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DpiAwareness = 1' in AdobeCaptivate.ini

New Here ,
Oct 16, 2015 Oct 16, 2015

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download the adobe captivate 9, never use it before, following youtube  and got the error message"

Capture is disallowed since high density display was detected. please set " DpiAwareness = 1"  in Adobe captive.ini and restart the application.

how to change it? thanks

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New Here , Oct 18, 2015 Oct 18, 2015

I think I figured it out.  You can find the AdobeCaptivate.ini file here C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate 9 x64.  To edit the file go to Notepad and right click and choose Run as Administrator.  Change the dpi awareness = to 1 instead of 0 and save. Reopen Adobe Captivate.

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Community Expert , Apr 18, 2016 Apr 18, 2016

Are you using a retina screen? What is the font size set to: 175%, 250%?

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New Here ,
Oct 16, 2015 Oct 16, 2015

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its' about Adobe Captivate 9, and using Video Demo.

i'm using Windows 10 OS,  thanks .

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New Here ,
Oct 17, 2015 Oct 17, 2015

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Having the same issue.  On Windows 10 also. 

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New Here ,
Oct 18, 2015 Oct 18, 2015

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I think I figured it out.  You can find the AdobeCaptivate.ini file here C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate 9 x64.  To edit the file go to Notepad and right click and choose Run as Administrator.  Change the dpi awareness = to 1 instead of 0 and save. Reopen Adobe Captivate.

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New Here ,
Dec 03, 2015 Dec 03, 2015

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Yes, this fixed it!  Thanks.

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New Here ,
Apr 18, 2016 Apr 18, 2016

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it makes my screen font size very small. anything to fix this? thanks

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Apr 18, 2016 Apr 18, 2016

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Are you using a retina screen? What is the font size set to: 175%, 250%?

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New Here ,
Apr 19, 2016 Apr 19, 2016

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You are spot on. Its not a retina display. But the font size is at 200%. Thanks

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New Here ,
May 22, 2016 May 22, 2016

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This isn't working on my Trial of Captivate 9. Does this trick work only on a licensed (purchased) version? TIA!

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New Here ,
May 22, 2016 May 22, 2016

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Additional info: I did go to notepad as instructed and right-clicked, however the option to change it to Administrator was not listed and thus why I asked if the Trial version does not allow this change to the .ini file.

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Community Expert ,
May 22, 2016 May 22, 2016

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Should work on Trial, which is fully functional. Can you explain what is not working? You need that change  in the file only for capturing applications on a retina screen. To use Captivate itself it has to be reset to 0.

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New Here ,
May 22, 2016 May 22, 2016

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I am trying to perform a simulation capture using the trial version of Captivate 9 for Eclipse / SAP HANA. When I click on New, Software Simulation I get this error msg. . This happens regardless if I've already created a PPT project and am working within it, or creating a New simulation. When I open notepad to change the DpiAwareness it does not allow me any administrator rights (or ability to change it thus). I do have a retina screen though, do I need to change it from 1920x1080? it's currently set at 125%. Thank you!

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Community Expert ,
May 22, 2016 May 22, 2016

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Find the file AdobeCaptivate.ini in the installation folder, and make a copy elsewhere.

Open it in Notepad and change the line 'DpiAwareness = 1' instead of 0.

Save that file. Rename the original file (do not delete it, you'll need it again to use Captivate for editing after the Capture) to AdobeCaptivate_O.ini. Put the changed file in the installation folder. Now you can launch the Captivate software simulation process.

You need administrator rights to do this. Nothing is linked to using a trial or a licensed version at all.

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New Here ,
May 22, 2016 May 22, 2016

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Thank you. The main issue is that for whatever reason I do not have administrator rights.

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LEGEND ,
May 22, 2016 May 22, 2016

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Hi there

I'm unsure if you are on a Mac or a PC. But you will likely need to save the file elsewhere and copy it after you change it.

See if the video linked below helps with that.

Click here to view

Cheers... Rick

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May 22, 2016 May 22, 2016

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Rick, she needs administration rights to change. That is the problem

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Community Beginner ,
Oct 08, 2016 Oct 08, 2016

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This was perfect! Thank you! Now the text on my screen is TINY! Any suggestions?

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Community Expert ,
Oct 08, 2016 Oct 08, 2016

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That is the reason why the OS always will choose a higher percentage. I'm using 200% on a retina screen but that means you have to change the AdobeCaptivate.ini file when you want to capture the screen as described in this thread.

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New Here ,
Nov 03, 2016 Nov 03, 2016

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Try this, this is what worked for me to make my screen text revert back to normal after changing the DPI setting to 1:

1. Right click on your Captivate icon and go to "properties."

2. Click on "Compatibility"

3. I did two things here- changed "Compatibility" to Windows 7 and checked "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings."  You probably really only need to do the checkbox.

Hope this works for you!

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New Here ,
Dec 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2016

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close Captivate 9

open

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate 9 x64

AdobeCaptivate.ini open in notepad

DpiAwareness = 0 change to DpiAwareness = 1

save it

Open App start recording

that app will closed

restart or open app 100% work

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New Here ,
Jul 20, 2019 Jul 20, 2019

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Hi. When I make this change, it won't let me save the file. Any ideas?

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Community Expert ,
Jul 21, 2019 Jul 21, 2019

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You need administrator rights. Do not edit the original fille - you will need it later on. Make a coy to an other location, edit the copy, rename the original file and put the edited one in place.

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Community Beginner ,
Dec 19, 2019 Dec 19, 2019

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For Windows 10 (10.0.18362.535) and Captivate 2019, choose the following:

 

1) Locate the application icon and right click on it

2) I kept getting DpiAwareness = 0 errors when I didn't change the compatability to Windows 7. Even though I confirmed that they entry saved properly in the AdobeCaptivate.ini file. So keep choosing Windows 7. Windows 8 compatibility gave me a critical error.

3) Select "Change high DPI settings" box

4) Select "High DPI scaling override" and check "Override high DPI scaling behavior. Scaling performed by: "System"

 

It's sad and unfortunate that this is occuring in a licensed 2019 version

 

 

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Community Beginner ,
Aug 01, 2020 Aug 01, 2020

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That fixed it for me using 2019. Thanks!

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Community Expert ,
May 22, 2016 May 22, 2016

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Cannot help you with that, there should be an administrator account.

On May 22, 2016 6:20 PM, "katrinam73246688" <forums_noreply@adobe.com>

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