Using Full Motion Recording - Adobe 65029940 - Captivate - PC User Manual

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Creating projects
Click Save.
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Your project is saved as a project template with the .cptl file extension. Adobe Captivate stores templates in a folder
named Templates. The Templates folder is located in C:\My Documents\My Adobe Captivate Projects\Templates.
To save a project from a previous version as a project template:
Open the latest version of Adobe Captivate.
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Select File > Open, and open a project created using a previous version of Adobe Captivate, which you want to
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save as a template.
A message appears asking whether you want to overwrite the file or save it as a new file.
Click Save As and save the project with a different name.
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The project opens in Adobe Captivate.
Select File > Save As.
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The Save As dialog box appears.
In Filename, type a filename for the template.
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In Save as type, select Adobe Captivate Templates (*.CPTL).
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Click Save.
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Using full motion recording

Adobe Captivate contains a useful feature called "full motion recording. " When you auto-record a new project or
additional slides for an existing project, you can use full motion recording to automatically capture frames at a
higher frame rate, particularly when you record any drag-and-drop actions. By capturing at a higher rate, drag-
and-drop actions display much smoother in the final Adobe Captivate SWF file. This results in a more realistic
experience for users.
If you enable the full motion feature, Adobe Captivate starts to capture frames at a higher rate when you click an
object while auto-recording a new project or slides. You know that full motion recording has begun by looking at
the Adobe Captivate icon in the system tray (lower-right corner of your computer screen). When you are
recording normally, the icon appears as a regular icon. When full motion recording automatically begins, the icon
is displayed with red borders and flashes. To stop full motion recording, stop dragging, or press an end recording
key (defaults are F10 to stop full motion recording or End to stop recording completely).