Summary

This chapter stressed the importance of "Planning your work and working your plan." As you discovered the many features in the Recording Options and Movie Preferences dialog boxes allow you to execute your plan.

I covered a number of general subjects as well. They included setting the recording area and modifying and resizing a movie that has been recorded. This is important to know because the physical size of a movie, especially if it is being delivered for web playback, will have a direct effect upon the user's experience.

Sound is a major media element in Captivate and narrations are a major aspect of the development process. I discussed how to add a background sound track to your movie, how to record a narration and how captions can also be used as scripts for voice-over narrations.

Your movies will also contain mouse movement and I showed how you can speed up or slow down these movements, change their path, remove them and how to align them with each other as you move from slide-to-slide.

Allowing the user to control the flow and pace of a movie is another key element of interactivity. I demonstrated how to apply playback controls to a movie and change their position on the screen. I finished the chapter by showing you how to create a Captivate slide show by creating an Image Movie and how to create a Blank Movie that can serve as a sort of style sheet for your entire movie.

Now that you understand the broad features of Captivatethe moviethe next chapter narrows the focus and concentrates on what you can do with the slides that compose the Captivate movie.