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Mobile learning: Adobe Captivate content on video iPod devices


Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Authoring considerations for video players
  3. Converting (interactive) Adobe Captivate files for video iPod
  4. Generating mp3 files or podcasts

Converting (interactive) Adobe Captivate files for video iPod

Most portable video players are designed to play standard movie formats and not interactive Flash content. It's extremely easy to convert an Adobe Captivate project into a passive video file using Sothink's SWF to Video converter.

  1. Open the Sothink SWF to Video Converter software.
  2. Select the file you wish to convert and click Next.
  3. Crop and choose a watermark, if you wish, and click Next
  4. Choose iPod movie in the "Convert to:" pop-up menu and select the location where you wish to save the MP4 output file. "Record audio from SWF file" is the default selection. If your Adobe Captivate content has no audio, simply check No audio (see Figure 5)

Choose iPod from the Convert to: pop-up menu, which automatically selects the correct video settings.

Figure 5. Choose iPod from the "Convert to:" pop-up menu, which automatically selects the correct video settings.

  1. If the Adobe Captivate file requires learner input, you will have to go through the interactions during the conversion process. Make sure that the Interactive radio button is selected; then click Next.
  2. Update with version 2: Ensure you deselect the “Auto end capture at last frame” option. This option is selected by default, but will result in only your first Adobe Captivate slide to be captured.
  3. Click Play and Capture, complete the interactions, and click Finish when you are done (see Figure 6).

Play and capture the content and complete all interactions with your mouse or keyboard.

Figure 6. Play and capture the content and complete all interactions with your mouse or keyboard.

You now have an MP4 file that you can upload to your device using your audio and video file manager or iTunes.

Note: If you are capturing interactive content, don't forget that your timing of clicking on interactive areas is the same as the playback. Make sure you provide the learner sufficient time to view all possible responses or read the text on the screen if there is no audio.

Play the Adobe Captivate demonstration: How to convert Adobe Captivate SWF files to MP4

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