, ▁branch ed ▁scenarios , ▁and ▁random ized ▁qu izz es ▁in ▁Small ▁Web ▁Form ats ▁(. sw f ) ▁and ▁HTML 5 ▁formats . ▁ ▁It ▁can ▁also ▁convert ▁Ad obe ▁Capt iv ate - generated ▁file ▁formats ▁(. sw f ) ▁to ▁digital ▁MP 4 ▁(. mp 4 ) ▁formats ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁played ▁with ▁media ▁players ▁or ▁uploaded ▁to ▁video ▁hosting ▁websites . ▁For ▁software ▁simulations , ▁Capt iv ate ▁can ▁use ▁left ▁or ▁right ▁mouse ▁clicks , ▁key ▁press es ▁and ▁rol lo ver ▁images . ▁ ▁It ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁create ▁screen cast s , ▁and ▁to ▁convert ▁Microsoft ▁Power Point ▁present ations ▁to ▁. sw f ▁and ▁HTML 5 ▁formats . ▁ ▁History ▁While ▁the ▁product ▁started ▁out ▁as ▁a ▁pure ▁screen ▁recording ▁utility ▁known ▁as ▁Flash cam ▁( N ex us ▁Con cept s ▁ 2 0 0 2 ), ▁it ▁evol ved ▁into ▁an ▁E - learning ▁author ing ▁tool ▁after ▁San ▁Diego - based ▁e Help ▁Corporation ▁acquired ▁Flash cam ▁and ▁released ▁it ▁as ▁Rob o Demo . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁software ▁firm ▁Mac rom edia ▁acquired ▁e Help ▁to ▁gain ▁Rob o Demo . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁before ▁Ad obe ▁Systems ▁acquired ▁Mac rom edia , ▁they ▁changed ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁product ▁to ▁Capt iv ate . ▁ ▁Vers ions ▁▁ ▁Ad obe ▁Capt iv ate ▁( 2 0 1 9 ▁release ) ▁( August ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁release ▁of