In the movie industry, panning refers to moving the camera during filming. In Captivate, the camera is the red recording area. When panning is turned on in Captivate, it simply means that the red recording area can be moved during the recording. This enables you to capture a bigger application with a smaller recording area.
Earlier in this chapter, we had a discussion about how to solve the project-sizing problem. Panning was one of the possible approaches. Let's take a closer look at it:
If you have a problem while doing this exercise, refer to the Chapter08/final/encoderDemo_panning.cptx file of your exercises folder.
- Restart AME to reset the user interface.
- Delete all the .mp4 files present in the videos/MOV folder of the exercise.
- Return to Captivate and use the File | Record a New Software Simulation menu item or the corresponding thumbnail of the New tab of the Welcome screen to start a new project.
The Captivate interface disappears, and the...
