Captivate3 vs Lectora Pro for simulations

Really, I just consider them both necessary tools for my eLearning development. They both offer different aspects.Captivate's capture is far superior to Lectora's. The timeline is very convenient to use, and it automatically creates click boxes and such for you. While I can use SnagIt and Lectora to produce the same type of simulation you can get from Captivate, it might take me 3 hours to produce in Lecotra, but it would only take me 15 minutes in Captivate. Of course, more complex simulations will skew the numbers.One thing that Captivate does not do is variables (to my knowledge). There are simply some interactions that I need Lectora for. I'm currently doing a simulation that would not have worked in Captivate. It barely works in Lectora, and that's only by restricting the simulation's scope. So, both of them have their strengths and weaknesses. They complement each other fairly well. The real upshot is that if you need Captivate for something, you can easily import the movie into a Lectora project. I'm curious about Captivate's competitor, Firefly. I saw a demo of this, and it looked really sharp. It actually goes into a form and pulls out the drop-down box list items, which would save a whole lot of time. It's more costly than Captivate, but from my brief exposure to it, it seems far more robust. You might want to consider that, but if your company is hemming and hawing about Captivate, I doubt they'll go the extra mile and consider Firefly.KevinEdit: Sorry, I didn't quite catch that you were looking to go from Lectora to the professional suite. If it means anything, I have the suite, and I never use the other tools. I prefer SnagIt for screen captures, Fireworks or PhotoShop for image editing, and Audacity for sound editing. I don't edit any videos, but since I don't have any software dedicated to that, I would probably resort to Lectora's tool. Edited By: Kevin Elmore on 2008-4-23 14:58:17