Adding Full Motion Slides

There will be occasions where a slide-based approach to a capture is not suitable to the scope of the project. For example, you may wish to demonstrate how to apply a Live Effect to an object in Fireworks MX 2004 or how to add a new site in Dreamweaver MX 2004. In this case, a full motion slide is the best solution.

Full motion slides are captured as AVI movies, converted to the SWF format, and then placed in a slide of the movie. The advantage to you is these captures are much smoother and display more detailed motion than the normal slide-based approach. This is because full motion recordings are captured at a higher frame rate20 frames per secondthan the usual capture method.

Whether to use the full motion feature rather than regular recording is a personal decision. Yet there are two important differences that should help drive the decision:

• Full motion recordings are as is: They can't be enhanced with captions, audio, or other features that can be added to regular slides.

• Full motion recordings result in a higher file size. A regular capture contains two frames for every second of playback; full motion recordings contain 20 frames per second of playback.

To add a full motion slide to a new movie

1.	Open Captivate and select "Record new movie" on the Start page or select File > Record or create a new movie.
2.	Select your capture area size and click OK. The Recording window opens.
3.	Click the Options button and select the Change Recording Keys tab. The Recording Keys window opens. Note the start and stop keys used in the Insert Full Motion Clip area; the defaults are F9 to start recording and F10 to stop recording (Figure 3.26). Figure 3.26. You can change the full motion recording keys in the Recording Keys dialog box.
4.	Click OK to return to the Recording window.
5.	Make any necessary adjustments to the size and position of the bounding box, and click the Record button.
6.	Press the F9 key to start the full motion recording.
7.	Complete your task and press the F10 key to stop recording.
8.	Press the End key. You are returned to the Storyboard View panel. The recording, with a video camera icon, appears in the in thumbnails (Figure 3.27). Figure 3.27. The icon for a slide containing a full motion recording uses a video camera.

To add a full motion slide to an existing movie

1.	In either the Storyboard View or Edit View panel, select Insert > Record Additional Slides. The Recording window opens.
2.	Select where the additional slides should be placed in the movie and click OK.
3.	Make any necessary adjustments to the size of the bounding box and click the Record button.
4.	Press the F9 key to start the full motion recording.
5.	Complete your task and press the F10 key to stop recording.
6.	Press the End key. You are returned to the Storyboard View panel. The recoding, with a video camera icon, appears in the in the thumbnails.