Embedding Captivate in Dreamweaver

Is it possible to embed captivate lessons/files as windows inside of website created with Dreamweaver? I looked but couldn't find any posts regarding this topic. Thanks in advance.

Just to add to MIchael's post if I may. Here is an example of how at work we use Captivate SWF files on a web page creaed using Adobe Dreamweaver. One of the great things about Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 is that you can actually preview your SWF files in Design view, thanks to the new Live view that was introduced into DW CS4.
Using Captivate SWFs with a Dreamweaver web page
We are also in the process of creating a skin for the HTML file that the Aggregator produces, I'll post a link to that example once we finalize it.
Best - Mark
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Captivate to dreamweaver to phonegap

I currently have an app that I am building on dreamweaver and exporting using phonegap build...
I would like to incorporate some content created on captivate but when I try to build the app with the captivate files it is too big to build...(and there are only 5 questions and no video or audio)...wondering if anyone has gone this route of captivate-dreamweaver-phonegap and if so what settings are best for this workflow...thanks

Hello There,
Which version of Captivate and Dreamweaver are you using? I was also experiencing size limit of 10mb during DW CS5.5 but it should not be the case with CS6. Meanwhile, can you try making captivate output within 10mb and see if it helps?
Thanks,
Vish

Embedding Captivate in Flex

So, the list of new features for Captivate 4 had a biggie that caught my attention:
"Take advantage of ActionScript® 3.0 publishing to bring Adobe Flex® content into your Adobe Captivate projects, and to embed Adobe Captivate movies in your Flex content."
As a Flex developer, that sounds great, but I can't find a single piece of documentation about embedding Captivate files into Flex. Embedding the published SWF using a SWFLoader component is easy, but is there an API for actually controlling the progression of the Captivate movie? If not, what's the point?
Also, on a somewhat related note, whenever I've tried to export a Captivate presentation to Flash CS3/CS4, the process generates an individual SWF file for each slide, which is loaded by the FLA at runtime. However, even when the Publishing Settings are set to ActionScript 3.0 in Captivate 4, the individual SWF files appear to be exported in ActionScript 2.0 format. When I run the FLA in debug mode, I get error messages in the Console reading "Cannot perform Looping properly as the loaded swf is an as2 one", and indeed, the slides with animations loop annoyingly until I advance to the next slide. Is there a way to get Captivate to export AS3 slides that don't loop their animations?
I should mention that I'm primarily working with slides that have been imported from PowerPoint presentations.

I've built a player in Flex that loads in different Captivate 4 quiz files through a SWFLoader component. The student logs in (using an employee number), selects the test to take from a List (wrapped in an Accordian - also includes a Progress list indicating tests already completed). After completing the test, the score variable is passed back and I use a FlexSQL component to pass the captured score, employee number, etc. back to a backend database (currently MS Access) for further processing and loading into our LMS when all of the tests are completed. The student can see which tests have already been completed or if they click on a test in the list that has been completed, an Alert box opens to inform them it has been done. Took me about 2 months to create it because as you say, there really isn't much out there regarding how to get these communicating with each other. Give me a shout by email if need more.
David Hipsley
[email protected]

Audio crazies with embedded captivate 4 product in captivate 4 project in LMS

I know I've seen some solutions and setting variables to eliminate this issue (one I've never had before thank goodness) I have LO's created in captivate that contain published .swf files also created in captivate 4. I have 6 embedded in one project, 4 in another. Uploaded to the learning management system all of the audio in the final project (34 slides, 14 minutes) starts as soon as the .html file is called in the LMS. Help...I just can't seem to search the right combination of words to locate solutions that I am absolutely sure I've seen before. I'd appreciate a bit of direction if someone can point me to the thread or the solution.. I'm getting rather anxious about hearing all these voices!!!!...Thanks much
Susanne

A little additional information:
It isn't just the audio from the embedded Flash that runs
early - it's the actual Flash file. I don't know if this makes any
difference in figuring out what's going on, but thought I'd add
that bit of detail.
Also - I had found out that my Captivate project that I
created the Flash from had gotten corrupted and was hoping that
fixing that would fix this problem as well ... but no such luck...
Judi

HELP! Embedding Flash with Dreamweaver CS4

Hello i'm have issues with CS4 embedding Flash FLV's.
It won't show up when it's on the server but it's working
locally.
i've uploaded all the files in the scripts folder and the swf
skin files.
But it still won't work server-side.
I did not have this issue with dreamweaver CS3 as i've found
that Dreameaver CS4 seems to
change how the code of how the .FLV is embedded
any ideas??
or is anyone else having this issue?
thanks
Jordan
here's is my current test page link with a sample flv video:
http://www.lambethdesktop.com/flashtest/index.html
i've also attached the code of the html page it has been
embedded in.

This script appears to be missing (or uploaded to the wrong
folder)
http://www.lambethdesktop.com/Scripts/swfobject_modified.js
"chilversj" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:[email protected]...
> Hello i'm have issues with CS4 embedding Flash FLV's.
> It won't show up when it's on the server but it's
working locally.
> i've uploaded all the files in the scripts folder and
the swf skin files.
> But it still won't work server-side.
> I did not have this issue with dreamweaver CS3 as i've
found that
> Dreameaver
> CS4 seems to
> change how the code of how the .FLV is embedded
>
> any ideas??
> or is anyone else having this issue?
> thanks
> Jordan
>
> here's is my current test page link with a sample flv
video:
>
http://www.lambethdesktop.com/flashtest/index.html
>
> i've also attached the code of the html page it has been
embedded in.
>
>
>
>
> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01
Transitional//EN"
> "
http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
> <html>
> <head>
> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
charset=UTF-8">
> <title>Untitled Document</title>
> <script src="Scripts/swfobject_modified.js"
> type="text/javascript"></script>
> </head>
>
> <body>
> <object
classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="320"
> height="240" id="FLVPlayer">
> <param name="movie" value="FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf"
/>
> <param name="quality" value="high">
> <param name="wmode" value="opaque">
> <param name="scale" value="noscale">
> <param name="salign" value="lt">
> <param name="FlashVars"
>
value="&MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=Clear_Skin_1&streamName=http:
>
//theharnessedge.com/fcys/FCYS08.28.08&autoPlay=true&autoRewind=false"
> />
> <param name="swfversion" value="8,0,0,0">
> 
> <param name="expressinstall"
value="Scripts/expressInstall.swf">
> 
> 
> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
> data="FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf" width="320"
height="240">
> 
> <param name="quality" value="high">
> <param name="wmode" value="opaque">
> <param name="scale" value="noscale">
> <param name="salign" value="lt">
> <param name="FlashVars"
>
value="&MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=Clear_Skin_1&streamName=http:
>
//theharnessedge.com/fcys/FCYS08.28.08&autoPlay=true&autoRewind=false"
> />
> <param name="swfversion" value="8,0,0,0">
> <param name="expressinstall"
value="Scripts/expressInstall.swf">
> 
> <div>
> <h4>Content on this page requires a newer version
of Adobe Flash
> Player.</h4>
> <p><a href="
http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer"><img
> src="
http://www.adobe.com/images/shared/download_buttons/get_flash_player.gif"
> alt="Get Adobe Flash player" /></a></p>
> </div>
> 
> </object>
> 
> </object>
> <script type="text/javascript">
> 
> </script>
> </body>
> </html>
>

White box of death! Trouble embedding swf into Dreamweaver!

So close to being finished! I notice this question on alot of other forums but its never resolved!
here is the site now:
http://http://www.andrewweeksphotogr...m/index_8.html
you will notice a slight flash of a white box before the preloader starts, i'm trying everything to make it go away! this box seems to be the same size as my embedded swf. the site and preloader are all in one swf. all i need to do is make that white box the same color as the background so it is unnoticeable.
here is the code from dreamweaver (you'll notice im sticking in color values wherever i can!)
help a gal out! many thanks!
-nicole

oops! code / site link here!
http://www.andrewweeksphotography.com/index_8.html
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<title>Untitled Document</title>
<style type="text/css">

</style>
<script src="Scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<table width="1150" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#FBFCEB" bgcolor="#FBFCEB">
<tr>
    <td bordercolor="#FBFCEB" bgcolor="#FBFCEB"><script type="text/javascript">
AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0','width','1150','height','768','src','Andrew Weeks Photography','quality','high','pluginspage','http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','movie','Andrew Weeks Photography' ); //end AC code
</script><noscript><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="1150" height="768">
      <param name="movie" value="Andrew Weeks Photography.swf" />
      <param name="quality" value="high" />
      <param name="bgcolor" value="#FBFCEB" />
      <embed src="Andrew Weeks Photography.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="1150" height="768" bgcolor="#FBFCEB"></embed>
    </object></noscript></td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>

Controlling Embedded Captivate SWFs

Hi:
I have a SWF (SWF A) that I'm loading into a movieclip
(Movieclip C)which is part of another SWF (SWF B). Basically, SWF B
functions as a player, with play and pause controls. These controls
control Movieclip C where the external SWF A is loaded into.
Normally, I have had no problem with this and it always
works. At run time, when you click the pause button on SWF B, a
stop() command is issued to Movieclip C, which stops the play of
the external movieclip (SWF A) loaded into it.
However, I did a screen capture with Captivate and published
it as a SWF. I loaded this SWF (SWF A) into Movieclip C in SWF B at
run time. However, clicking the controls on SWF I created has NO
EFFECT on the SWF I created in Captivate. It just keeps playing.
I guess all SWFs are NOT created equal. How can I make this
work?
By the way, I do not want to use the embedded controls that
come with Captivate.
Loren
“The only real mistake is the one from which we learn
nothing." - John Powell

Loren,
> Normally, I have had no problem with this and it
> always works.
Good.
> However, I did a screen capture with Captivate and
> published it as a SWF. I loaded this SWF (SWF A)
> into Movieclip C in SWF B at run time. However,
> clicking the controls on SWF I created has NO EFFECT
> on the SWF I created in Captivate.
I'll bet it does have an effect, but you just don't see the
effect
you're expecting.
> It just keeps playing.
> I guess all SWFs are NOT created equal. How can I
> make this work?
A SWF is a SWF is a SWF. They are all created equal, from a
certain
point of view. Flash Paper SWFs are just SWFs, at bottom,
even though they
have additional functionality. Captivate SWFs are also just
SWFs -- which
means they must adhere to the MovieClip class, all of whose
methods,
properties, and events are listed in the "MovieClip class"
entry of the
ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference.
It may be that Captivate nests its SWFs, so that you need to
adjust your
target when telling a given movie clip container what to do.
Would you show
the exact ActionScript you're using?
David
stiller (at) quip (dot) net
Dev essays:
http://www.quip.net/blog/
"Luck is the residue of good design."

Embedding Captivate 4 Movies in PDF

I created a PDF document using Acrobat 8 that has 3 Captivate 4 movies embedded. The movies play just fine on Windows but only play for 5 seconds on macs. Has anyone else experienced this problem? If so, please let me know what the solution is. I have searched on the Community Help and can't find anything related to this problem. Thanks.

There is a problem in using flash files on a Mac. You need to use the Flash tool and not use the legacy multimedia content method. This may only be available with Acrobat 9.

When click on Captivate preview, Dreamweaver opens. Help!

Have installed Captivate on PC with Windows 8, 64 bit.
When try to preview slide/s Dreamweaver opens. Can't get preview to work at all.
Help!

Hi
Check the default application for HTML pages. If it is set to Dreamweaver, change it to your browser.
Sreekanth

Captivate and Dreamweaver or VS2010

Very basic question about Captivate please. I want to build an e learning site. I am user of Visual Studio of Microsoft to build ASP.NET sites. Can output of Captivate be imported in Visual Studio or DreamWeaver? In other words does Captivate publish its project as website?
Weather using Dreamweaver with course builder be better option (with equal functionalities as Captive) for building an e learning site?
Thanks

The Coursebuilder extension for Dreamweaver enables you to add quiz questions to a website. There are a number of quiz templates it offers. They cover some of the question types available with Captivate but not all. Conversely, Coursebuilder has some neat drag and drop quiz question options that Captivate by default still lacks (though the difference is narrowed by available drag and drop question widgets).
Coursebuilder does not replace Captivate functionality. Which solution you choose to use very much depends on the type of content you need to create.
If you want to use animation, voiceover, Closed Captioning, playbars, TOC, screen captures, Full Motion Video capture, have ability to report to different typse of LMSs, and do all this quickly and easily, then use Captivate.
If you just want to create some web pages for a course and add a few quiz questions to the mix, Dreamweaver and Coursebuilder will do OK.

Captivate, Indesign, Dreamweaver - app

I was wondering if it is possible to integrate resources from captivate (quizzes), as well as dreamweaver (some activities created using hotpotatoes - namely the crossword puzzles) into an app for the ipad?
I think that indesign is a viable option to organize the app right now but was looking for some insight...thanks

Ok so i have the captivate content ready but how can I do this part at the end of the tutorial?
"Having removed these tags, save the file and make a Web Content Overlay in your DPS project, point it at the index.hml file, and you’re done."
NEVERMIND...JUST NEEDED TO select a rectangle

Embedding Captivate movies (swfs) into Acrobat 8 3D

I embedded a swf movie (from Captivate 3) into Acrobat 8 3-D,
but it displays as a black rectangle in Acrobat 8 3D, and a blank
white area in Adobe Reader 8. The movie does play, but I'm trying
to figure out why, if I have the poster setting correctly in
Acrobat, I get the black rectangle and not a graphic of the first
slide of the movie. (I originally posted this on the Acrobat User
Community but haven't received a response (
http://www.acrobatusers.com/forums/aucbb/viewtopic.php?pid=3093).
I purchased the Adobe Technical Communications Suite, if that makes
any difference.
Thanks

Hi GinaL
You probably need to edit the settings of your Captivate.
Select a loading screen that indicates your user should click. You
can create your own. All you need is a bitmap image. Once you do
this and republish and reinsert, the loading screen should appear
and indicate you can click.
Cheers... Rick

Embedding Captivate content on a webpage

Hi there - apologies if this is a simple question, but it's different to how I normally produce Captivate content (which is as a zipped file that is uploaded to our server with the URL placed in various locations on our site).
Our web developers have asked if I can produce some demos that we have in a version that can be uploaded to Youtube. I've tried converting the files to avi, flv, mp4 etc but lose the interactivity.
Basically, they just want to be able to embed the files into pages on the website and they want them in the same format as Youtube accepts. I'm not sure why they can't just embed the swfs - possibly they are too large and wouldn't look good on the screen (the files are 750x550).
So - my questions are:
- Does anyone know of a way to convert the swf files to a format acceptable to Youtube, but that keeps interactivity? I have a table of contents and several click boxes throughout each file. I lose all of this when publishing as f4v, and haven't been able to get Youtube to accept that file anyway.
- Or, does anyone know how to embed a file into a webpage so that it is small to begin with but expands when the user starts it? I did think we could just embed a thumbnail on the page that links to the swf which opens in a new window when clicked, but maybe there's a more elegant solution?
Thanks!!

Hello and welcome to the forum,
If you want to keep interactivity a video format (like f4v) is not possible, you do need SWF. I'm also a bit puzzled by your mentioning the SWF to be too large, normally video formats will result in bigger file sizes. If you want to reduce the SWF-filesize you could try to choose a smaller resolution, put all the compression settings that are possible and choose a low image format. And reduce the preloader % (by default set to 100) to have the SWF played before it is totally loaded.
Lilybiri

Link to RH topics from embedded Captivate slide?

RH10, WebHelp, Captivate 6
Hi,
I've been using RH for years, but I'm new at Captivate.
I want to have a rollover effect in a WebHelp topic, whereby the user can hover the mouse pointer over a graphic and a window will pop up. Inside the pop-up window will be hyperlinks to topics within the same WebHelp project.
My understanding so far is that I can insert a Captivate slide in WebHelp topic to achieve this. The Captivate slide would contain the background graphic, and a "rollover slidelet".
My question is, at what point do I create the hyperlinks to WebHelp topics in the slidelet? Must I do this in Captivate, and if so how do I specify the target path of the link?
Or can I do this linking after I embed the Captivate slide and slidelet into the WebHelp project?

Hmmm, for some reason I keep forgetting they added that capability to Captivate 6.
Okay then, what you have to do is consider where the Captivate movie will be (as in what folder) at the time it is presented within the WebHelp. So if you are linking to topic XXX.htm and inside RoboHelp, that topic is inside a folder named FolderOne, it's going to depend on the folder the Captivate movie is in. Often, they are inserted at the project root. So if this turns out to be the case, you would insert the following into the field:
FolderOne/XXX.htm
I'll give my theory a try and see if it works for me.
Keep in mind that the links will likely fail when you test locally unless you add the project location to the list of trusted locations for the Flash Player.
Cheers... Rick

Embedding captivate projects

Hi,
I am attempting to embed one captivate project within another. The reason that I want to do this is so that I am able to reuse one smaller project in a number of other larger projects. I am using variables and I want all available in all projects. I have attempted to just cut and past the screens from one project to another but this does not cut and paste the variable in the smaller project.
Is there anyway of achieveing this, and what is the most efficient way to do so.
I am using captivate 4
thanks
peter

Hi Peter
You should hop over to CPGuru.com and grab yourself a copy of Michael's loader widget. It will be well worth your time and money.
Click here to visit the site
Cheers... Rick
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