How do I split a slide into two slides?

[CapUser7]

Hi!

Here is my big problem:
I have recorded the video part, than imported an audio file for the whole project.
I set the slide timing markers for the audio by hand.

Now here is my problem:
The slides have their original timings. When you set the slides' markers, you can't move them closer together than their length - Captivate won't let you do it.

But after you split the audio track between the slides, I can't seem to find a way to move part of the slide's audio to the next slide.

I'd like to make the length of the actual slide shorter, but since the audio for the slide has a fixed width, it's not possible.

So let's say:
Slide is 3 secs
Audio is 3 secs
Is there a way to make the slide 1 sec, while moving the remaining 2 secs of the audio to the next slide?

If there is no way, how do you overcome this problem?
I simply can't adjust slide timings without the audio.
But inside the project audio timing editor, you can't change the length of slides so you run into this problem...

Thanks!

[Newsgroup_User]

I'd export the audio file and split it in SoundBooth, or the free Audacity
tool, then reimport it to two separate slides in Captivate. If there's a way
to do it directly in Captivate, I've not discovered it.

Steve


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[Guest]

Duplicate the slide...on the original slide, delete the last 2 seconds of audio and then delete the first second on the duplicate slide.

[Claudius Tiberiu Iacob]

Like with all Adobe products... 😞 It's unintuitive, it's deeply buried, but it's there.

1. Select the slide in your left panel;
2. You will see it's properties in the panel on the right. Scroll down until you find a section titled "FMR Edit Options", expand it if you have to;
3. Choose Split from the pop-up menu. New controls will show, and a new, black, playhead. Move it al the desired position, and click the "Split" button.

Note that there's also a "Trim" option beside the "Split" one, which will let you remove unwanted leading/trailing footage. Of course, there's still the perfectly fine question: Why is a such essential feature hidden away under such a weirdly named section? Well, no idea...

[bbrownteacher]

I have the same question and Claudius' response sounds like the right tool.  But in my Captivate 6.0.1, the slide properties has only sections for General, Action, and Audio; no "FMR Edit Options."  Where is that?

[Captiv8r]

Hi there

Sorry, but we need more information in order to help. How exactly did you record the source?

* Demonstration or Simulation

* Video or "Full Motion"

You will only be able to "split" a slide if you used the Video or Full Motion type of recording.

Cheers... Rick

[bbrownteacher]

Captiv8r, I used the record button in the control panel.

[Captiv8r]

Hello again

Okay, perhaps I need to be clearer. When you launch Captivate you have an option from the start screen to record. That is, assuming you are displaying the typical start screen.(You can disable it if you like and just open to the Captivate interface)

But when you record, it's not simply a matter of clicking a record button. And my apologies, but I'm uncertain what you mean when you say "the control panel".

Can you post a screen capture of what your Captivate interface looks like with the project loaded? If you can do that we can likely tell which mode of recording you used.

Oh, and if you choose to do this you will need to use the web interface and click the little camera icon to insert the image into the post. You cannot just attach it or insert it into an email reply. The forum software will reject it.

Cheers... Rick

[edu_user_soton]

I have a full motion slide I would like to split between slides, I can't find a howto in help, any advice would be great

[Captiv8r]

Okay, see if this helps...

Click here to view

Cheers... Rick

[Sreekanth_S]

Wow! I was following this post for the last two days. Didn't expect it to be so easy. This definitely helps me as well. Thanks a lot.