Audio/Slide Timing Issue in Captivate 4

I have created the following:
A master file in Captivate 4.
Each slide in the master file contains an audio file and a .swf file (also published in Captivate 4).
The master file contains all highlight boxes and audio files.
I have four highlight boxes on a slide in the master file. The corresponding .swf file contains five slides.
Two of the highlight boxes must appear on the first slide of the external .swf.
The next highlight box must appear on the third slide of the external .swf.
The last highlight box must appear on the fourth slide of the external .swf.
When I preview the external .swf project (the five slides) from itself, everything works fine. The audio syncs properly when the highlight boxes appear and the slides change according to their own timing.
However, when I import the .swf into the master file, and run it from there, here is what happens:
The slides in the external .swf do not even all appear. The last one is nowhere to be found. The highlight boxes, of course, appear and disappear according to their properties. But the external slides will not cooperate.
So basically, what I have is audio synced up with the highlight boxes in the master file, but no way to coordinate the syncing of the slides in the external .swf with the audio and highlight boxes in the master file.
Can anyone help?

First thing to check is the frame rate of your master file and external files. They should match otherwise they will be playing at different speeds.
But quite frankly, even if the frame rates DO match, I think you're strategy of having Captivate SWFs playing inside another Captivate movie and expecting everything to sync up properly is doomed to frustration. SWFs inserted into a Captivate movie don't necessarily play as you would expect. The longer the duration of the SWF, the more chance it will be out of sync with the main project.
My honest suggestion is to build all of your slides in the one project. Insert SWFs only for small animations.

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1. The workaround I'm about to present was not developed by
me. It was developed by my friend and colleague John Daigle. I just
don't want to take credit that isn't due.
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