The best way to preview a video to add interactivity

Kind regards for all of you
Im trying to add interaction to a video but Im losing a lot of time
when Im trying to see where exactly in the video must be placed the click
because Captivate allow me to see the preview but when I click on pause the video go to the first footage
any tip?
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I don't like those options being taken away. While the quality may suffer by compressing for email, it is still the most direct and unconvoluted way of sharing something fairly quickly. I don't want to have to post to YouTube or Vimeo or iCloud and send a link. Just compress the video and hit send in an email and be done with it.

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