To export a Captivate movie to Flash, you should have Macromedia Flash MX 2004 installed.
Since Macromedia Captivate 1.0 is designed to export to Flash MX 2004, when exporting to Flash 8 in Macromedia Captivate, you can receive an error message like the one above. Macromedia Captivate 2.0 may solve this issue but till then, follow this:
Although Captivate is designed to export only to Flash MX 2004, you can import your Captivate project into Flash 8 by following the directions below:
1. Close Flash 8 if it is open.
2. Open Windows Explorer.
3. Navigate to:
C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Captivate
4. Copy the RDMFISTUB.dll file.
5. Navigate to:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash 8\en\Configuration
Note: The 'Local Settings' folder by default is hidden. If you are unable to locate the 'Local Settings' folder you can unhide it by opening Windows Explorer, select Tools > Folder Options > View, and select the option to 'Show hidden files and folders'.
6. Create a new folder called Importers. Your final path should look like this:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash 8\en\Configuration\Importers
7. Paste the RDMFISTUB.dll into the Importers folder.
8. Open Flash 8.
9. Create a New Flash Document.
10. Select File > Import > Import to Stage.
11. Browse to and select the CP file.
12. Click OK.
Note: Mouse movements will not be preserved when importing to Flash 8. The beginning and ending mouse placements will be imported, but the motion tweens for the movements will need to be recreated.
