StreamAuthor 4

Create Rich-Media e-Learning Content in 3 Easy Steps

Cyberlink

Version Comparison

Functions Detailed Features
4 3.5 3.0
Importing Content
Support for high-definition video input devices
Supports the latest HDV camcorders and records video using various formats such as DVD and HDV
yes - -
Import PPT
Imports PPT file as teaching material
yes yes yes
Import other file formats
Supports XLS, DOC, JPEG, GIF, BMP, TXT, PNG files in full screen mode
yes yes yes
Supports FLASH files
yes yes yes
Supports PDF files
yes yes yes
Supports HTML files
yes yes yes
Supports Windows Media 9 file formats
yes yes yes
Supports multiple screen capture files
yes yes yes
Smart PDF Converter
Auto converts PDF files into image files for easy incorporation into e-learning presentations
yes - -
Presentation Formats Selection
Provides Cascading Style Sheet and Multiple Frame Windows
yes yes yes
Presentation Templates Selection
Provides various kinds of templates with different options and layouts
yes yes yes
Organizing Content
Organization Modes
Easy Presentation Mode
yes - -
Full Screen Mode
yes yes yes
Studio Mode
yes yes yes
Merging Multiple Presentations
Supports creation of single presentation file from existing presentations
yes - -
File Conversion
Provides tools to convert video clips to WMV file format
yes yes yes
Screen Capture
Screen captures
yes yes yes
Provides pen tools during Screen Capture
yes yes yes
Supports switching between screen capture and presentation recording
yes yes yes
Specifies window or area to be captured
yes yes yes
Supports file size and time limitations
yes yes yes
Record Presentation
Can re-record at any time
yes yes yes
Re-record current slide - lets users record a single slide an in full screen mode
yes - -
Adds a blank slide anytime
yes yes yes
Provides pen tools during presentation recording
yes yes yes
Provides and displays PPT slide memos
yes yes yes
Edit
Adjusts slides' display times
yes yes yes
Edits PPT file directly in StreamAuthor
yes yes yes
Edits audio using pin-point adjustment
yes yes yes
Edits video
yes yes yes
Provides pause messages/markers
yes yes yes
Provides video transition effects
yes yes yes
Adds watermark onto video
yes yes yes
Provides security lock features for timeline tracks
yes yes yes
Provides Template Editor in a visual manner
yes yes yes
Adds reference files
yes yes yes
Voice over narration
yes yes yes
Audio noise reduction
yes - -
Video captions
yes - -
Dual slides template
yes yes yes
Multiple chapter production
yes yes -
Automatic chapter settings
yes yes -
Fixed postion of pen drawing on HTML pages
yes yes -
Assessment Tools
Supports single choice, multiple choice, and true or false questions
yes yes yes
Controls learning sequences through test results
yes yes yes
Randomly shuffles questions
yes yes yes
Sets the weight for each test
yes yes yes
Reports test results to Learning Management System
yes yes yes
Publishing Content
Encoding Profile
Provides various encoding profiles to satisfy different bandwidth requirements
yes yes yes
Published File Formats
Portable Project Archive lets users export or import entire projects
yes - -

Publishes the presentation as EXE, ZIP, or HTML file

yes yes yes

Encrypts content data as EXE file

yes yes yes

Non-encrypted EXE file publishing

yes yes -

Sets password for EXE and ZIP output files

yes yes yes

Sets the expiry date for EXE files

yes yes yes

Supports SCORM 1.2

yes yes yes

Supports SCORM 2004

yes yes -
Publishing Destination

Publishes to Web/Media server

yes yes yes

Publishes to CyberLink CTMS

yes yes yes
Viewing Content
Sequence Control
May prevent users from randomly accessing all slides
yes yes yes
UI Control
Changes the size of slides or video
yes yes yes
Functions
Detailed Features
4 3.5 3.0