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Flash Hot Spots
| Product: | Camtasia Studio | | Platform: | Win 98 and above |
| Version: | 2.0 and 3.0 |
Flash Hot Spots allow you to add interactivity to produced Flash SWF movies. Adding interactivity is very nice for making chapters in your video that the viewer can easily jump to. Or, for taking the viewer to a website after they have finished watching the video. Flash Hot Spots work when the viewer clicks directly on the hot spot while watching the video.
Note: Hot Spots are only available for use with SWF output. All other output format cannot use Hot Spots.
Note:This option is only available while in Timeline view.
Fast Facts about Flash Hot Spots
You can add as many Flash Hot Spots to a video as desired. However, it is best to wait until you have completed all of your edits before adding your Flash Hot Spots. When the produced video that contains Flash Hot Spots is playing and a Hot Spot is encountered, the video will stop. It is then that the viewer must take some action. Once a Flash Hot Spot is created, you can edit it or delete it. Once a Flash Hot Spot is inserted, it will be displayed on the Timeline on the Hot Spots track.
Adding a Flash Hot Spot
To add a Flash Hot Spot, click on the Flash Hot Spots link in the Task List or choose Edit > Flash Hot Spots. The Flash Hot Spots dialog box displays. Use these options to both add a new Hot Spot or to modify an existing Hot Spot.
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Description |
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Add Hot Spot
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Add a new Hot Spot to the video.
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Click on the Add Hot spot link. The Hot Spot will display in the Properties Area below the options. The Hot Spot will also display in the Preview Area.
To size the Hot Spot, in the Properties Area underneath the options, grab a handle on the red box and drag until it is the correct size.
Move the Hot Spot by grabbing the red box and dragging the Hot Spot to a new location.
The Preview Area will continually update as you work.
Important Note: To add a new Hot Spot, first click on the Add Hot Spot link. Then, move to the place in the video where you would like the Hot Spot to be located.
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Remove Hot Spot
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Removes the highlighted Hot Spot from the video.
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To remove a particular Hot Spot from the video, first highlight the Hot Spot within the Hot Spot List Box and then click on this link. The Hot Spot will be removed from the list and the Timeline.
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Remove All Hot Spots
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Removes all Hot Spots from the video.
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To remove all Hot Spots from the video, click on this link. All of the Hot Spots will be removed from the list and the Timeline.
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Click to Continue
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Sets the action for the Hot Spot in the produced movie.
This action requires that the viewer click on the Hot Spot on the screen to continue watching the video.
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Enable the Click to Continue option.
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Goto frame at time
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Sets the action for the Hot Spot in the produced movie.
This action requires that the viewer click on the Hot Spot on the screen to move to a specific frame within the video.
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Enable the Goto frame at time option.
Enter the frame reference that the viewer will go to when the Hot Spot is clicked on.
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Jump to URL
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Sets the action for the Hot Spot in the produced movie.
This action requires that the viewer click on the Hot Spot on the screen to jump to a particular URL address.
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Enable the Jump to URL option.
Enter the URL that the viewer will go to when the Hot Spot is clicked on.
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Finished
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Saves your changes and exits back to the main screen.
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Once you have finished with your Hot Spots, click on Finished.
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