Tips and Observations

Audio Tips

Audio Tips: Recording• Perform a site survey

– Fans– Fluorescent Lighting– Background noise

• Be consistent in your recording technique– Room– Fans off– Mic– Mic Position

• Use Headphones

Audio Tips: Editing

• Trim front/end of recordings

• Add bass

• Noise reduction

• Apply compression

Normalized vs. Compressed

Normalized Compressed

Using a Custom Preloader

How Articulate Presenter Preloads

1. Articulate Player files are downloaded.

2. The player downloads two slides ahead of current slide viewed.

Inserted Quizmaker files, Engage files, Flash files, and web object content do not download ahead of time.

How the Custom Preloader Works

video1.swf

video2.swf

simulation.swf

assessment.swf

quizmaker.html

Integration.xml

quizmaker.xml

tracker.xml

calls files one by one

(SWF file inserted into logo panel – Flash required for editing)

Just a little code…

Edithere

See the difference…

• 1 minute introduction

• 1 Captivate file (1.3 MB)

• 1 Engage file (1 MB)

Without Preloader

With Preloader

Using the Articulate SDK• Allows custom Flash files to work with the

Articulate player• Custom tabs• Navigation between slides• My implementations:

– Slide tracker– Sync non-linear, interactive Flash files with th

e Articulate Player

Articulate User Forums

• Articulate Online

• Knowledge Portal

• Presenter

• Quizmaker

• Engage

Questions?