Animation Plays Differently in Captivate

Question

I'm looking for ideas about why an animation (.swf) might
play differently in a published Captivate Flash movie than it does
in Internet Explorer itself or in PowerPoint.
I'm using Ho Technologies MP3 To SWF converter to package
.wav files into animations that include a vcr control and then
inserting the animation into a Captivate 2 slide. The animation
includes a progress bar (looks like the progress bar on a Captivate
Skin's Playback control). The animation's progressbar lets the user
scroll forward or back in the animation.
It works as expected except that in a published Captivate
movie the animation's progress bar appears to be about twice as
long as the audio. The progress button only moves about 50% of the
way by the time that the audio finishes. If I tug the progress
button beyond the 50% mark and hit the play button, the animation
only rewinds, as if the audio content has already been passed.
But, if I link the same animation to a PowerPoint slideshow
or view the animation in Internet Explorer the progress bar behaves
properly.
I'm using the most recent Flash Player Version 9,0,47,0 with
Captivate 2.
Here's what I've tried so far, with exactly the same results:
Publish in Flash 6, 7, or 8.
Adjust the frame rate to be the same (24) when I create the
swf and when I publish the Captivate movie.
Any other things to try or suggestions would be welcome.
Phil

Answer 1

Hoo Technologies answered promptly to say it can't be fixed
(see below for details). I'll experiment with the shell swf, which
as I recall produces a companion file like Captivate's .htm file.
But since my need is for a swf that I can embed in the Captivate
slide, it probably won't get me anywhere.
I got three files with the email, track_volume_time.fla,
track_bar.fla, and track_volume.fla. I assume I'd need Flash --
which I don't have -- to open them only to find out that I
certainly can't fix them without enrolling in Flash University for
a couple of years.
So, since I need an audio playbar and use the Hoo Tech
converter, I guess I'll include a text caption that points midway
along the progress bar and states, "Audio ends here". I can already
hear the client's feedback. Ouch!
Anyone got a rescue?
Hi Phil,
A software engineer of ours reviewed the SWF you attached and
checked the source file of SWF player of the MP3 to SWF Converter.
He told me the problem cannot be fixed by us. As the SWF player
doesn't use "_root" object that may cause unexpected problem, but
uses "_parent" object instead. The "_parent" object is safe. I
attached source files of track players.
One suggestion, you can try to use the shell SWF to check if
it works normal in Captivate.
I'm sorry for the inconvenience.
Sincerely,
James Hoo
Hoo Technologies Team