Presenter and Captivate

So, I've got people at my company saying Presenter is soooo
much better than Captivate for on-line training and tracking.
Can someone who is familar with both lay out the pros/cons?
Thanks
Jimmy

I am guessing you are referring to Articulate "Presenter",
and not Adobe Connect "Presenter". The two applications (Adobe
"Captivate 3" and Articulate "Presenter") are pretty much apples
and oranges. The only thing of real note that they have in common
is that they are both e-learning applications. How they go about
accomplishing that general task is so very differently that
point-by-point comparisons are all but impossible unless you get
very very specific about exactly
what you want to create.
If your intended use if to create software demonstrations and
simulations, or photo gallery Flash files, I'd have to give
"Captivate" the nod - without reservation. However, if your
intention is to make use of Power Point features, as in soft-skills
training perhaps, or to use an existing library of Power Point
projects, I would have to say that Articulate "Presenter" is better
designed for that task.
To the question of score and student tracking, both do an
excellent job, but Captivate has no LMS in itself, unless you count
the Adobe "Connect" application as one. Articulate "Presenter" can
be tied directly to Articulate's own servers (Articulate "On-line")
which then gives you built-in and very useful reports on your
training efforts.
In the case of either Captivate or Presenter, the LMS is an
extra cost, and completely separate item. Captivate provides
excellent compatibility with many "standards" such as AICC or
SCORM, in the LMS world. On the other hand, because Articulate
"On-line" is built specifically to accommodate Articulate projects,
they have effectively eliminated issues and worries about whether
the learning module (aka LO, or Learning Object) is "compatible"
with the LMS on which it is being viewed.
Good question, Jimmy, and one that is going to be greatly
dependent on exactly what your LO editor is expected to do. On the
bright side, both products offer 15 - 30 day trial downloads, so
why not give them both a test drive and decide from that
experience?
Best wishes - let us know what you decided, and why, as it
might be helpful to others with the same question.
Larry

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Ahh, if only that were entirely true!
While you're correct that you can embed flash in your
Presenter files, it's still not possible to use the latest On2 VP6
codecs which is what you need to do if you want high quality large
size video files. Using the Sorenson codec which is what would be
required by your suggestion, means that the video tends to be quite
pixillated and limited to a small frame size, otherwise you end up
with lots of buffering delays.
Our solution allows you to run fullscreen video of unlimited
length from within Presenter and it works in self-paced
presentations and meeting room environments too.
On the issue of posting information about a product on a
Forum, my understanding of the concept of a forum is that it's a
place for the exchange of ideas and solutions. This forum is
located under the menu item of "Communities" on the Adobe site and
many people come here looking for ways to solve problems and
exchange ideas.
I've had numerous people contact me saying they have been
looking for exactly this type of solution but have been unable to
find it. It's only spam to you because you have no need for the
solution but to those looking for a way to deliver specific types
of training content, it's exactly what they came to the Forum to
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