| 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.
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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. |
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