Animation Assets

Hi,
I am looking at increasing the number of animation assets to
use in captivate.
I have had very little luck finding any . . . i am looking
for animations to draw attention (like the orange push box that
comes with captivate).
Where can I find a library of elearning assets (including non
animated ones)
Thanks,
Matt

Hi. Long time reader, first time poster :)
I purchased something called the Enhancement Pack with lots
of elements for Captivate. You can insert most of the things -
buttons, images, sounds, etc. right from the standard Captivate
menus. I got it here:
http://www.kcwebplaza.com/captivate/enhancement_pack.html
I like
http://www.flashkit.com/, but
the only problem is you can't easily find many things that use the
same colors. For example, you find an red animated circle that's
perfect, but you might also need a green one. I can't develop in
Flash worth a hoot - so I'm stuck with what they've developed.
I've had decent luck finding animated .gif files just doing
google searches.
Good luck!
Mika

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