captivate? Also will changing the resolution affect other screens within the overall project?

Thanks

Lilybiri

Legend

But you have either problems with the codec or with the resolution. A 'mp4' is a global name but can use different codecs. The fact that you cannot see the resolution/size in Biteable just points out one of its limitations.

For that reason I recommended to re-encode using the Adobe Media Encoder (which is packaged with Captivate). Choose the right resolution and encode to H264. That way it will be easy to import with the Media button in Captivate.

You'll have to choose between Event and Slide video. Event video will play independently from Captivate's timeline. Slide video will be synchronized and can also be used to convert into an interactive video.

A non-responsive project has a fixed size in px. You need to choose that size when creating the project, so normally you have already done that. You can check the size either in the Project Info panel, or look under Modify, Rescale what the present size is. Each slide will have the same size.

In the screenshots I see that you use a Preview method which is not suited for HTML output. Use only F11, Preview HTML in Browser to see the output. You should also be able to see the size of your video on the stage, or you can check it in the Properties panel, Options tab. It is possible to rescale the video in Captivate using the mouse and moving the corner handles while pressing SHIFT. However that means that you will be stuck with the original file size, while re-encoding to the correct size with AME will also reduce the file size and make your project lighter.

BTW version is not important for this question, ignore why it was asked.