Zooming In - Captivate 5

Hello. I am using Captivate 5 and am having trouble with the zoom.
I would like to zoom in on relevant buttons / windows, but they always artifact due to the low resolution. What I don't understand is that I see many videos where this is not a problem. For example, please see this video on the Apple website - http://support.apple.com/kb/VI207 . I can't get this effect from Captivate because you can only record the entire project in one resolution (ie. 720p) and if you exceed the resolution in your zoom window proportionally, it only artifacts.
Am I missing something? I would appreicate any insight as to how I can get Captivate to zoom like in the video I mentioned.
Thanks!

That is what I mostly explain when teaching Software tutorials with Captivate. It is a quick way to create a Show me, Try, Test me combination. You just add a 'menu' slide with branching to the three parts.
Lilybiri

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