Record audio from .exe file

[Guest]

Hi we had created an entire project of 2.5 hours of around 140 slides using Adobe Captivate 6. We had put the slide notes as text and published an .exe file and shared the same with the client.

However, now we have lost the source captivate .cptx file and have to redo the project from scratch.  We have the powerpoint presentation for each slide so putting the objects as per the .exe is not an issue.

We figured the easiest way to have the audio is to record directly from the .exe and then put the audio files in captivate, rather than putting slide notes and repeating the entire process.

Is there a way to directly record audio from the .exe file? This will reduce our effort with respect to the pronunciation of words.

[SethXP]

Is this something you can give a try? You may be able to recover your project.

http://blogs.adobe.com/captivate/2010/09/recovering-the-project.html

[Guest]

Hi Thanks for the quick response.  Appreciate it.

Unfortunately, no that option would'nt work for us since the hardrive for the desktop that had Captivate crashed and there is no way to even recover the cashed files. We just have the presentation and .exe. 

Were just wondering if there is a way to play the exe file and record the audio, and then paste the audio files again into captivate.

[SethXP]

Double-click your .exe file and let it run, do not close. If you're on Windows 7 go to

C:\Users\your user name\AppData\Local\Temp\

and look for a folder like CPE7770.tmp. You can use the date and time stamp to locate this folder.

Your swf file will be there.

If on another Windows OS, the path should be similar.

You can also use software like Audacity or Audition to record audio from your computer. Set up will depend on your system config.

Cheers,

Seth

[SethXP]

If, on the other hand, you need to make changes to your presentation, and you only need the audio files, then google for swf decompilers. Sothink has a good one. You can then extract all your audio and more.