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What’s new in Adobe Presenter 10

Adobe Presenter 10 software lets you create HD video lectures for classroom teaching, distance learning, flipped learning and MOOC sessions.
Simultaneously capture your screen content along with your webcam video or turn your Microsoft PowerPoint slides into interactive eLearning with
out-of -the-box assets and eye-catching quizzes. Leverage HTML5 publishing to deliver courses to tablets. Track content consumption and learner
performance with the built-in analytics dashboard or through integration with leading LMSs.

Read on for a quick introduction to these new features and enhancements, and links to resources offering more information.

HTML5 publishing support

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Now let your learners have full access to your courses, even on tablets. Deliver eLearning on the go with full support for scalable HTML5. Send
scoring data to leading LMSs and track learner progress.

For more information on publishing HTML 5 output, see Publish as HTML5

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Transform slides into interactive eLearning

Convert your PowerPoint presentations to engaging eLearning content. Publish eLearning modules created with PowerPoint directly to HTML5,
keeping text, shapes, audio, and animations intact. Add quizzes, scenarios, and out-of- the-box assets, and publish as HTML5 for access using
desktop and mobile browsers.

Continue to use all the features of Presenter such as quizzes, learner interactions, audio, video, animations and so on, as before. When
publishing, choose whether you want to publish to SWF format, HTML5 format or both. Reporting to LMS, video analytics and learner dashboard
features will also be available when you publish to HTML5, just like the way they were available for SWF output.

For more information on publishing HTML 5 output, see Publishing presentations

Publishing to tablets

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Let your learners access your courses on their tablets. Quickly create interactive eLearning content using the iPad and iPhone presets. Publish
content as HTML5 for easy access with a mobile web browser.

For more information on publishing HTML 5 output, see Publishing to tablets

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Gesture support on tablets

Use the multi-touch technology embedded in the tablet UI to allow learners to tap, scroll, and swipe their way through courses. Leverage gesture
support to enable more instinctive interaction between the learner and the content.

For more information on publishing HTML 5 output, see Viewing content on tablets

HTML5 support for tracking and reporting

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Track individual learner progress without investing in an LMS, using the Learner Analytics dashboard. Use information about basic evaluation
criteria, such as videos viewed, average score, and pass or fail, to identify learners who need course correction and direct them to relevant
modules.

For more information on enhanced Learner Analytics dashboard, see Learning Dashboard

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Quizzing with HTML5

Leverage HTML5 support to deliver eye-catching quizzes on tablets. Choose from a wide range of question types, such as matching, short answer,
and fill-in-the-blank. Export scoring data to leading SCORM-, AICC-, and Tincan-compliant LMSs.

For more information on creating Quizzes and questions in your presentations, see Adding quizzes and questions

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Pause and resume your work across devices

Make your content more mobile with the ability to pause on one device and resume anywhere, anytime on a tablet using a web browser.
Publish your content as HTML5 and open the content in desktop while you are at work. You can pause the content while you are going mobile and

start resuming the same content using your tablet.
For more information on publishing HTML5 output, see Publish as HTML5

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User-friendly installer

Get going quickly with a new, easy installation workflow. Adobe Presenter identifies the Microsoft PowerPoint version on your computer and
installs the appropriate Presenter version. It adds a shortcut to the Windows Start menu, and default to the Adobe Presenter tab in PowerPoint
when you launch the software.

In Adobe Presenter 10, as soon as you open Adobe Presenter 10 software, by default it opens in the Adobe Presenter tab of Microsoft Powerpoint
as shown in the screenshot below:

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Create video lectures in 3 easy steps

Quickly create studio quality video lectures by capturing your screen content along with your audio or video, right from your desktop. Use a simple
3-button interface to easily edit and publish your videos.

Sway audiences with HD videos, regardless of the AV capabilities of your computer and without having to invest in studio equipment.
Simultaneously capture your screen and webcam content with just a few clicks. Balance colors, remove noise, and enhance the overall video
quality using just Adobe Presenter.

For more information, see Recording video presentations

New intuitive UI for Adobe Presenter Video Express

Edit your videos right within the project timeline. Dynamically mix screen content and webcam video. Easily trim your clips or pan and zoom,
without any additional training. Automatically adjust the brightness and sharpness. Enhance audio quality by reducing background noise.

For more information, see Adobe Presenter Video Express

Native resolution screen capture

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Capture your screen at its full resolution without distortion or changes to onscreen elements, taking the guesswork out of authoring. Leverage
enhanced pan -and-zoom scaling to edit videos more easily.

Publish to 1280x720 or 1280x800 resolution always in hd video.
For more information, see Adobe Presenter Video Express

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Use analytics for learner intervention

Use built-in analytics to track content consumption and identify learners who need course correction. Track learner performance in the Learner
dashboard by viewing metrics such as time spent on a section, modules taken, and successful completion. Report key performance metrics
without having to invest in an LMS. Gauge the effectiveness of your videos and identify common drop-out points.

For more information on enhanced Learner Analytics dashboard, see Learning Dashboard

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SRT file creation

Generate an SRT file from your Adobe Presenter closed captions. Use the SRT file to offer subtitles in video-based courses published to third­party video websites and players. Localize the SRT file to deliver course subtitles in regional languages.

For more information, see Closed captions as SRT

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Other enhancements

Lower third text and branding videos add-ons

Jazz up your video by selecting a theme from a wide range of introductory and concluding clips. Focus viewer attention by zooming in on specific
content. Easily describe your videos with titles, introduce yourself using the Lower Thirds option, and add custom videos and logos to meet
branding requirements.

For more information, see Adobe Presenter Video Express

More Smart learning interactions

Insert aesthetically designed interactive elements to your content with just one click. Select from a wide range of stunning interactions, like
Hangman, Jigsaw, Process Cycle, Glossary, Accordion, Pyramid, and Animated Rollover, to customize the content and appearance.

For more information, see Learning Interactions

ELearning templates

Spend less time and effort to liven up your training content. Choose from attractive, professionally designed themes that blend backgrounds, styles,
fonts, and layouts. Apply them across projects to maintain a consistent look and feel. Customize templates to suit your requirements.

For more information, see Use eLearning templates

In-course collaboration

Receive feedback from learners by allowing them to comment on specific content within a course or ask questions for more clarity. Reply to users
directly or allow other learners to do so. Rate comments, moderate the discussion, track participation, and reward active learners.

For more information, see Collaboration

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Drag and drop questions

Drag-and-drop interactions provide an interesting and engaging way of assessing your users’ knowledge. This interaction lets users answer
questions by draging and dropping objects in the designated areas or objects.

A drag-and-drop interaction involves a drag source and a drop target. Users drag the drag sources and drop them onto drop targets.

To insert drag and drop questions:

1. Add drag and drop items, and map them to configure correct answers:

Note:

Drag-and-drop is supported only in the .pptx file format and not in .ppt file format.

a. In the Adobe Presenter ribbon, click Manage > Add Question > Drag drop. To select grade or survey question, click Create Graded

Question or Create Survey Question from the Options tab.

Drag-and-drop question screen

b. In the Name field, type the instructions for the drag and drop question. In the Score field, specify the points that users score when they

correctly answer the question.

c. In the Drag Item column, do one of the following:

To insert text, click the Text icon, and type the text.
To insert an image, click the Image icon, and browse for the image.

d. In the corresponding row of the Drop Target column, do one of the following:

To use text as the drop item, click the Text icon, and type the text.
To use image as the drop item, click the Image icon, and browse for the image.
To use a blank drop item, click Blank Drop. This enables you to create a blank spot in the Question slide. For example, you can

add a blank space in between a Fill -in-the-blank type question using the blank drop item.

The drag item in the first row is now mapped as the correct answer for the drop item you specified.

e. You can map multiple drag items to a single drop item. However, you have to add a separate row for each drag item and select the

drop item correspondingly. For example, if A and B both have to be mapped to ‘alphabets’, the first row contains A (drag item) and
‘alphabets’ (drop item). The second row contains B (drag item) also mapped to ‘alphabets’ (drop item).

Tip: Drop items that have already been added appear in the drop-down list for subsequent use.

Many to one drop item - Selecting another item from the drop-down list

2. Configure the properties for drag and drop items:

Return item to the start point if dropped outside

Reveal drag items one at a time

Only one drag item is displayed and other drag items kept invisible during run time.

Item is moved back to the start point if it is dropped outside the frame

3. (Optional) Choose a Presenter background image for the drag-and-drop question. This Presenter background image overrides the default
PPT background for the question slide.

4. Click

icon at the bottom of the screen. A grid layout appears using which you can layout the drag and drop items on the stage exactly

like how you want them to appear in the published output.
You can also resize and drag-and-drop images

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Learning Dashboard

Course vs Modules
Create a course
Change settings
Status bar view
Analyze courses

Overview tab
Students tab
Modules tab

You (the author) can view all the published courses, group modules into a course, and track learners progress through the Learning Dashboard.
Select Collaboration > Dashboard and use your Adobe ID credentials to log in to the Learning Dashboard.

Learning dashboard

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Course vs Modules

A Module is a single project created in Microsoft PowerPoint and published using Adobe Presenter after enabling it for tracking. Tracking is
enabled when you visit the Analytics & Colloboration screen, enable analytics, collaboration, or both, and sign-in using your Adobe ID credentials.

A module can contain slides, slides with or without videos, or slides with or without quiz. Such modules are referred to as slide-based modules. A
video module contains a video or a video with a quiz.

In Adobe Presenter 9, video analytics (segment-wise breakup of usage) is available for a video module only if the module contains a single video
with or without a quiz. If the module contains multiple videos, Adobe Presenter considers the module as a slide-based module and provides the
corresponding analytics.

A Course is a container that holds a collection of different modules and can contain a mix of slide-based and video modules.

To view the analytics for a module, you need to add the module to a course on the Learning Dashboard.

Module contains Video Analytics Slide-based Analytics

Slides with video/quiz X
Single video with or without quiz X
Multiple videos with or without quiz X

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Create a course

You can combine modules to create a course list.
You can add new courses by selecting the <Add course> button. Enter the details and select the modules for the course. Define the success

criteria by entering the appropriate values in Slide View and Enable Intervention columns.

New Course entry screen

Change settings

Click the Settings icon to view and manage your personal settings.
You can use the Course Settings drop -down option to add, modify, or delete the courses.

Course Settings

Status bar view

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Status bar dynamically displays the status based on the dashboard selection. You can view Overview, Students, and Modules statuses and also

the statuses from various micro level dashboard views displayed based on your graph view selection.
If you are in the Module dashboard view, use the Module drop -down to select a different module.

Status bar

Analyze courses

Overview tab

Hover over and click any graph element to get a detailed view.
For example, if you hover over the Student Progress pie chart and click the Needs Intervention pie element, the display changes to Students tab.

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Step 1: Click on Student Progress pie chart

Step 2: Student tab is displayed

Students tab

Click the Students tab. You can view the progress of all the students. The performance is evaluated based on the Collaboration criteria and the
success criteria that you defined in the New Course screen.

Use the Take Action menus to Mail the Group and Share Progress with the student.

Students tab

Group-All Students graph

All students progress over the modules (based on collaboration criteria and the success criteria defined in the New Course screen) are color
coded and displayed. Hover over the graph and the student progress status (Completed, In-progress, Delay, and Incomplete) is displayed on the
graph component.

The status information is also displayed as legend below the graph.

Group-All Students graph

Click a graph component. For example, on click of student Ashwin's Module 4 which displays "Completed" as the status in the above image, a
detailed activity screen for the selected student is displayed.

Student Activity screen

A student's progress in a module is visually displayed as graphs based on:

The number of days spent in the module
General progress across the modules
Completion of quiz or other knowledge activities in the module
Participation score measured as the student's individual score vs the class median score

You can hover over any of the visual element to drill down to next level of information.

Knowledge Check graph

A student's progress over the modules based on score in each module is displayed. Hover over the graph and the student median score is
displayed on the graph component.

The status is also displayed as legend below the graph.

Knowledge Check graph

Participation Score Graph

You can view the student's score vis-a-vis the class median graphically. Hover over the graph and the Median, Pass Score, and Active Students
data are displayed module wise.

Participation Score graph

Modules tab

Click the Modules tab. You can graphically view the module-wise progress by the students.
Change the current module information by selecting the Module name from the drop-down list available in the Status tab.
Information is displayed based on:

Time spent per slide by the students. You can view either the Top 5 slides on which the students spent maximum time or the Bottom 5 by
selecting the drop-down value.

The Top 5 or the Bottom 5 slides that attracted the maximum students. Select the appropriate value from the drop-down list.
Time spent in each segment of the video*. 30 seconds of a video is defined as one segment.
Total number of visits to each segment of the video*.
Knowledge level check for all students based on passed, failed, or not attempted parameters.
Participation Score segregated based on the high, medium, and low participation percentage.

*Applicable only for a video module.

Modules tab - slide -based analytics

Modules tab - video analytics

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Inserting scenario interactions

You (the author) can create scenario-based training with easily customizable scenario interactions. Each scenario template contains the complete
question vs answer flow.

For example, if you select the Business scenario, the flow is pre-defined as one question with multiple options. Select the number of options and
select the correct answer number.

On publishing, the learner views the question. The options are displayed logically. The user has to complete answering the question by selecting
the right answer. Otherwise the user cannot navigate to the next slide as the playbar and the side bar are locked.

Note:

No score is associated to the scenario-based interactions.
To create a new interaction, always use the Insert scenario interaction interface. Do not copy and paste the slides inside the presentation.
Scenario interactions only work in .pptx file format. In .ppt file format, the interactions work as normal PowerePoint slides. TOC and playbar

lock do not work in .ppt format.

To create scenario- based interactions:

1. Click Adobe Presenter, and in the Insert group, click Interaction > Insert scenario interaction.

2. Select the category of interaction you want to insert from the Insert Scenario Interaction drop down list. There are four templates currently
available: Business, Call Center, Medical, and Generic.

3. Select a scenario from the left pane. For example, if it is Business, select Business 1.

4. Select the Number of Options and the Correct Option. Click Preview to preview the interaction.

5. Click Ok.
If you want to change the appearance on the slide, you can:

Edit the placeholder text.
Adjust the image position.
Resize the images by directly increasing/decreasing the size or by right clicking the character and entering a different size from the

resize option.
Introduce a new character from the Character option.

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Adobe Presenter Video Express (Windows & Mac)

Prerequisites
Record videos
Understanding the editing interface
Edit videos
Edit the video theme
Add title text
Add closed captions
Publish videos
Enable analytics and collaboration for videos
Troubleshooting Adobe Presenter Video Express

Adobe Presenter includes Adobe Presenter Video Express, a tool that lets you combine application or desktop capture and webcam video. Using
this tool, marketing, eLearning, and training professionals or even hobbyists and amateur video producers can quickly produce video tutorials and
related video solutions. The tool also provides effective video edit options such as layouts, Pan & Zoom, and Trim options.

From Adobe Presenter 10 onwards, experience the revamped and intuitive user interface for Adobe Presenter Video Express.

Irrespective of the audio/video capabilities of your computer, you can record HD videos.
Export your Closed captions as SRT files.
Include multiple lower third texts in presentations.
Experience the hassle free and intuitive easy trim options without any additional training.
No timelag in launching the record screen.
Capture your screen at its full resolution without distortion or changes to onscreen elements.
Leverage enhanced pan-and-zoom scaling to edit videos more easily.
Publish to 1280x720 or 1280x800 resolution always in hd video.
Utilize new theme options for your videos.

You can launch Adobe Presenter Video Express in one of the following ways:

From within Adobe Presenter, by clicking Record Video ( ).
By clicking Adobe Presenter Video Express from the Windows Start menu (Start > All Programs)

The output is an MP4 file that you can save on the disk, export into a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, or upload to YouTube, Adobe Connect,
or Vimeo.

Adobe Presenter Video Express videos capture the following:

Presentation

Presenter

narration too is captured.

Actions performed on your monitor screen.

The web cam capture of the narrator who narrates while presenting the presentation or demonstrating an application. The audio

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Prerequisites

Intel® Core™2 Duo or AMD Phenom® II processor (Intel Core i3 or better recommended)
Minimum supported resolution is 1024x720 display.
Camera and microphone plugged in to the computer and working. For a list of recommended cameras and microphones, see Recommended

cameras and microphones.

Note: If you do not have a camera or a microphone, you can still record videos using Adobe Presenter Video Express. However, you cannot
add narration or the Presenter to the recorded video later.

Minimum 5 GB of available hard-disk space
2 GB of RAM (4 GB or more recommended)
One of the following operating systems:

Windows 7 — 32- bit and 64-bit
Windows 8.1 - 32-bit and 64-bit
Mac OS 10.7 or later

Note: From Adobe Presenter 10 onwards, Adobe Presenter Video Express tool works on MAC. Support for Adobe Presenter Video Express
application through App store download is discontinued. We recommend that you use an external camera for recording. Usage of built-in
camera may result in Audio/Video Synchronization issues and do not produce High Definition videos.

Adobe Presenter Video Express is not supported on Linux.

To End the Recording in Mac, click the Adobe Presenter Video Express icon in the system tray (as Mac does not have an end key).

Mac shortcut for Pause: Command+Option+P
Mac shortcut for Stop: Command+Option+X
Microsoft Office 2010 or 2013
Windows Media player. If your computer does not have Windows Media Player installed, click here to download.
Internet connectivity to use the Closed Captions feature

Recommended cameras and microphones

Yeti Blue microphone
Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910
Creative Live! Cam inPerson HD
FREETALK® Everyman HD

Record videos

1. Ensure that the hardware and software requirements are met. See Prerequisites for information.

2. Ensure that you have the narration script ready.

3. Do one of the following:

To record a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation as a video, click the Adobe Presenter ribbon in Microsoft PowerPoint, and click Record
Video (

To record any other application simulation or demonstration, open the required application, and then launch Adobe Presenter Video
Express (Start > All Programs > Adobe Presenter Video Express).

The launch window of Adobe Presenter Video Express appears.

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Your previously launched projects would appear as thumbnails in launch screen. You can search the existing projects using Search Projects
area. You can also import existing projects by clicking

Projects).

4. Click to create new project.
The new project recording window appears.

and choosing Import Project (In Adobe Presenter 9, this option was Open

5. Click .
From Adobe Presenter 10 onwards, Adobe Presenter Video Express records the projects by default, in HD mode. If your computer does not

have HD, then the highest SD resolution is considered.
The recording begins after the countdown (5 seconds).

6. Perform the steps on the computer while you narrate the script.
Adobe Presenter Video Express captures both you (the Presenter) and the full monitor screen simultaneously during recording. After

recording, you can choose to display the Presenter, the presentation, or both in different parts of the video.
Note: Annotations are not supported from Adobe Presenter 10 and above.

Note:

When you launch Adobe Presenter Video Express with webcam connected to your computer, you see two lines on the webcam
capture area. Only the webcam capture between these two lines is displayed in the side by side layouts (Both Presenter and Presentation
layouts).

7. Do one of the following actions:
To pause the recording, press the Pause key or right-click the Adobe Presenter Video Express icon in the system tray, and click Pause

Recording.

note: When you right- click the Adobe Presenter icon and choose to Pause recording, these actions are recorded along with your main
recording. You can use the trim option to trim this part of the recording.

Adobe Presenter Video Express screen appears and displays the pause icon to indicate that you have paused the recording. Click the
record button to resume recording or click the edit icon (

To end the recording, press Shift + End, or click the Adobe Presenter Video Express icon in the system tray, and click End Recording.

) to end recording and edit the video.

Preview the video by clicking Play (

Tip: While editing, use the audio waveform to quickly snap to the portion of the video with highest or lowest amplitude.

The first and last parts of the video are the default branding settings. You can change the branding to include your own brand videos at the
beginning and end of the recorded video.

). The waveform of the audio that you recorded with the video is displayed in the Timeline.

Set recording preferences

Select Camera

The names of the cameras that are currently connected to your computer are displayed as popup. Click one of the options. You can choose None
if you do not want to use a camera in the video you want to record.

Select Microphone

The names of the microphones that are currently available on your computer are displayed as popup. Click one of the options if you want to
record audio along with the video. Click None if you do not want to record audio along with the video.

Click the video camera icon at the bottom of hte create new project window as shown in the snapshot below.

Click the microphone icon at the bottom of the create new project window as shown in the snapshot below.

Resolution

computer, the nearest SD resolution will be used.

From Adobe Presenter 10 onwards, by default HD resolution will be used for recording videos. If there is no HD support in the

Change Display Resolution During Recording

Resolution during recording to let Adobe Presenter Video Express automatically change the resolution of your monitor screen during recording.
Adobe Presenter Video Express will switch resolution to 1280x720 if it is supported, else 1280x800. The resolution changes when you click

create new project.

Click and select Preferences. In Preferences window, click checkbox next to Change Display

Record additional video

1. Click Open Projects to open the project to which you want to record additional video.

Note:

If the existing project was recorded using a webcam, you require a webcam to record additional video too.

to

2. Click Play (

3. Click the record button (

4. Perform the steps on your computer.

and press Shift+End when you are done with recording.

5. Press Shift+End to end the recording, or press Pause to pause the recording. You can also right -click the Adobe Presenter Video

Express icon in the system tray, and click Pause Recording to pause recording.

) and pause (click Play again) the video at the point where you want to insert additional video.

) in the playbar.

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Adobe Presenter Video Express editing interface

A. Recorded video B. Playbar C. Editing controls D. Timeline E. Project name

Timeline

Timeline

A. Default branding video at the beginning of the video B. Pan and zoom point for the presenter C. Pan and zoom point in the presentation D.
Lower third text Marker E. Scrollbar F. Another lower third text marker G. Trim region H. Playhead I. Default branding video at the end of the

video J. Recorded video clip K. Zoom slider

Timeline shows you the entire video clip in the form of a (colored) rectangular bar. If you have used multiple layouts in the project, this rectangle is
divided into many rectangles with different colors. The layouts are color -coded to help you instantly identify the allocation of the layouts in the
video. For information on changing the layouts, see Change the layout.

The Timeline also shows the audio waveform of the audio clip recorded with the video.
You can magnify the Timeline view using the Zoom slider (at lower right corner of timeline), the scroll wheel of your mouse, or Control and +, or

Control and - keys. By magnifying the Timeline view, you can edit the video at a much granular level. For example, while choosing the Trim region,
you can drag the playhead from 5 seconds to 6 seconds at a lower zoom level. You can drag it from 5 seconds to 5.5 seconds at a higher zoom
level.

The rectangular bar (video clip) is prefixed and suffixed with the default branding videos. You can remove these videos or choose different videos
using the Branding panel. For more information, see Add brand videos and icons.

Timeline is the area that you use extensively during editing. All the edits, such as, pan and zoom points, and trim regions are marked on the
Timeline. Also, Timeline helps you to easily navigate to the portion of the video you want to edit. See Navigating using Timeline for more
information on navigating using Timeline.

Navigating using Timeline

Scrollbar and markers on the Timeline help you navigate to specific portions of the video.
Scrollbar, at the bottom of the Timeline, contains a miniature form of the rectangular bar (video clip) and reflects the color scheme displayed in the

Timeline.

Scrollbar with the thumb (scroller)

A. Thumb (scroller) B. Track or the trough of the scrollbar

When you magnify the Timeline, the entire video clip does not fit into the Timeline. But, the scrollbar still displays the entire video clip with the
layout allocation. While you can make fine edits using the magnified view of the Timeline, you can use the scrollbar and the thumb (scroller) to
quickly navigate to a specific portion of the video.

Markers are tiny dots (

) in the Timeline (see the Timeline topic for an illustration) that indicate a lower third text.

Video editing controls

Video editing controls

A. Branding button B. Pan and Zoom button C. Trim button D. Presenter Only layout E. Presentation Only layout F. Both (toggle button for
Presenter on Left and Presenter on Right) layout

This area of the editing interface lets you do the following:

Add different layouts to the video. See Change the layout for more information.
Change or remove the branding videos and icons. See Add brand videos and icons for more information.
Add pan and zoom points to the video. See Add pan and zoom effects for more information.
Hide or trim unwanted portions of the video. See Trim videos for more information.

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Edit videos

Change the project name

By default, the projects are named as untitled <n>. To name your project, click the project name at the top of the Adobe Presenter Video Express
screen, and type the required name.

Change layouts

1. Click Play ( ) to play the video.

2. At the point where you want to change the layout, click one of the following options:

Presenter Only

Presentation Only

Both (Presenter On Left)

the left side of the screen.

Note:

When you click this button, it toggles to display

this button again.

Presenter Only layout

Click to display only the Presenter.

Click to display only the Presentation.

This is a toggle button. Click to display both the Presenter and Presentation side by side, with Presenter on

. Whenever you want the Presenter on the right side of the screen, you can click

Presentation Only layout

Both (Presenter on Left) layout

Both (Presenter on Right) layout

The Timeline displays different color codes for different layouts. See Timeline for more information.
In the above example, the green rectangle indicates the duration of the video in which the layout is ‘Presentation Only’.

Note:

When you launch Adobe Presenter Video Express with webcam connected to your computer, you see two lines on the webcam capture

area. Only the webcam capture between these two lines is displayed in the side by side layouts (Both Presenter and Presentation layouts).

Add pan and zoom effects

1. Click Play ( ) and pause the video (click the Play button again) at the point where you want to add a pan and zoom effect.

2. Click the Add Pan And Zoom icon (

Presenter.

3. Click and drag the handles (highlighted area in red) in the pan and zoom panel to define the pan and zoom region. A pan and zoom icon

appears in the Timeline.

Note:

The pan and zoom icons for the ‘Presentation Only’ stretch of the video are at the top while the icons for the ‘Presenter Only’ stretch

are at a height relatively lesser than them as shown in the screenshot above.

The video is played at the specified pan and zoom level until the next pan and zoom point. This means, if you have zoomed into the video,
you have to zoom out again to display the video in the original size.

Double-click anywhere in the pan and zoom region of the Presentation or the Presenter to display the video in the original size.

). The Pan And Zoom panel appears on the right. The panel displays both the Presentation and the

Pan and zoom icons on the Timeline

Note:

Each starting point of a Pan and Zoom area of the video will be represented by the

over these icons, they appear like this
existing icons.

4. Do one of the following:
Add more pan and zoom points by repeating the steps.

Delete a pan and zoom point by selecting the pan and zoom in the timeline and then clicking the corresponding delete icon in the
Pan And Zoom panel, or pressing the Delete key on the keyboard

Edit the video further by using the trim option.
Edit the branding settings.
Click Publish to publish the video.

icon. To re-position the Pan and Zoom starting points in the timeline, you can click and drag the

icons in the timeline. When you move mouse

Trim videos

1. Click Play ( ) and pause the video (click the Play button again) at the point where you want to start trimming the video.

2. Click the Trim icon (

video starts playing from that point.

Snapshot indicating starting and end of trim regions. (this is for illustration only. Both + and check mark won't appear at the same time)

) and then set inpoint by clicking the icon. The start marker appears on the Timeline as highlighted in yellow and

3. You can pause the video to indicate the end point of the trim area. The starting and end points of trim region are highlighted in yellow with a

check mark or tick icon.

4. To set outpoint or to confirm the end point of the trimmed area, click

5. Click and drag the start and end points of trimmed area to increase or decrease the trim region.

Note:

You can do it in two ways:

Click the space in timeline at the right or left of the highlighted trimmed region
Pull the existing trimmed region (yellow highlighted area) to the left or right by dragging the arrows.

To delete a trim region, click the trim region and press delete icon. The playhead can be positioned anywhere.

check mark icon.

6. Do one of the following:
Edit the video further by using the trim option again.

Add pan and zoom points.
Edit the branding settings.
Click Publish to publish the video.

Undo and redo edit operations

Press Ctrl + z (Windows) or Command + z (on Mac) to undo the latest operation in Adobe Presenter Video Express. To redo the operation, press
the keys again.

Multiple undo operations are not supported. Ctrl + z and Command + z act as toggle keys and toggle between undo and redo of the latest edit
operation.

The scope of undo and redo operations are limited to edit operations within the following:

Layout editing options
Trim
Pan and zoom

This means, if you change the layout and click the trim or pan and zoom icon, the undo stack is cleared, and you cannot undo the change layout
operation. Whereas if you switch between the layouts options without clicking trim or pan and zoom, you can undo the last change in the layout.

Similarly, if you choose a trim region and click pan and zoom or layout icons, the undo stack gets cleared, and you cannot undo the trim operation.

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Edit the video theme

Add brand videos and icons

1. Click Branding ( ) in Adobe Presenter Video Express.

2. In the Branding panel, click a theme from the Themes list. The edit area displays a preview of the selected theme.

To remove the default branding video, click None from the Branding Video list.

Note:

From Adobe Presenter 10 onwards, 5 new themes have been added as below:

a. cubes
b. globe-glow
c. globe-linear
d. grassroots
e. yellow2d

3. To create a custom theme, click Custom in the Themes list.

4. Based on whether you want the video at the beginning or end or both, click Start or End or both. Then, click Select to browse for the video.

Note:

Only MP4 videos (of codecs H.264 and AAC) are supported. The resolution of the branding video must be 1280x720 or 1280x800 for

Presenter 10 projects. For SD projects recorded in Presenter 9 and before, you need to provide a 640x360 branding asset.

5. To use an image as the background, select Background and then click Select to browse for the required image.

6. To use a branding icon or a logo, select Left or Right in the Branding Icon section based on where you want the image. Then, click Select to

choose the image.

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Add title text

1. Click the Branding icon in Adobe Presenter Video Express.

2. In the Branding panel, select Title Text, and type the text.

Add lower-third text

Lower- third text is the text overlay on the video that is used to display your name and designation.

Note:

1. Click the Branding icon in Adobe Presenter Video Express.

2. In the Branding panel, select Lower Third Text.

3. Specify the Presenter name and title.

4. In the Display Duration field, specify the duration for which the text must be displayed.

Note:

Multi-line text is not supported; type all the text in a single line.

From Adobe Presenter 10 onwards, you have a provision to include multiple lower third titles for your video presentation.

Note:

Repeat the above steps as per your requirement to display multiple lower third texts for your presentation.

The lower third will appear at the current play head. Fine adjustments can be made to the time at which it appears, by moving the play
head within the lower third region and clicking Display at play head.

To display lower third text at the beginning of the presentation, you need to click the play head at the beginning and then follow the steps
above.

To delete the existing lower third text, move the mouse over the lower third text marker and click icon.

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Add closed captions

Adobe Presenter Video Express automatically converts audio in your project to closed captions. Generation of closed captions happens on the
cloud and therefore, you must have internet connectivity to use this feature.

It may take a while before closed captions are generated and displayed to you. To get better quality results, it is recommended that you copy­paste the audio script into the Closed Caption window before you begin recording. Once you choose yes in the Launch screen for enabling closed
captioning, Adobe Presenter Video Express prompts you to enter your closed captions this way:

Clickable area for copy- pasting audio script as closed captions

Note:

Closed captions are currently optimized for American English. There is no support available now for Portuguese Brazilian closed caption.

From Adobe Presenter 10 onwards, you have an option to export closed captions as SRT files.

In edit mode, click CC icon at the bottom right corner of the Play bar window. Choose External toggle button to export the closed captions as SRT
files in the published folder. Choose Embed to embed the closed captions as part of the video presentation.

Closed caption editing interface with option to export as SRT

To hide closed captions in the recording dialog, click the collapsible icon ( ) in the right panel. Use the collapsible icon to view the closed
captions again.

To edit closed captions, double-click the text in the right panel.
To hide closed captions panel in the published output, click and choose No in CC panel. To enable and disable closed captions in the

published output, select the toggle option Yes or No available in the CC panel.

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Publish videos

You can upload videos to YouTube, Vimeo, or Adobe Connect (Content Library), export the video to Microsoft PowerPoint, or save the videos as
MP4 files on the disk.

Set publishing preferences

Click Settings ( )in Adobe Presenter Video Express.

Publish Quality

Publish Quality takes effect only in the published output of the video.

Note:

Use the slider to specify the quality of the published output. The higher the quality, the greater is the file size.

Publish to YouTube

1. Click Publish in Adobe Presenter Video Express, and then click YouTube.

Adobe Presenter Video Express converts your project to an MP4 file at the back end. After the conversion is completed, the YouTube Login
window appears.

2. Specify your YouTube login credentials and select the I’ve Read Adobe Privacy Policy check box.

3. Click Login.

4. In the Upload To YouTube dialog box, specify the title for the project, and type in a description.

5. In the Tags field, type the tags for the project to optimize your users' search for the project. Use commas or semicolons to separate multiple

tags.
Generally, the tags are the search terms that your users use to search for your project on YouTube. Some examples are the subject of your

project, or the key terms in the project, or the title.

6. In the Category list, click a category to which your project belongs.

7. Click one of the following options:
Public: To make your project available for everyone who accesses YouTube.