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Import assets into a Captivate Classic project

In Captivate Classic 9.0.2, you can import assets (video, image, templates, and so on) from Adobe Stock and eLearning Brothers.

To view existing assets, click Assets in the main toolbar. The following screen displays:

Assets
Assets

My Assets

This section displays all downloaded assets including Captivate Classic themes and templates, images, and videos. Choose the respective asset group to view the available assets.

My Assets
My Assets

Importing assets from Adobe Stock

To import assets from Adobe Stock, click Get Adobe Stock Assets.

Get assets from Adobe Stock
Get assets from Adobe Stock

Search for an asset and from the list of assets, perform either of the following:

  1. License the asset
  2. Download the asset with watermark
  3. Find similar assets
Buy license
Buy license

Save preview
Save preview

Find similar assets
Find similar assets

If you want to save a watermarked image, click Save Preview to Computer. The image is downloaded into the Assets folder.

Download status
Download status

Click My Assets > Media to use the asset in your project.

To import a video asset from Adobe Stock, click Video and search for the required asset.

Import video asset
Import video asset

Download the asset to the Assets folder and use the asset in your project. To use the asset, click My Asset > Media, select the video asset, and click Insert.

Insert a video asset
Insert a video asset

In Adobe Stock, the videos are in HD or 4k formats.

To use a video in your project, use the Adobe Media Encoder (AME) to convert the video asset to MP4 file. When you click Insert, you can see a dialog box that prompts you to convert the video using AME.

Note:

Captivate Classic does not support 4K video formats. You cannot download a 4k video.

AME conversion
AME conversion

To start the conversion, click Yes. When you click Yes, AME starts converting the MOV video to MP4.

AME conversion status
AME conversion status

Once AME converts the video, you can use the asset from My Asset > Media.

Once AME converts the video, you can use the video by clicking Go from the Progress Indicator Panel within Captivate Classic.

Importing assets from eLearning Brothers

To import assets from eLearning Brothers, click Get Free eLearning Assets.

Get assets from eLearning Brothers
Get assets from eLearning Brothers

To download any asset, choose the required category from the page.

Download asset
Download asset

To download a Captivate Classic theme, click Themes. From the list of available themes, choose any theme and click Download.

Download theme
Download theme

The cptm file is copied to the Assets folder.

Download status
Download status

To use the asset, click My Assets > Themes, and choose the downloaded theme to use in your project.

Choose the downloaded theme
Choose the downloaded theme

To download a character from eLearning Brothers, click Cutout People and choose any category.

Download a character
Download a character

Choose any character from the list.

Choose the character
Choose the character

Download an image from the selected character.

Download the character
Download the character

After you download the character, you can access it from the Assets folder.

Download status
Download status

Click My Asset > Characters to access the asset and use in your project.

Use the character
Use the character

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