Chapter 5: Adding Audio And Video; About Adding Audio - Adobe CAPTIVATE 2-USING CAPTIVATE Use Manual

You can add a wide variety of sounds to your Adobe Captivate projects. You can also add Flash
Video (FLV) files.

About adding audio

Adobe Captivate lets you add narration, music, step-by-step instructions, or almost any sound to
your projects. You can use audio as critical direction, emphasis, or background effect. In general,
sound can be as individual and flexible as any other project component.
Audio can be used in Adobe Captivate projects in a variety of ways. For example, you can do the
following:
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Add a background track that plays for the duration of the project.
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Add sound to an individual slide.
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Add sound to a specific object, such as a caption, click box, highlight box, or button.
Use all three of the above options in the same project.
Adobe Captivate lets you record your own audio files (using some simple equipment) or import
existing files. You can record audio files at the same time the project is recorded, or you can add
an audio file later. Imported files can be in WAV or MP3 format. (If you add a WAV file to a
project, Adobe Captivate automatically converts the WAV file to MP3 format when you publish
the project.)
After you add audio to a project, you can adjust the timing of objects to fit the sound file
precisely. Adobe Captivate also contains features that enable you to add silent periods to audio
files and to normalize audio for all slides so the sound level is consistent.
Tip: Adobe Captivate contains a gallery that has buttons, sounds, and animations (in SWF format) for
you to use in your projects. By default, the gallery is stored in the following location when you install
Adobe Captivate: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate 2\Gallery.
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Adding Audio and Video
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