Lectora Reviews & Product Details - Page 4

Lectora Inspire is an all inclusive package that truly provides designers an easy-to-use, yet robust software package. What I like best is the simplicity of the interface. I don't have to spend hours upon hours programing how pages will 'work'. Intuitive options allow for easy authoring, allowing me to focus on content design.

Another outstanding feature is the recent addition of eLearning Brothers assets to the offering. Their solutions are high quality and they have excellent support should you run into any issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dislike that FlyPaper and Snap! are no longer part of the authoring software package from Trivantis. Although Inspire and Camtasia provide ample avenues for development, it was handy to have other tools available.

Another opportunity for improvement is their ReviewLink user support. This is a terrific tool to use, but there isn't literature to provide SME's and other users. This would be helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the flexibility to make your course as simple or complex as you like. I tend to create courses that have a lot of interactivity and user-directed interfaces. Lectora makes this relatively easy once you get the hang of variables and how to make them interact with other elements in the course. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes I have trouble with the de-bugging feature. It is not always easy to pinpoint where an interaction is going wrong. Although they have upgraded the graphics engine, in some cases, it is still better to import. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lectora is set up with chapters and pages to guide a learner through the web based training. Lectora allows the designer to be able to go from page to page and chapter to chapter or to be able to skip around to different sections or chapters. A learner can then move from section to section as they decide. The author can also (using variables) guide the learner. The learner can be prevented from moving to another section before they have actually finished a page or a section of the module. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

From time to time using variables can be difficult to troubleshoot. An author can spend lots of time tracking down problems created when the variables turn on and off switches. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Once you have taken the time to find yourself around the software you realise that it has a huge potential in both rapid elearning and highly customised learning experiences.

I spent most of my first year with this product developing various solutions for various clients, then re-investing my time by taking interactions and creating a library for both myself and my peers to use as a copy and paste library for interactions. I can't state enough how much this improved the softwares quality of life within our organisation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The built in resources do not showcase the potential of this software, I personally think it's vastly lacking in template interactions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lectora is best for page content and the variable system is really nice. It makes it easy to make complicated menus that highlight when you're on the page/have visited, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Adding time stamps to video is really cumbersome. The video player always takes forever to load and sometimes it freezes and you lose your work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I did find it easy to use in creating many items such as CAI and CBT materials. I was able to import many items such as audio and video and compression was decent. programming as well as many variable was fairly easy to work with as well. I created some interactive 3D elements which I was able to easily embed into the training module. The video and audio triggers/action points were also fairly helpful as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When Lectora was updated I found that it wasn't too friendly to the content Which I had already created. They also were moving away from publishing executables which made it difficult for my instructors to use in CAI versions of the training material. They were using government computers so they were unable to change the type of browser so if they had a problem with IE and the published material then they were stuck. The cost was very high as well. Customer service many times was lacking as well with me getting no answers and on numerous occasions, hung up on after a short answer of "it's not made for that" or "If you used the Trivantis LMS then maybe we could help". Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lectora Publisher is a great rapid eLearning authoring tool. I found it very intuitive, so intuitive that I taught myself how to use it. When I got stuck, there were plenty of online videos to help me out.

One of the best features is the ability to build sophisticated branching scenarios by using variables. Variables can be used to control navigation, feedback, and even coaching scenarios. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are a number of small items that could be improved. For instance, I wish the zoom features were a little more flexible.

It would be great if there were more options for bullets and the software had more capabilities to modify jpegs, gifs, and vectors.

I have found that most limitations in this program, which tend to be small, have a workaround solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best thing about using Lectora Inspire is the quick and easy learning curve. It is super user- friendly, easy to learn and makes creating good looking courses less frustrating than other products I've used. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not a whole lot. Even when I ran in to issues it was easy to research and find better ways of doing something. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its capability to allow you to program whichever way you want. It is very straightforward and has simple logic ,which is good for someone who doesn't know programming. It is also great for someone who does. I love its ability to do partial scoring. I can score ALL question types (matching, drag and drop, multiple choice) with more than one correct answer.

I also like its cloud based version Lectora Online . No other tool offers that. It is easy to use, works fairly well with Lectora Inspire. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish it allowed you to have a play bar and customize it, and some type of a timeline capability to be able to bring events at specific times. I would also like to be able to customize the radio buttons in its Hotspot question type. They don't stand out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I liked the ease of learning and using it. Once I got the parent and child concept, it because very easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Making interactivity is cumbersome. The steps to make graphics move or show/hide objects seemed a little cumbersome. Also, I was trying to construct a quiz where if you passed, you could move on, but if not, you had to complete the quiz, and I had a hard time trying to program this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.