Best way to do software simulation

Hey guys, it's taking me faaaaar too long to create my first software simulation and I wondered if I could get some advice? I arrived at captivate because I was initially using Screenflow, then AE to edit my captions/audio/intros and the large video files caused problems with previewing/rendering. I basically want to use captivate's screenshots and mouse paths to keep the file size down so I can easily work on some post production in flash. But... If I export to flash from captivate, the mouse clicks and motion paths are not recorded. If I 'publish' from captivate and import the swf into flash, it crashes Flash, even with the smallest clip. I've updated to the latest captivate version but same problems. What is the normal way to record and edit a screencast with captivate? Does anyone know why all data isn't exporting to flash? Do I HAVE to use captivate for post production and then export for the web? Any info appreciated, thanks guys

I have exported from Captivate to Flash with no issues, but that was a while ago (circa Captivate 3 or 4 obviously under Windows). As Lilybiri said, I can do most of what I want using Captivate alone. If you are having trouble exporting to flash or exporting to swf and importing to flash, give us more to go on. What version of Captivate, what OS, what version of Flash?
What extra editing are you trying to do under Flash, perhaps we can recommend a workflow that keeps everything in Captivate?

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