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When you record using the Full Motion Recording option, Adobe Captivate can automatically
begin capturing slides at a higher frame rate so that motion is displayed very realistically. You can
also control the process by recording full motion slides manually. Full motion slides are saved and
included in projects as animation slides.
Note: It is important to set the correct frame rate before creating full motion slides. The default setting
is 30 flash frames per second and is appropriate in most cases. You may need to change the rate if
you are embedding your Adobe Captivate SWF in another SWF file that has a frame rate different
than 30. Change the frame rate using the Project Preferences dialog box.
Adobe Captivate can capture full motion automatically or you can capture full motion manually.
To give you an idea of how the process works, following are a full motion recording scenario done
automatically and done manually.
Full motion recording automatically
An Adobe Captivate author needs to create a project about a software application used for
drawing. The automatic Full Motion Recording option is enabled. The author begins recording
the Adobe Captivate project and then wants to show how the software application can actually be
used to draw. Adobe Captivate recognizes when the author begins drawing with the application
and begins recording in SWF format automatically. When the drawing process is complete,
Adobe Captivate changes back to standard capture. The author can then continue capturing
normal screen captures until finished and press End (or other defined stop recording key). The
screenshots captured at the beginning and end of the recording process are saved as normal slides
and the full motion slide recorded in SWF format is saved as an animation slide.
Full motion recording manually
An Adobe Captivate author needs to create a project about a software application used for
drawing. The automatic Full Motion Recording option is off. The author begins recording the
Adobe Captivate project using the standard screen capture method, but then wants to show how
the software application can actually be used to draw. At this point in the recording process, the
author presses the full motion recording shortcut key (F9, but can be customized) and Adobe
Captivate begins recording in SWF format. The author uses the software application to draw,
Adobe Captivate captures the action, and when the drawing process is complete the author
presses the end full motion recording key (F10, but can be customized). The author can then
continue capturing normal screen captures until finished and press the End (or other defined)
stop recording key. The screenshots captured at the beginning and end of the recording process
are saved as normal slides and the full motion slide recorded in SWF format is saved as an
animation slide.
Comparing full motion slides and standard movie slides
Adobe Captivate enables authors to capture screenshots in standard format and using full motion
recording (also known as "drag-and-drop recording"). The Full Motion Recording option
captures screenshots at a higher frame rate, resulting in a smoother, more realistic movie. Because
the full motion option creates a higher quality movie, you need to evaluate when to use the
standard recording method and when to use full motion recording.
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