Preparing Captivate to record the sequence

For this first practice recording, you will use the default options of Captivate to record the sequence using the following steps. Make sure that Adobe Media Encoder has been reset and is open at this time.

1. Close every open file so that the Captivate Welcome screen is displayed.
2. On the New tab of the Welcome screen, double-click the Software Simulation thumbnail. You can also use the File | Record a New Software Simulation menu item to achieve the same result.

The Captivate interface disappears and you should see a red rectangle on the screen. This red rectangle is the recording area.

3. In the recording window, choose Application to record an application.
4. In the Select the window to record drop-down list, choose to record the Adobe Media Encoder CC 2018 application.

The Adobe Media Encoder application opens and the red recording area snaps to the application window.

5. In the Snap to section of the box, choose to record at Custom Size...