Adobe Introduces Captivate 3.Powerful eLearning Tool Delivers High-Impact Training and Demonstration Materials SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ) today announced Adobe[R] Captivate[R] 3 software, a powerful eLearning authoring tool for the delivery of robust and engaging computer-based simulations, scenario-based training, and interactive quizzes. Adobe Captivate 3 offers enhanced features including multi-mode recording, rerecording, new Microsoft Powerpoint import capabilities and support for rich media formats, such as Adobe Flash[R] Player compatible .SWF See Flash. (filename extension) swf - /S W F/ The filename extension for Adobe Shockwave Flash animated vector graphics files, common on the World-Wide Web. A rarely used alternative expansion is "Small Web Format". , MP3, and AVI (Audio Video Interleaved) A Windows multimedia video format from Microsoft. It interleaves standard waveform audio and digital video frames (bitmaps) to provide reduced animation at 15 fps at 160x120x8 resolution. Audio is 11,025Hz, 8-bit samples. files. Easily mastered, without the need for programming or multimedia development skills, Adobe Captivate 3 helps save business professionals, trainers and educators time and resources when developing high-impact eLearning materials. "Giving content experts the tools they need to bring their own passion and expertise to the forefront can radically improve the quality and authority of training materials," said Don Walker, senior director, Product Marketing and Business Development, Print and Classic Publishing Solutions at Adobe. "Adobe Captivate 3 continues to set the pace in eLearning and now anyone can deliver interactive simulations, screen recordings, tutorials and online training modules that grab audience attention." Create Engaging, Interactive Training Materials Equipped with an intuitive user-interface, Adobe Captivate 3 allows learning professionals to rapidly create effective software training in a simple screen capture session. The screen capture generates multiple learner modes, including demonstrations with mouse movements and automated text descriptions of each recorded task, practice simulations with instructional automated or customized feedback, and assessments with scored user interactions. Adobe Captivate 3 enables authors to create effective quizzes and helps reduce cheating by randomly drawing questions from a pool and shuffling answers in multiple-choice formats. Adobe Captivate 3 also offers a large library of quiz question types, including sequencing, short answer, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, matching with drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. , and image hotspots. The new rerecording feature captures actions taken in Internet Explorer Web applications, enabling learning professionals to easily build interactive software demonstrations with step-by-step instructions. The enhanced Microsoft PowerPoint import functionality supports the conversion of slide animations into Flash Player compatible SWF format and allows authors to create interactive presentations incorporating audio and video. Support for MP3, AVI, FLA FLA Florida (old style) FLA Macromedia Flash (file extension) FLA Flash Files (file extension) FLA Fair Labor Association FLA Front Line Assembly and FLV FLV Flash Video FLV Forced Liquidation Value FLV Flanders Language Valley fund (Belgium) FLV Foreign Leave FLV Foreign Liaison Visit FLV Future Large Vehicle files, as well as new visual effects -- such as rollover A graphic element in an application or on a Web page that changes its color or shape when the pointer is moved (rolled) over it. See JavaScript rollover. See also n-key rollover. objects and animated slide transitions -- add impact to demonstrations and materials. "The same simplicity that Captivate 1 brought to software simulations and version 2 brought to scenario simulations has now been extended to practice and assessment," said Frank Nguyen, emerging technologies manager, American Express[R]. "To measure what students learn, authors can now build tests that include robust features like randomization randomization (ranˈ·d  ·m , pooling, and even question reuse."
Ubiquitous Delivery Methods Based on the industry-leading Adobe Flash technology, Adobe Captivate 3 software automatically generates interactive Adobe Flash Player-compatible content, allowing files to be e-mailed, posted to Web sites, intranet sites, online help systems and more. The new XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. export and import feature simplifies the localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. process of projects by exporting captions to the XML Localization Interchange File Format (file format) Interchange File Format - (IFF, full name "EA IFF 1985") A generic file format published by Electronic Arts as an open standard. IFF is chunk-based and hierarchical so files can include other files. It is easily extensible and an all round Good Idea. (XLIFF XLIFF XML Localization Interchange File Format ). Widening the reach and impact of training materials, Adobe Captivate 3 integrates with other Adobe software, including Adobe Acrobat[R], Adobe Connect[TM], Adobe FrameMaker[R] and Adobe RoboHelp[R], as well as with other eLearning tools such as SCORM SCORM Shareable Content Object Reference Model (web-based e-learning standard) SCORM Shared Courseware Object Reference Model SCORM Shareable Courseware Object Reference Model 2004, SCORM 1.2, AICC AICC anti-inhibitor coagulant complex. and PENS compliant Learning Management Systems (LMS). Pricing and Availability Adobe Captivate 3 will be available for Microsoft[R] Windows[R] XP, Windows[R] 2000 and Windows Vista[TM] and is expected to ship in August 2007 or later this summer at an estimated price of US$699. Localized versions in French, German, Japanese, Italian and Spanish are expected to be available in September 2007. Users of Macromedia[R] Captivate 1 and Adobe Captivate 2 can upgrade to Adobe Captivate 3 for an estimated price of US$299. Volume discounts, government and education licensing are also available to eligible customers. To learn more about Adobe Captivate 3, please visit www.adobe.com/go/captivate. About Adobe Systems Incorporated Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information - anytime, anywhere and through any medium. For more information, visit www.adobe.com. (c) 2007 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, Captivate, Connect, Flash, FrameMaker, Macromedia and RoboHelp are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft, Powerpoint, Windows, and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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