Image editing and type

Hope this is probably quite straightforward. First of all,
when you use Captivate to record your screenshots automatically, am
I right in thinking that these images are not stored anywhere as
individual files? Secondly, if you want to edit the images, what is
the best way to take them out and replace them within your
presentation, and should the replaced file be a .bmp or .gif - or
something else?
To confirm the image replacement, all of my images are
'background' so i've currently used the 'Copy Background' command
and pasted into Photoshop. Now i've completed my image editing what
type of file should I save as and how do I get that to be the new
background in the relevant slide?
Thanks,
Richard.

I often use Copy Background, paste into Photoshop, make
edits, flatten,
save as Index (8bit), copy, Paste as Background.
I've not had a problem with unreasonable file sizes with that
method,
but should I, will just save the bmp then import into the CP
project.
Erik
richard.adams wrote:
> Hope this is probably quite straightforward. First of
all, when you use
> Captivate to record your screenshots automatically, am I
right in thinking that
> these images are not stored anywhere as individual
files? Secondly, if you
> want to edit the images, what is the best way to take
them out and replace them
> within your presentation, and should the replaced file
be a .bmp or .gif - or
> something else?
>
> To confirm the image replacement, all of my images are
'background' so i've
> currently used the 'Copy Background' command and pasted
into Photoshop. Now
> i've completed my image editing what type of file should
I save as and how do I
> get that to be the new background in the relevant slide?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Richard.
>
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