1. Using video
with
Adobe TCS5
a 40 minute presentation by @mattrsullivan at #writersua, march 5, 2014

2. THE PLAN:
Six 12-minute parts,
break for 10 minutes
at

3. ERRATA
Video lighting section is part of
the 10am Wed. presentation
and posted on
slideshare.net/mattrsullivan

4. INTRO
Question to the audience:
How many are using
video in PDF, Help, and

5. Placing video into TCS products
Captivate (for eLearning)
FrameMaker (for PDF)
RoboHelp (for mobile & electronic publishing)

6. CAPTIVATE

7. Video options for Captivate
Place Captivate or other
SWF video
Place SWF animation files
Use motion graphics
commands

8. FRAMEMAKER

9. Multimedia in FrameMaker
Place SWF, FLV, MP4 video
 Use controls
 Use cue points
 Name graphics
Place SWF screencasts or simulations
 Captivate menu commands
Place U3D
 Generate tables for embedded functionality

10. ROBOHELP

11. Multimedia in RoboHelp
Place video
Autoplay v. embedded control bar
Place SWF screencasts or simulations
Captivate menu commands

12. Publishing video
with TCS and Adobe products
Captivate 7
SWF, HTML5, MP4 from Presenter 9
SWF, MP4 from Connect 9

13. CAPTIVATE
Produce motion graphics and
software simulations

14. Captivate video output
Output
 SWF/PDF
 HTML5
 MP4

15. Motion Graphics with Captivate Effects

16. PRESENTER
Leverage SME-generated content

17. Editing a Presenter
video project
After recording via webcam
 Add Intro/Outro
 Add cuts and zooms
 Publish

18. Don’t reinvent the wheel
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
Hubspot
Articulate
Google

19. CONNECT
Reuse webinar and recorded
training content

20. Tips for online training
and webinars
Configure attendee Hardware
Software
Course files
Configure before the day of
training if possible

21. ENGAGE!

22. TECHCOMM TOOLS
Development and
training in
 Technical
communication
 eLearning
 Content marketing

23. BY MATT SULLIVAN.
@mattrsullivan
youtube.com/user/tc2ls
youtube.com/user/mattrsullivan
twitter.com/mattrsullivan
facebook.com/mattrsullivan
linkedin.com/in/mattrsullivan
forums.adobe.com/people/mattrsullivan