SWF import in Captivate / problem synchronizing

Hi All,
I tried to import a SWF movie into a newly created captivate
movie. In FLASH I have a framerate of 8 ps, which means my movie
should last about 25 seconds. Now, when I import it into Captivate
the movie only lasts 6.9 seconds and my animation goes nuts. (
Tweens are not very nice when they flash by in 0.2 seconds :-) ).
Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong or how I can prevent
Captivate from shortcutting my swf-movie ?

Hi sdanckaarts
Captivate normally operates at 30 frames per second. So it's
no surprise that you are seeing what you are. You are taking
something designed for 8 frames per second and running it at 30.
Hence looking a bit like it's had about four shots of espresso!
You have a few choices. Increase the Flash frame rate to 30
frames per second, re-publish and re-insert in Captivate. Or reduce
Captivate to 8 frames per second. Or maybe a little on each end.
To change Captivate's frame rate, click Edit >
Preferences... > Project node. (Captivate 3) or Project >
Preferences... > Project tab (Captivate 2).
Cheers and best of luck in getting the result you want...
Rick

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