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
Not available
Not available
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
Not available
Not available
Presentation Formats Selection

Provides Cascading Style Sheet and Multiple Frame Windows

Yes
Presentation Templates Selection

Provides various kinds of templates with different options and layouts

Yes
Organizing Content
Organization Modes

Easy Presentation Mode

Yes
Not available
Not available

Full Screen Mode

Yes
Yes
Yes

Studio Mode

Yes
Yes
Yes
Merging Multiple Presentations

Supports creation of single presentation file from existing presentations

Yes
Not available
Not available
File Conversion

Provides tools to convert video clips to WMV file format

Yes
Screen Capture

Screen captures

Yes

Provides pen tools during Screen Capture

Yes

Supports switching between screen capture and presentation recording

Yes

Specifies window or area to be captured

Yes

Supports file size and time limitations

Yes
Record Presentation

Can re-record at any time

Yes
Re-record current slide - lets users record a single slide an in full screen mode
Yes
Not available
Not available

Adds a blank slide anytime

Yes

Provides pen tools during presentation recording

Yes

Provides and displays PPT slide memos

Yes
Edit

Adjusts slides' display times

Yes

Edits PPT file directly in StreamAuthor

Yes

Edits audio using pin-point adjustment

Yes

Edits video

Yes

Provides pause messages/markers

Yes

Provides video transition effects

Yes

Adds watermark onto video

Yes

Provides security lock features for timeline tracks

Yes

Provides Template Editor in a visual manner

Yes

Adds reference files

Yes

Voice over narration

Yes
Audio noise reduction
Yes
Not available
Not available
Video captions
Yes
Not available
Not available

Dual slides template

Yes

Multiple chapter production

Yes
Not available

Automatic chapter settings

Yes
Not available

Fixed postion of pen drawing on HTML pages

Yes
Not available
Assessment Tools

Supports single choice, multiple choice, and true or false questions

Yes

Controls learning sequences through test results

Yes

Randomly shuffles questions

Yes

Sets the weight for each test

Yes

Reports test results to Learning Management System

Yes
Publishing Content
Encoding Profile Provides various encoding profiles to satisfy different bandwidth requirements
Yes
Published File Formats
Portable Project Archive lets users export or import entire projects
Yes
Not available
Not available

Publishes the presentation as EXE, ZIP, or HTML file

Yes
Yes
Yes

Encrypts content data as EXE file

Yes

Non-encrypted EXE file publishing

Yes
Not available

Sets password for EXE and ZIP output files

Yes

Sets the expiry date for EXE files

Yes

Supports SCORM 1.2

Yes

Supports SCORM 2004

Yes
Not available
Publishing Destination

Publishes to Web/Media server

Yes

Publishes to CyberLink CTMS

Yes
Viewing Content
Sequence Control May prevent users from randomly accessing all slides
Yes
UI Control Changes the size of slides or video
Yes