In the movie industry, panning refers to moving the camera during filming. In Captivate, the camera is the red recording area. When panning is turned on in Captivate, it simply means that the red recording area can be moved during the recording. This enables you to capture a bigger application with a smaller recording area.
Earlier in this chapter, we had a discussion on how to solve the project-sizing problem. Panning was one of the possible approaches. Let's take a closer look at it.
Note
If you have a problem while doing this exercise, refer to the Chapter02/final/encoderDemo_panning.cptx file of your exercises folder.
Restart AME to reset the user interface.
Delete all the
.flvfiles present in thevideos/MOVfolder of the exercise.Return to Captivate and use the File | Record New Software Simulation menu item or the corresponding thumbnail of the New tab of the Welcome screen to start a new project.
The Captivate interface disappears, and the red recording area...