So far, we have been working in a .cptx
file, which is the default native file type of Captivate. The .cptx
file format is great when creating and designing our projects, but it has two major disadvantages:
It can become very large. Consequently, it is difficult for us to upload the file on a website and for the student to download and view it.
Opening a
.cptx
file requires Captivate to be installed on the computer system.
Publishing a Captivate movie is converting (the proper word is Compiling) the .cptx
file to a format that can be easily downloaded and viewed by our students.
The primary format to publish our projects is the .swf
format. swf
(pronounced swif)
stands for ShockWave Flash. It is the file format used by the free Adobe Flash player plugin installed in more than 98 percent of the computers connected to the Internet. It has two advantages as compared to the .cptx
file:
A
.swf
file is usually much lighter than its.cptx
counterpart, making it much easier to upload and...