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November 28, 2012
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[Locked] Why is Captivate not part of Creative Cloud?

  • November 28, 2012
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Why is Adobe Captivate not part of Creative Cloud?


It seems it would be a great addition to workflows that require screen capture + publishing. As a creative, I often need to integrate screen capture videos in projects such as trailers, web site or application videos, or simply product presentation. Unless explained, I just don't see why it's not part of the Cloud package...  Now I have to consider buying Camtasia or using crappy freewares...

Correct answer Nancy OShea

Referring the community to this link makes sense because that is the only thing you can suggest for us to do.  Knowing the community would have wanted the product included in their subscription in the first place and instead,  making us have to vote does not. To make things easier in the future just know we want all developed apps included in our subscription.  Even if that means some premium tier plan that costs a bit more monthly...  voting is just silly.  Voting still hasn't brought a simple spell checker to Adobe Story. Good thing you guys legitimately happen to be one of the best companies ever or this stuff would really haunt you.


Captivate is convenient  to use for e-Learning projects but it's not the only tool available to us.  As Full Creative Cloud Plan members, we have access to all the products we need to create rich multi-media and e-Learning content providing we have the coding skills and know-how for it.

 

If Adobe wants to keep Captivate (formerly called e-Learning Suite) as a separate product offering, that's their prerogative.  There may well be contractual / legal reasons for this that we as product users know nothing about.   In short, it's not our decision to make.

 

Finally, I think this thread from 2012 has run its course.  I am locking it from further posts.  If someone has  compelling reasons for unlocking it, please private message me.

 

 

Happy 2018!

106 replies

Participant
November 9, 2016

Good question.
I assumed it would be free since i subscribe to the entire Adobe package... Weird.
However there is a good free software,called ezvid. I use this and I edit my films in Adobe Premiere.
So there is a way....But yea, I was not happy to find out that captive cost money >(
60 dollar/month, or whatever I pay is allot. :S

fvreeman
Participant
October 20, 2016

I thought I'd share my workaround. If you just want basic screen capture and have Office 365 you can do a Skype for Business meeting with yourself and record it.  Skype for Business comes with all of the enterprise level Office 365 subscriptions, and the University ones, etc. It is not the regular skype - it's the Microsoft net-meeting version that they now re-labeled skype for business.

Participant
October 20, 2016

I'll throw my vote in too although it doesn't look like it will do a whole lot of good.

fvreeman
Participant
October 7, 2016

That link doesn't work - I agree and just had the same experience. I can't understand why they wouldn't put it in CC.

john rc19662546
Participant
October 12, 2016

I agree with most of the comments here. I would like to see Adobe Captivate as part of the Creative Cloud account. The fact that it isn't, and the fact that this thread has been basically ignored by Adobe, is concerning.

Participant
August 23, 2016

count me in.  should be part of cc as i use virtually none of the other products but still pay the $$

Participant
February 24, 2017

Me too.

Participant
August 16, 2016

Did we ever get an answer from ADOBE why Captivate is such a precious commodity that they cannot allow to have it be a part of the Creative Cloud? Come on ADOBE we the users demand it! Make Captivate accessible to masses or, at the very least, update Premiere to have the simple feature of recording screen grabs.

Participant
August 6, 2016

the forum link no longer works. so I add my vote to this forum. it makes little sense from a user experience perspective not to include screen capture software side-by-side the other creative software in CC.  thanks!

Participant
July 26, 2016

Add my vote. Captivate should be part of CC!!

kevin_stagg
Known Participant
January 6, 2017

NO. Because Adobe Captivate, despite being an eLearning creation tool in one of the largest employment sectors in the world (training), isn't marketed at all by Adobe.  Want proof? Try to find any reference to it all on Adobe.com. Anywhere. Without using the search function, that is. Good luck.

Photoshop? InDesign? Illustrator? Sure. Heck - there are beta and preview programs in the Creative Cloud:
Adobe Creative Cloud desktop apps | Adobe Creative Cloud

This isn't anything new - it's always been this way. Wish they'd resurrect Fireworks but that'll never happen.

PowerShift
Participant
July 20, 2016

Got my vote to add Captivate to CC

Participant
June 16, 2016

Adding my vote here because the original link no longer works.