I'm Not Sure You Realize the Importance of SVG in Captivate
One of the problems with responsive design is that you can have between three and five breakpoints in Adobe Captivate 9. Breakpoints are the resolutions where your captivate course crosses over from one page design to another. For example from a Desktop dimension to a tablet dimension. Each time this happens your images on your page are altered.
When you are dealing with a high resolution image this isn't a big deal, but imagine if you selected a smaller image size based on the tablet screen size or the phone. You might have to skew the size of an image when heading over to the desktop. With SVG it literally doesn't matter what size that image is resized to. There will never be a degradation of quality.
The interesting part is that SVG also keeps the file size down as well. Why is that important? Think about your typical Adobe Captivate project size with all the jpgs and gif images. Image what smaller graphic files will do to your project file and for that matter, your published work as well. Think about it.
Access Show Actions Right From the Properties Panel
In this version of Captivate you have a much greater control of simple action from the properties panel. No longer do you need to write lengthy or complicated advanced action for simple interactions. To see what I mean, check out this video.
Adobe Captivate 9 - A Better Responsive Design
In the newest version of Captivate, you can have up to five break points for your responsive design. This is a big improvement over previous versions. Another plus is the center alignment for both horizontally and vertically. Watch the video from Adobe to see this in action
What’s New in Adobe Captivate 9: Adobe Captivate Draft
Captivate Draft is an iPad app that is designed to work in conjunction with Adobe Captivate 9. Essentially it is a storyboarding tool that allows designers to convert their ideas into storyboards complete with eLearning elements such as content and questions slides, branching and more. The advantage of having this tool as an iPad app is clear. I can't tell you how many times I have gone to eLearning development meetings and debated whether I should bring my clunking laptop with me.
What’s New in Adobe Captivate 9: Improvements to Responsive Design
With Captivate 9 you now have the potential to have up to five breakpoints in your responsive design eLearning projects. This adds tablet and mobile landscape modes, increasing the opportunities to have your project fit on more configurations.
What’s New in Adobe Captivate 9: Multi-State Objects
You can now create objects that have multiple states depending on how you intend to have your users interacting with your eLearning project. In the past you would have to come up with complicated "hide and show" techniques that would include using variables and advanced actions. Now you simply create multiple states for the various objects and trigger them in one of several ways. Check out my video on this feature.
What’s New in Adobe Captivate 9: Effects and Motion Paths
The old effects panel in Captivate 8 and below only allowed you to see one effect at a time and it interfered with the regular placement of the timeline. There was also no way to visualize how effects would work in conjunction with one another without actually running your project. Now, in Captivate 9 the Effect Panel has been streamlined and you get to see your effects and animations live from the panel, the timeline or project preview. It works really well.
What’s New in Adobe Captivate 9: Asset Store
Adobe Captivate now gives users access to over 25,000 assets that include games, interactions, layouts, scenarios, characters, and more. This will personally save me many hours of time and I'm looking forward to checking out all that is available. In the meantime check out my video on finding a great source for images in your eLearning.
What’s New in Adobe Captivate 9: In-Product LMS Preview
When you need to test your course in an actual LMS, this can be cumbersome. I have bothered my LMS coordinator many times, having him or her upload version after version for testing purposes. Now with Captivate 9, you can preview your course live on the SCORM Cloud LMS. Adobe has partnered up with SCORM Cloud to offer this great free service to all Captivate 9 users. Check out my tutorial on this feature.
What’s New in Adobe Captivate 9: Knowledge Check Questions
For years I have been using regular quiz questions to create my own knowledge check questions. The limitation is that I always needed to modify my quiz results slide and some of the navigation to hide that I did this. Now with the addition of Knowledge Check Questions, this will greatly free up my ability to just design greater learning interactions and spend less time hiding and adjusting the technical aspects of course creation.