ELUCIDAT VS ABARA AUTHOR

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ABARA AUTHOR

Why Use eLearning Authoring Tools?

Best Use and Practices for Authors

What is an eLearning Authoring Tool?

Who Uses Authoring Tools?

Comparisons Between Authoring Tools

Elucidat has no audio synching abilities vs ABARA AUTHOR allows audio synching.
Elucidat has no watermarking abilities vs ABARA AUTHOR allows authors watermark content.
Elucidat requires authors to have technical knowledge vs ABARA AUTHOR is requires authors to have none.
Elucidat is unable to randomize answer options vs ABARA AUTHOR sports this ability.
Elucidat’s translation feature is complicated vs ABARA AUTHOR’s translation feature which is easy.

Features		ABARA AUTHOR	Elucidat
Responsive Design		Yes	Yes
Templates		Yes	Yes
Auto-Play Audio		Yes (only page audio)	Yes (with restrictions on mobile phones)
Audio Player for Interactives		Yes	Yes
Animation Effects		Yes	Yes
Watermark		Yes	No
Share and Transfer		Yes	Yes
Tool Hosting/Installation		Web-Based Application Accessible through Web Link	Web-Based Application Accessible through Web Link
Technical Expertise		None Required	Expertise Required
Theme Customization Service		Upcoming Feature	Available
Play/Pause Transcript Control		Available	Available
Authoring Interface		Structured Authoring Interface	WYSIWYG interface with layout and edit modes
Question Pools		Yes (single)	Yes
Question Randomization		Yes	Yes
Option Randomization		Yes	No
Course Preview		Yes	Yes
Languages		Create Course in Multiple Languages	Complicated and Lengthy Process
Creation of Single Multilingual SCO		Possible	Not Possible
Accessibility Mode		Available	Available
Audio Synching		Available	Not Available
Media	SVG	No	No
	JPG	Yes	Yes
	PNG	Yes	Yes
	GIF	Yes	Yes
	Animated GIF	Yes	Yes
	Embedded Videos	Yes	Yes
	Linking to Externally Hosted Videos	Yes (YouTube only for now)	Yes
	Audio Clips	Yes (MP3 format)	Yes