![]() Although these fantom strokes can’t be seen in the output, it does require double checking because it is visually deceiving. There is also no way to eliminate the stroke (like most modern software). Even when the stroke is set to 0% thickness with 0% opacity, it’s still visible over a non-white surface.You might be wondering why this would ever be necessary? Stay tuned for more madness. Sometimes if you make an object 0% opaque with zero point stroke, it mysteriously disappears.Default opacity is 0% in some objects, even when solid fill is selected.Most of the “help” articles from Google searches are extremely old (circa 2009-2013 - and are only relevant to older versions).This is a highly advertised feature, but unfortunately mostly worthless. Can’t import PPT slides and edit components in captivate, with captivate functionality (you can only do this with PPT functionality, and it’s locked from captivate functionality).Also, trackpad gestures are no help in this area either. Resizing the stage cannot be done with a normal mouse scroll wheel - which is usually the fastest and easiest way to resize a digital workspace. ![]() You have to remember to run a manual process. In Captivate, if you’re not a great visual designer, you have a better chance of getting struck by lightning than of coming out with an aesthetic product. You could almost not know what you were doing in Storyline, and come out with something beautiful. Storyline defaults (for example) are gorgeous. Here are 59 of the reasons I believe Adobe Captivate has fallen behind the times in terms of usability, and should thus be abandoned as quickly as possible. I suspect that these people simply don’t realize how far behind Captivate has fallen (especially compared to front line Adobe products such as Illustrator and Photoshop). However, there are some who still swear by Captivate. The vast majority of designers I’ve spoken with (especially the ones who have used both Storyline AND Captivate in real world experience - not "tinkering") tell me that they prefer Storyline, or would love to get away from Captivate if given the opportunity. It’s not user friendly, and it’s glitchy besides.” Some designers state that they can’t use Storyline because they’re on a Mac, but I use a Mac, and I use Storyline on it (with a VM), so clearly that’s no longer a deal breaker for Storyline, and there are other alternatives. When a popular piece of software falls behind the pack in terms of usability (over the years), I believe it’s important for us to confidently move forward to other options.Ĭommon phrases about satisfaction with Captivate include: “This frustrates me every single day. The relative efficiency and usability of a software package (often measured by number of clicks and workarounds per function) equates to thousands of dollars in productivity time each year for a single individual. Please tell me in the comments if you've found otherwise! It's just too slow for doing real work in 2017. And, at the end of that long, dark tunnel, lay numerous thorns that will annoy and torment you to your last breath. Yes, everyone agrees that Captivate has the longest, and most difficult learning curve of any e-learning software. Captivate then loads and produces only the final screenshot/slide of the software.Īll settings within the Settings form are default.If you’re using Adobe Captivate, it’s probably time to go somewhere else for your e-learning needs. At the end of the process, I press the END key and hear the camera shutter for the first time. I get the countdown timer, when it disappears, I go through the screen capture process on my software. (I did try the other project types but the result was the same).I once recorded Captivate rather than the software that I was trying to demo). Screen Size: Full Screen / Monitor 2 (I’ve noticed that whichever screen Captivate is on, it becomes screen 1 and the other one is screen 2.I’ll lay out my process in the hope that it may answer some questions. I then had a brief break, didn’t touch Captivate for over a month and now, it does not work. The version of Captivate I have is 2019, 11.8.1.219. My company decided to bite the bullet and pay for the monthly subscription. Software Simulation: I had the Captivate trial version for a month and was able to create Software Demonstrations and it seemed to do what it said on the tin. I get a message telling me that Captivate has had to close, do I want to send a report to Adobe? I’ve done that a couple of times. Video Demo: This crashes the application. I’ve recently moved over from a free screen capture software (OBS) to Captivate, as we have most of the other Adobe products but I am having serious issues with creating a Video Demo, and a Software Simulation project.
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