Create and Store Thalia's Training Videos:
Download/Uploading files to the SVN
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- 2. Save the video:
- a. Create the project in Captivate.
- b. Save the final project (.cp) file to the "Training" folder
- c. Publish the video to the "Quickstart" folder, overwriting whatever previous version was there. (The SVN saves every version; don't worry about overwriting and killing the previous version.)
- d. Proof the video
- e. After proofing, immediately delete any project/published files that are not in your SVN folders. (If you need to work on them again, copy them from your SVN folders.)
- 3. Upload to the SVN:
- a. Upload your "Training" folder (the SVN will upload only changed files).
- b. Upload you your "Quickstart" folder (the SVN will upload only changed files).
- c. Report to your project manager that the newest .cp project file and published video have been uploaded to the SVN.
- d. Ask your project manager when you may expect to see the video put up on the staging platform.
- 4. Check #1:
- a. After the video has been uploaded to the staging platform, proof it again.
- a. After the video has been uploaded to the staging platform, proof it again.
- 5. Check #2:
- a. Ask your project manager to proof the video on staging.
- b. If the video is correct, it is ready for release to production.
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Create Thalia Videos
Thalia's QuickStart videos are created in Adobe Captivate 3.
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- b. Slide captions -
- i. 350 x 65 pixels.
- ii. Color is "halo".iii. Always centered in Thalia's "browser" area, and usually near the bottom.
- iviii. Style -
- 1. Caption - 11pt, Verdana, bold.
- 2. No more than two lines per caption.
- 3. Color - halo
- 4. Very short captions might be better in shorter boxes.
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- c. Audio -
- i. Record audio into each caption; do not record one long audio clip (this makes edits impossible).
- ii. Record without extraneous noise, keyboard, or in a "loud" room.
- iii. Pay attention to pronunciation, and try not to sound bored. A lot of people will be listening to your voice.
- d. Publishing the video -
- i. Naming (follow current Thalia QuickStart naming conventions):*** 1. Lower case plus video number - (library1, library2, library3 and so forth).
- ii. Skin - "Glass"
- iii. Publish it to any folder. Do not save to your SVN folder yet.
- e. Saving to the SVN -
- i. Copy the project file (xxx.cp) to the appropriate sub-folder in the "Training" folder.
- ii. Copy the published video folder to the "Quickstart" folder.
- iii. Commit these changes to the SVN.
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