Hi Peter and anyone else that reads this
While the option to record system audio is present in
Captivate 3, it probably will not be available on all PCs Captivate
runs on. I have a Dell Inspiron 6400 equipped with SigmaTel High
Definition Audio. Captivate shows this option as disabled to me,
which indicates an issue. I know I have the same issue with
recording system sounds using Camtasia Studio. After having a
discussion with a TechSmith person, I was told that it's
unavailable because "Dell puts crappy sound hardware in their
laptops". While I might disagree that my hardware is "crappy", as
audio seems fine to me, I would probably agree that there is
obviously
something these products don't like about it.
So for me, my little $5 cable should work just dandy.
Cheers... Rick