Importing MP4's into Captivate 5

I was told by a fellow e-learning developer that MP4's could be imported into Captivate 5.  I've looked through my training books, and I may have missed it, but I can't find where it states this is allowed.  Does anyone know for sure if MP4's can be imported?

That makes sense, thanks!  I'll mark the discussion as answered.
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 16:02:48 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Importing MP4's into Captivate 5
Hi there
I believe what Lilybiri was saying was that when you import the MP4, Captivate performs a conversion to FLV. Because the conversion may take a while to perform, you are allowed to continue working in Captivate while "in the background" the MP4 is being fully converted.
The net result is that it will no longer be an MP4 when Captivate presents it to the viewer. It will be an FLV.
Cheers... Rick
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