The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 12, 2013

Is it Adobe Captivate? I have extensive experience using Adobe Captivate and TechSmith Camtasia Studio. In my experience, it will take you approximately 2 hours of labor to produce 1 minute of eLearning playtime if you use Adobe Captivate. Writing an Audio Script. Looking to learn Captivate quickly?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Is it Adobe Captivate?   Writing an Audio Script.   If you're going to include voiceover audio (and I highly suggest that you do since audio has been shown to improve the learner experience), you should create an audio script. The answer I provide is dependent upon a couple of factors.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Captivate developers have been able to add background audio to their projects since Captivate was known as RoboDemo. The process of adding background audio hasn't changed much over the years. In Adobe Captivate 5, you simply choose Audio > Import to > Background and open the audio file (wav or mp3).

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

I often hear from Captivate developers who are required to output smaller and smaller SWFs, while making their lessons more and more interactive. Rather, imported assets such as audio, video and images are the main culprits behind SWF bloat. Use Less Audio I'm a huge fan of adding audio effects and voiceover audio to a lesson.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

APRIL 30, 2014

I received an email from a fellow Captivate developer who really liked creating eLearning using Video Demo mode but was lamenting the slow speed of the mouse. You could hear my voiceover audio and could see the mouse moving from point A to B," she said, "But the mouse was moving really, really slowly. Interested? 

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 27, 2015

by Jennie Ruby    I often point out in my classes on  writing eLearning voiceover scripts  that a script is necessary so that when you record the audio you don't skip anything, don't stumble, and don't say "um."

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

by Kevin Siegel      Adding voiceover audio to eLearning enhances the learner experience. And before you spend thousands of dollars hiring voiceover talent to record your audio, you should know: your voice is fine (nobody likes their own voice so trust me on this, yours will do nicely). wait for it. 

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

APRIL 3, 2020

While working on a recent eLearning project in Articulate Storyline 360, there was a delay in getting the voiceover audio back from our voiceover professional. The dealy was particularly problematic because several slides had image builds that had to be synchronized with the voiceover audio.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

AUGUST 13, 2015

by Jennie Ruby  Before recording voiceover narration directly in Captivate, you'll want to calibrate the microphone you intend to use from inside Captivate. After selecting the slide to record the narration to, choose  Audio > Record to > Slide. and you are ready to record voiceover narration.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JANUARY 17, 2017

by Kevin Siegel, CTT,  COTP ,   I received the following email last week concerning Adobe Captivate and accessibility. Hi,   I’m using your  Adobe Captivate 9: Beyond the Essentials  workbook to learn how to make an eLearning module accessible and I have a question.  

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 19, 2015

by Kevin Siegel      Using Captivate's Text to Speech feature allows you to quickly convert written text to voiceover audio.         In the Speech Management dialog box, select a Speech Agent and then click  Generate Audio. It's an awesome feature.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

by Jennie Ruby    The best practice when recording a voiceover script to narrate a series of slides is to create a separate audio recording for each slide. Instead of closing the Slide Audio dialog box between every recording, you can record to multiple slides in one session. Want to learn more about Adobe Captivate?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 1, 2017

.   Adobe has raised the bar quite a bit with Captivate 2017. To add closed captions, add voiceover audio to a slide and then choose Audio > Audio Management. Select the slide you'd like to caption and click the Closed Caption tool at the bottom of the Advanced Audio Management dialog box.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 7, 2018

  Instead of relying on PowerPoint alone for your eLearning content, you’ll need to take your finished presentations into an eLearning development tool such as Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, or TechSmith Camtasia. You’ll learn how to integrate PowerPoint with: Adobe Captivate. Do the animations still work?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

AUGUST 8, 2017

  I’ve also seen eLearning courses developed with rapid development tools like Adobe Captivate or Articulate Storyline. And I’ve seen courses that included voiceover narration but little (or no) text on the screen… just some very dated clipart. Should there be voiceover audio combined with text and images?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Due to popular demand from our friends in Europe, we're now offering our top rated Captivate training during Central European Time Zone hours!    Class Schedule.

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Tony Karrer

AUGUST 27, 2009

Also every screen would have audio (voiceover with my voice) accompanying it. Camtasia and Adobe Captivate : Pros: Heard lots of good thing about them. I want to create some online videos that will be a total of about 6-7 hours and upload them on my site. Creates as screenshot.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 25, 2018

When it comes to audio in eLearning, my experience strongly suggests that adding voiceover audio to your project enhances the learner experience. Does this mean that you need to hire professional voiceover talent? However, home-grown audio featuring you as the voiceover talent works great. Absolutely not.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 7, 2018

  Instead of relying on PowerPoint alone for your eLearning content, you’ll need to take your finished presentations into an eLearning development tool such as Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, or TechSmith Camtasia. You’ll learn how to integrate PowerPoint with: Adobe Captivate. Do the animations still work?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 7, 2018

  Instead of relying on PowerPoint alone for your eLearning content, you’ll need to take your finished presentations into an eLearning development tool such as Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, or TechSmith Camtasia. You’ll learn how to integrate PowerPoint with: Adobe Captivate. Do the animations still work?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 18, 2010

Many new Captivate developers underestimate development time needed to produce eLearning lesson in Adobe Captivate. Voiceover Scripts: If you are using voiceovers, you'll need to write the script for your voiceover talent (even if that talent is you). by Kevin Siegel. The following table should help.

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Adobe Captivate

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

The Beginner Adobe Captivate training course will quickly have you creating eLearning and mLearning lessons that include software simulations, demonstrations and soft-skills (compliance training). Whats new'

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 12, 2015

You're developing an eLearning module in Adobe Captivate or Articulate Storyline. As you're listening to the audio, you'd like a screen object to appear in sync with the voiceover audio or some other screen action. by Kevin Siegel. There's a slide that plays for 45 seconds.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 25, 2018

When it comes to audio in eLearning, my experience strongly suggests that adding voiceover audio to your project enhances the learner experience. Does this mean that you need to hire professional voiceover talent? However, home-grown audio featuring you as the voiceover talent works great. Absolutely not.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 25, 2018

When it comes to audio in eLearning, my experience strongly suggests that adding voiceover audio to your project enhances the learner experience. Does this mean that you need to hire professional voiceover talent? However, home-grown audio featuring you as the voiceover talent works great. Absolutely not.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

APRIL 16, 2015

by Jennie Ruby  If you've taken any of our  Adobe Captivate, Adobe Presenter, or Articulate Storyline classes , you are probably aware that these programs provide a selection of screen characters--cut-out pictures of professional actors in business, medical, or business-casual clothing posed as if they are talking to you.

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The Learning Dispatch

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Training content developed using rapid authoring tools, such as Articulate Storyline, Trivantis Lectora, and Adobe Captivate, and (often) provided as a click-though, packaged course. Guides exist that show how to apply WCAG to elearning , and to PDFs , and other aspects of online training like video, audio, and social media.

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Adobe Captivate

JUNE 14, 2017

Adobe has raised the bar quite a bit with Captivate 2017. To add closed captions, add voiceover audio to a slide and then choose Audio > Audio Management. Select the slide you’d like to caption and click the Closed Caption tool at the bottom of the Advanced Audio Management dialog box.

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The Learning Dispatch

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Training content developed using rapid authoring tools, such as Articulate Storyline, Trivantis Lectora, and Adobe Captivate, and (often) provided as a click-though, packaged course. Guides exist that show how to apply WCAG to elearning , and to PDFs , and other aspects of online training like video, audio, and social media.

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Kitaboo

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Besides, it also offers a choice of drag-and-drop widgets to add interactivity, through videos, audio, or quizzes. Adobe Captivate. This is a good content creation tool to consider, especially if you want to interoperate it with the other tools from the Adobe stable. Conclusion.

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Limestone Learning

APRIL 29, 2022

PT: The Science of Audio for Elearning Audio and audio properties are probably the least understood among elearning developers. Phil Cowcill, Senior Elearning Specialist at Canada’s Department of National Defence (DND), will share research on the importance of audio. Wednesday, May 4, 2022, 10 a.m.–11

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eLearning Brothers

JUNE 22, 2015

An earlier post on this blog offers Adobe Captivate Example Courses for download. Toward the end of that post is a quick mention and “how to” on Captivate’s text-to-speech functionality. Recently a question came up in one of the help forums: “How do I install the Captivate 8 TTS voices?

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Steve Howard

JANUARY 28, 2009

If you’ve been following the flurry of blog posts and news recently, you’ll know that Adobe Captivate 4 was released last week. Adobe Captivate 4 Text to Speech demo. Adobe has published a demo showing how to use this new feature on the Adobe Captivate Blog.

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CommLab India

JUNE 22, 2016

For example, You can use ‘Audacity’, the free tool, for audio editing in online courses. For example, Articulate Storyline and Adobe Captivate provide good returns on costs. In-house SMEs and audio narrators/voiceover experts will reduce your e-learning developing costs considerably. Opt for free tools.

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Adobe Captivate

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Recently I was asked to estimate how long it would take to re-build five e-Learning courses created with another software program in Captivate. These text-only (no audio) courses were built more than five years ago with a lesser known authoring tool, and the finished products were generated in Flash. That is the task.

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Hurix Digital

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Adobe Captivate 4. With these tools, you can incorporate multimedia elements such as videos, images, and audio to enhance the learning experience. Users can also incorporate multimedia elements such as videos, images, and audio into their courses. But first… Table of Contents: What are E-Learning Authoring Tools?

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Adobe Captivate

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

I was impressed with the effort that goes into recording good audio for eLearning (I always thought that people plugged in a USB mic to their laptop and recorded the voiceover audio :)). I can now imagine the heartburn our Cp4 audio bug caused before it was patched!

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