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wollyjon
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September 16, 2016
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Inserting video from Vimeo into Captivate project.

  • September 16, 2016
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We use Vimeo as our video streaming service. Captivate won't allow me to insert a video from our Vimeo site into a captivate file. Why not?

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    BDuckWorks
    BDuckWorks
    Inspiring
    September 16, 2016

    The most direct answer is that Captivate is limited in the file formats it supports for import.

    If your video is already on vimeo why would try to insert it into Captivate?

    This will require processing by Captivate and hosting space on your LMS, and cause you to experience bandwith limitation overages (Charges) based on the number of users taking the course each needing to download the video file from your LMS.

    It's like you're wanting to give money away!

    References:

    Vimeo API - Player JavaScript API on Vimeo Developer API

    SOLUTION:
    1) Create a button that links to the video using a Vimeo URL.

    2) Or build a slide with the webviewer interaction, set the duration to the length of the video file +25% and link to the video file on Vimeo.

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    wollyjonAuthor
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    September 20, 2016

    Thanks, this is helpful, but it still doesn't work for me. That is apparently a problem with  the Mac version of Cap 9. It works for my colleague, who has Windows Cap 8. My tech guy did some research and tells me that Captivate is releasing a fix in the near future.

    Paul Wilson CTDP
    Community Expert
    Paul Wilson CTDPCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 21, 2016

    Of course I'm using the Windows version so maybe I'm missing something but for me it's all about using the embed code and the not the vimeo web address.

     

    Here is a video I did some time ago that shows the process. Hopefully it helps you out.

     

    Add Vimeo Videos to Your Adobe Captivate eLearning

    Paul Wilson, CTDP
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