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Anonymous
April 27, 2007
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Complete Loading Prior to Starting

  • April 27, 2007
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Is there anyway that I can force the file to download comepletly prior to starting the video? Right now, if the user selects a branch to a slide towards the end of the video, it shows up as a blank screen. Eventually it will load, bu it looks bad and the user thinks that there is a problem with the video.

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    rbLearning
    Inspiring
    April 28, 2007
    I've posted these same instructions elsewhere for those who wish to have playback begin sooner than the 60% preload that's in Captivate's default preloader. However, you could use the same steps to create a preloader for the full (100%):

    Let's assume you want to use the "Default" preloader.

    1. Navigate to \Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate 2\Gallery\Preloaders.
    2. Find and open DefaultPreloader.FLA using Flash 8.
    3. Save this file using a new name (to prevent overwriting the original).
    4. Select Frame 1 in the Script layer.
    5. In the Actionscript panel, scroll down to line 11, which reads: if(percentDone > 60)
    6. Change "60" to "100" for a full download prior to playback.
    7. Save the file again and publish it from Flash to a SWF file.
    8. Select your new preloader's SWF in Captivate and publish the project.

    Having said all of that, I believe someone has said that NOT selecting any preloader at all will have the same effect: forcing a complete download before playback begins. That may be true - I haven't tried it.
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