Video and hover effects

[ANT64]

Hi, I have been a Articulate Storyline user for some time now. However, I am being directed to use Captivate. The issue I am having deals with the simulation recording. In storyline, I can edit the recording so when the cursor hovers over the icon it will highlight. I do this through fine tuning the recording and creating a hover trigger to show a certain section of the recording. I can also expand a recording to show the effects of a click (like something being downloaded) – I cannot seem to figure out how to do something like this in Captivate. It seem to take screenshots. Is there a way to show a hover effect or a video of a download process after clicking something?

ANT

[Erik Lord]

You're correct, Captivate is all about screenshots.

So first, when you record a process, make liberal use of the 'PrintScreen' key on your keyboard, which will force an additional screenshot to be recorded each time it's pressed. That way, you're sure to have captures of any significant screen/change.

When editing, you should be able to do what you need either via the timeline or, if not, just insert another screenshot.

So for example, the icon highlighting issue:

If CP did not record the icon highlighting, you can go back to the application and just take a screenshot of that highlight (i.e. Windows PrintScreen, or any other capture tool) then paste that into a new slide on the CP 'filmstrip'.

Or you can take that screenshot and just crop the highlighted icon, then place that image overtop the icon on the timeline, after the cursor moves to the icon (extend the timeline).

OR you could copy the slide where the cursor moves overtop the icon, edit that in Photoshop, highlight it however you prefer (glow, color changes, etc), save, and the slide should (with caveats) update on that edited slide in Captivate.

I really like the screenshot method Captivate uses. It makes it really easy to add a slide, remove a slide, or edit a slide quickly...

(now, to an animated progress bar...that's possible if you record in 'video mode'...but I'm not sure that's worth it. just show the progress bar starting, pause a second or two, then the next slide shows the progress bar completed)

[ANT64]

how would you advance to the next slide to make it look like it highlighted? I see the advance with a click but I need to advance when the mouse enters the hot spot

[Erik Lord]

Oh, hmmm, I assumed you were just showing the action, not asking the user to actually use their mouse/cursor to perform the action...

I don't know of a way to advance a slide on just a rollover (not to say its impossible)...however, for your case, perhaps using a 'slidelet' would be a better approach:

Adobe Captivate Help | Rollover slidelets

helps?

[ANT64]

how would you advance to the next slide to make it look like it highlighted? I see the advance with a click but I need to advance when the mouse enters the hot spot