Adobe CAPTIVATE 5 Help Manual page 147

Last updated 4/22/2010
When you finish editing the audio file, click Save.
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Edit audio timing
Adobe Captivate lets you edit the timing of audio files after you record or import them. Having control over the timing
of audio files gives you the ability to use audio files of different lengths and incorporate them smoothly into projects.
After you record or import an audio file, the file appears as a waveform in the Slide Audio dialog box. If your project
contains multiple audio files, you can see which audio files are assigned to specific slides.
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Select Audio > Edit and then choose Slide, Slides, Project or Background (depending on your requirement) and
then use the Edit tab.
Note: Edit is enabled if a question slide or a project slide contains an audio file. It is disabled for question pools and
random question slides.
Audio files in the Adobe Captivate project are displayed as waveforms. Slide numbers are shown along the top of the
waveform so you can see exactly how the audio files are currently distributed across the slides.
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To change how audio files are distributed across slides, click a slide divider and move it to the left or right. The
waveform remains static, but you change where the audio file begins to play within the Adobe Captivate project.
This option is particularly useful if you have a long audio file and need to experiment with assigning the file to one
slide or having it play over multiple slides.
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To listen to audio, click a location within the waveform and then click Play Audio. The audio plays from the
location you selected to the end of all the audio in the project. (You can stop the playback at any time by clicking
Stop.)
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To zoom in on a particular area of the waveform, click in the waveform and then drag the zoom slider bar.
• To cut or copy and paste audio, select a section of an audio file directly in the waveform, click Cut Selection or Copy
Selection, click in a different location on the waveform, and click Paste Selection.
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To delete audio, select a section of an audio file directly in the waveform and click Delete.
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You can insert a silent period within an audio file. If you want the silent period to begin in a specific location within
an audio file, click the location directly in the waveform. Click Insert silence. Type in the length of the silent period
you want to add and then select from the pop-up menu a location for the silent period: the location you clicked in
the waveform, the beginning of audio, or the end of audio.
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To adjust the sound level of audio files, click Adjust Volume. Use the slider bar to increase or decrease the volume
and select audio processing options.
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To set recording device and audio quality options, click Settings.
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To add a new audio file, click a location within the waveform, click Library, navigate to a file, and click Open. The
audio file is imported directly into the Adobe Captivate project in the location you specified.
Add silence to an audio file
You can add a period of silence to any audio file that is part of an Adobe Captivate project. This feature is particularly
useful if you have imported an audio file and need to synchronize the audio with objects and slides. By adding silent
periods, you can make the existing audio file work in an Adobe Captivate project without having to edit the audio
extensively.
1 Select Audio > Edit and then choose Slide, Slides, Project or Background (depending on your requirement) and
then go to the Edit tab.
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