screencasting with captivate
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This presentation was given August 4, 2009 as part of a staff training session on screencasting, facilitated by Digital Technologies Librarian Rebecca Miller.TRANSCRIPT
Screencasting:Adobe Captivate
LSU LibrariesStaff PresentationRebecca K. Miller
August 4, 2009
Interactive tutorials
“Passive” tutorials
Import directly from PowerPoint
Example from LIS 1001 Course
Edit the size of the slides
Select which slides to include
Decide how your tutorial will progress
With these tools, you can add (from left-right):
CaptionsRollover captionsHighlight boxesRollover slidelet
Zoom areasText entriesClick boxes
ButtonsText animations
ImagesRollover Images
AnimationsVideos
Mouse movements
Capturing Screen Movement
Determine where you’d like to add the capture
You can add the recording at any point in the tutorial you’ve already created
When you are ready to record the capture, Captivate lets you choose which window you’d like to record and how you’d like to record it. For capturing screen movement, “Demonstration” works well. However, “Simulation” is still an option at this point.
You hit the “Record” button to begin recording , and the “End” key to stop recording.
The capture is added in a series of “slides” that you can edit using any of the tools or properties available in Captivate
Publishing the Tutorial
Flash is the most popular file format for publishing tutorials, since it is viewable across various platforms.
Placing the media file you just created on a plain web page is, likewise, the most popular choice for disseminating tutorials…
Tutorial with screencapture from LIS 1001
The Summer 2009 LIS 1001 online course was built entirely with Captivate software to explain
material and demonstrate methods through digital tutorials.
A total of 19 tutorials, ranging from 1:00 minute to 9:00 minutes, were created. No audio was
associated with these files, for various reasons
Both students and instructors found benefits in this method.
Other Uses…
Professional Development◦Software Demonstrations◦Training Scenarios
Special library functions ◦The Plant Patents Workshop
Integrated Information Literacy Instruction◦Business School Podcast Series