Adobe Captivate

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Adobe Captivate
Developer(s) Adobe Inc.
Stable release
2019 V11.0.0.243 / August 16, 2018;5 years ago (2018-08-16)
Operating system Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
Type eLearning and screencasting
License Commercial
Website adobe.com/captivate

Adobe Captivate is an authoring tool that is used for creating eLearning content such as software demonstrations, software simulations, branched scenarios, and randomized quizzes in HTML5 format. [1]

Contents

For software simulations, Captivate can use left or right mouse clicks, key presses and rollover images.

It can also be used to create screencasts, and to convert Microsoft PowerPoint presentations to HTML5 format, and use SCORM for learner tracking.

History

While the product started out as a pure screen recording utility known as Flashcam (Nexus Concepts 2002), it evolved into an E-learning authoring tool after San Diego-based eHelp Corporation acquired Flashcam and released it as RoboDemo. [2] Eventually, software firm Macromedia acquired eHelp to gain RoboDemo. [2] Shortly before Adobe Systems acquired Macromedia, they changed the name of the product to Captivate. [2]

It used to support Shockwave Flash (.swf, a.k.a. ‘Small Web Format’). [3]

Versions

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[11] [ non-primary source needed ]

File formats

The table below contains some of the supported file formats that can be opened or accessed in Adobe Captivate. [12]

File formatExtension
Adobe Animate AnimationFLA
Adobe Language FileZDCT
Audio Video Interleave FileAVI
Captivate Aggregate FileAGGR
Captivate Commentable SWF FileCREV
Captivate Design TemplateCPDT
Captivate Preferences FileCPR
Captivate Project FileCPTX
Captivate 12 Project FileCPT
Captivate Project Template FileCPTL
Captivate Shared Action FileCPAA
Captivate Source FileCP
Captivate Storyboard ProjectCPDX
Captivate Styles FileCPS
Captivate Theme FileCPTM
Captivate Video CompositionCPVC
Captivate Widget FileWDGT
Flash Video FileFLV
Hypertext Markup Language FileHTM, HTML
QT Meta Language FileQML
Shockwave Flash MovieSWF

Captivate Prime

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Adobe Captivate Prime

Captivate Prime is an eLearning platform that is used for distributing eLearning content mainly for business employees, customers, and partners. [13] It is mainly used for "training employees, partners, and customers effectively with a modern digital learning platform." The latest release of Captivate Prime is the December 2020 release. It is commonly integrated with Adobe Captivate which added support for Captivate Prime on version 9 in 2015.

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References

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  12. "Adobe Captivate 2019 Overview and Supported File Types". fileinfo.com. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  13. "Adobe Captivate Prime LMS". www.adobe.com. Retrieved 2021-04-19.