Project within a project

Hi,



Newbie here.



I created a demo with Captivate 3, recording at a resolution
of 800x600. Now my demo looks fine, but I would like to display it
on, say, a 1024x768 background, with fade-in titles and stuff like
that. How would I do that?



I thought of resizing the project and then adding a
background image, but then I cannot accurately decide where the
''slide in a slide'' (my captures and animations) will appear (I just
have basic options, top left, right, etc.).



Is there a way to do what I want to do?Project within a project
Hi jakeoh



One way you could do it is to create a second Captivate
project that is sized at your desired 1024x768, then insert the
.SWF output from the first project as an animation. But that opens
up another whole can of worms. It means you are expecting to have
all sorts of things that would normally happen on different slides
happening on the same Captivate slide.



Additionally, 1024x768 is a bit on the large side of what we
normally recommend for Captivate output. Of course you are free to
do what you wish, but you should know that we don't recommend
presenting at that size. For one thing, this is normally presented
inside a Browser window. And the browser in and of itself reduces
the available area you have to display, because of things like the
actual frame, assorted toolbars, status bar, etc. This means your
user sees scroll bars (which also further reduce the available
display area).



Things to consider... Rick
Project within a project
Thanks for the answer.



The 1024x768 res was just an example, I won't be using
something that big. I just need something bigger than 800x600.



I tried inserting the swf file into a new project, but it
brought many problems, especially when using the Play/Pause
buttons.



What I think could work is the following:



1) Transform the current backgrounds to images

2) Resize the project to something bigger, using the ''keep
the project the same size'' option

3) Replace all new backgrounds with my custom background

4) Move all objects (Select All and then move) to the desired
position in the slide.



Lots of work, but I think it would work... do you?
I think you're on the right track, especially if the project
is already captured.



After doing the resize, it might be faster to create your
custom background with a transparent ''hole'' in the middle that
frames your existing materials, then merge a copy of that
background into the existing background on each slide (right-click
and select ''Merge into background''. Kind of like dropping a new
picture frame around an existing picture.



When resizing your project, consider doing it in two steps:
Resize horizontally, then resize vertically. This allows you to
left/top/right/bottom align your existing content in the new
background, if that's a requirement.