Powerpoint Presentation and Captivate

I have finished a Powerpoint presentation that I would like
to try and put into Captivate to help with recording and laying
down narration, but have run into problems. It does not record the
transitions or animation I have put into the Powerpoint
presentation and chops it up. Is there a way to record through
Capitvate without having a chopped up movie?

Hi there bsostre
I have a question. Why do you want to turn Powerpoint into
Captivate for the simple task of adding narration if you have
already done all the hard work in Powerpoint?? My suggestion is to
rather download a programme such as "Audacity" to record and edit
your narrations and then attach those narrations to the relevant
Powerpoint slides with autostart on slide opening. The only other
thing to do then would be to set the timings of your slides for a
smooth transition aligned to the narration.
Please shout again if this is "NOT HELPING DUDE"
Cheers
Andrew
PS Audacity is freeware sound editing programme

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