Eventually, software firm Macromedia acquired eHelp to gain RoboDemo. While the product started out as a pure screen recording utility known as Flashcam (Nexus Concepts 2002), it evolved into an E-learning authoring tool after San Diego-based eHelp Corporation acquired Flashcam and released it as RoboDemo.
It can also be used to create screencasts, and to convert Microsoft PowerPoint presentations to. For software simulations, Captivate can use left or right mouse clicks, key presses and rollover images. It can also convert Adobe Captivate-generated file formats (.swf) to digital MP4 (.mp4) formats which can be played with media players or uploaded to video hosting websites.
Adobe Captivate is an authoring tool that is used for creating elearning content such as software demonstrations, software simulations, branched scenarios, and randomized quizzes in Small Web Formats (.swf) and HTML5 formats.
