PowerPoint to Captivate

Captivate 6 can import all the original effects from the PowerPoint presentation.

When using Captivate on a PC, when you open the program make sure you right click on top of the application icon and select run as Administrator. This step allows the use of advanced features of Captivate otherwise not available.

This project was edited with Camtasia 8 using Windows 7; it was published directly from Captivate into Youtube.

This presentation has graphics, animations, voice over, close captions, and background music.

The file size for this presentation is 4Mb.

PowerPoint to Camtasia

There are two ways to add PowerPoint slides into Camtasia:

• Record the PowerPoint presentation using the screen recording option to create a video that is continuous. Using this method, if you want to change the length of individual slides you have to cut the entire video and edit the part that needs to be changed.

• Or, save the slides as pictures in PowerPoint and import them into Camtasia. Using this method brings separate clips to the media bin and you could resized them individually. 

In this presentation the slides are imported independently. By doing this, you will are able to modify, save, import and replace just the slide affected by changes.

This project was created using Camtasia 2 for Macintosh. 

It was published directly from Camtasia to Youtube.

This project has pictures, graphics, voice over, close caption, and background music. This file does not have any animation imported from PowerPoint.

The file size is 4Mb.

Media Room Best Practices 2

Selecting One Screencast Application 

Captivate logo

Camtasia Studio logo

By learning one specific application, you will have more time to concentrate on the content of your lesson.

Once you are familiar with one of the applications, create a standard set of option for your screencasts that include: Screen size and cursor options. Be aware of the different sizes and resolutions.

Use the same settings for 

the Slide Presentation and the Screencast Program

Be aware of the recording area.  

Practice mouse movements, clicks, and navigation. 

Take your time with mouse movements. Slower moves look better.

Stop over an area to emphasize, hover for a second before moving away.

Have patience, you may need to do a few takes before a comfortable flow of actions is achieved.