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e-sarbak
January 28th, 2005, 08:47 AM
A new product Macromedia Captivate

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[uber]
January 28th, 2005, 09:28 AM
yea... i was gonnna post abou this awhile ago.. but it was already emntioned here... i really like it... the best part for me is that its fully usable with mx2004.. I am using the free trial... but i may just buy it.... if i ever get rich.
rhine
January 28th, 2005, 01:49 PM
So.. a $500 Powerpoint clone? :sleep:
DDD
January 28th, 2005, 03:56 PM
much more powerful than powerpoint. I used to use Qarbon but I now use Captivate (formerly robodemo).
Krilnon
January 28th, 2005, 04:09 PM
I wouldn't really call this a new product... It's been around for months, if not more in its Captivate form.
Butters
January 28th, 2005, 06:18 PM
So.. a $500 Powerpoint clone? :sleep:
Dude, Powerpoint SUCKS ***.

Captivate looks cool :D
Krilnon
January 28th, 2005, 08:06 PM
Can Powerpoint even capture the screen & etc like Captivate can?
DDD
January 28th, 2005, 09:56 PM
no it cannot.
Krilnon
January 28th, 2005, 10:07 PM
I didn't think so... I've had to use it in school for years, and would've run accross something that big before.
[uber]
January 29th, 2005, 07:31 AM
beside... you can't make demos in powerpoint.. Captivate is all about making product demos and training sessions that are flash based. And because its flash based.. you can take it into MX2004 and further customize it there.. its next on my acquistion list.
Jeff Wheeler
January 29th, 2005, 11:38 PM
I would rather use Keynote 2 personally. This does look impressive nonetheless though. Probably for a different purpose.
Butters
January 30th, 2005, 08:04 AM
Yeah Keynote 2 looks sweet, I love those kind of revolving 3D things, they look quality.
blackpulp
February 2nd, 2005, 04:06 AM
boring...captivate....who wants to do software demos anyway? i sure as heck wouldnt...
mudbubble
February 2nd, 2005, 09:59 AM
boring...captivate....who wants to do software demos anyway? i sure as heck wouldnt...

omg...tons of people! there's a HUGE market for demonstrations and probably the strongest feature of Captivate: interactive Simulations as well. Software training is an enormous and lucrative market these days and Captivate is a great tool for creating training demos - it's a complete package - i dont work for macromedia, i have started using Captivate a couple weeks ago and i am impressed with it as it feels like a "complete" program - seems like they thought of everything - even the integrated editing tools are intiutive - i have yet to have to consult the hlep docs - everything about the program makes perfect sense.
DDD
February 2nd, 2005, 11:28 AM
I saved my company thousands of dollars by implementing online training with captivate. No more irritating calls and need to go show someone how to do something. Just send them a url. Really has its uses.
curi1122
February 2nd, 2005, 05:17 PM
If you are a user of Flash MX try Envision does a similar job but for a fraction of the price $59.

http://www.digitalcuriosity.com
blackpulp
February 2nd, 2005, 05:22 PM
what i was saying is not that theres no use for it, but that its really boring to build an online software tutorial...the thought of that makes me want to throw up in my mouth...what a crappy gig.
love police
February 2nd, 2005, 07:29 PM
we are getting it for school here to make some training demo things for the very illiterate teaches.. :|
DDD
February 3rd, 2005, 12:14 AM
what i was saying is not that theres no use for it, but that its really boring to build an online software tutorial...the thought of that makes me want to throw up in my mouth...what a crappy gig.


Honestly captivate is rather fun to use. Then you can incorporate it into your other flash movies. You must have not used it.
alzor
February 28th, 2005, 10:45 PM
I showed my family how to hack into people's bank accounts with this program.
GW02
February 28th, 2005, 11:45 PM
JEEZ, alzor, don't you ever have anothing positive to say in this forum!?
alzor
March 1st, 2005, 03:15 PM
sorry,I was just trying to be humorous not negative...was it that bad gwing meister?
kirupa
March 1st, 2005, 03:22 PM
sorry,I was just trying to be humorous not negative...was it that bad gwing meister?
Well - it wasn't humorous, and this isn't Random. You were temporarily removed from the forums for similar behavior, and I nor the mods will be as forgiving like we were the first time around ;)