[Web4lib] Macromedia Captivate (formerly RoboDemo)

[Karen Munro]

Hi Tawnya,

I've been getting to know Captivate for the last few weeks.  So far I 
consider it a more intuitive tool than Camtasia (with which I'm not greatly 
familiar, I admit), and I find the editing suite much more flexible, 
although not without some quirks.  There are numerous comparisons of 
Camtasia, Captivate, ViewletBuilder, and even Wink (a free download 
screencasting software) online.  The "screencasting" entry on Wikipedia 
links to a few at the end of the article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screencast

You can find others by Googling different combinations of keywords.

I'd be interested in corresponding with other librarians using Captivate, 
if any care to self-identify ;).  I'm still relatively new at using the 
software, but have already come up with some questions that aren't answered 
by Macromedia's documentation and tutorials.  I suspect that other users 
may have found some of the same issues--perhaps we can help each other out.

Best wishes to all,

Karen Munro


Karen Munro
E-Learning Librarian
University of California, Berkeley
Doe/Moffitt Libraries
Berkeley, CA  94720-6000
kmunro at library.berkeley.edu
510-643-1636






At 10:24 AM 4/18/2006, Tawnya Plumb wrote:
>Hi all,
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>Does anyone have experience using Macromedia Captivate (or RoboDemo) to
>create online database tutorials?   What is your impression of the
>software?   What other software would you consider for creating
>tutorials?
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>Thanks for your input,
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>Tawnya Plumb
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>Electronic Services Librarian
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>George W. Hopper Law Library
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>College of Law, University of Wyoming
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>tplumb at uwyo.edu
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>307.766.5733