Captivate 2 Review
Captivate 2.0 Review
By Keith Johnson (www.keithjohnson.net )
I was very glad to see Captivate 2 come out. I am a Flash Designer and also do Instructional Design in the Seattle area. I have been using Captivate 1 and have had some frustration with importing Flash. But since I have been using Captivate 2, I can use Flash 8 (had to use MX before) and the import and playback is flawless, thank you Adobe my life got easier!
Export to Flash 8 (or MX 2004) will allow you to import directly into Flash and then allow you to customize the project even more. When you done, just publish it like any standard File.
Also importing Flash video is very simple to do if you haven’t done it before, it just works great and with more customers wanting video on the web its perfect.
Those three features for me made Captivate 2 a worthwhile upgrade.
Another fun feature if you work with storyboards, Captivate gives you a storyboard view. You import your storyboards as slides then easily create a animatic with sound, work out your timing and publish the final project. Can be published all the usual ways including printing them all out in word.
Working with the new library is also a nice feature, working with Flash you just take that for granted. Another great new feature is the new tool bar below, that is another time saver, no more searching through the file system.
The Lock and Hide makes life easier, the zoom is a feature, I was hoping this version would have it when came it and it does. And the graying out feature is something that I would have not given much thought about until I tried it, then you realize, “this make sense”. It is a wonderful new way to bring the learners focus to a particular area.
Captivate 2 is well worth the upgrade, it works flawlessly with Flash and its new features allow you to work faster and keeps you in the creative flow. Great job Adobe!
By Keith Johnson (www.keithjohnson.net )
I was very glad to see Captivate 2 come out. I am a Flash Designer and also do Instructional Design in the Seattle area. I have been using Captivate 1 and have had some frustration with importing Flash. But since I have been using Captivate 2, I can use Flash 8 (had to use MX before) and the import and playback is flawless, thank you Adobe my life got easier!
Export to Flash 8 (or MX 2004) will allow you to import directly into Flash and then allow you to customize the project even more. When you done, just publish it like any standard File.
Also importing Flash video is very simple to do if you haven’t done it before, it just works great and with more customers wanting video on the web its perfect.
Those three features for me made Captivate 2 a worthwhile upgrade.
Another fun feature if you work with storyboards, Captivate gives you a storyboard view. You import your storyboards as slides then easily create a animatic with sound, work out your timing and publish the final project. Can be published all the usual ways including printing them all out in word.
Working with the new library is also a nice feature, working with Flash you just take that for granted. Another great new feature is the new tool bar below, that is another time saver, no more searching through the file system.
The Lock and Hide makes life easier, the zoom is a feature, I was hoping this version would have it when came it and it does. And the graying out feature is something that I would have not given much thought about until I tried it, then you realize, “this make sense”. It is a wonderful new way to bring the learners focus to a particular area.
Captivate 2 is well worth the upgrade, it works flawlessly with Flash and its new features allow you to work faster and keeps you in the creative flow. Great job Adobe!