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robt62800987
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January 13, 2016
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Referencing local resources (videos) within a SCORM package

  • January 13, 2016
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Hi there,

I've looked up and down the forums and I'm not finding what I need.  We have a few SCORM packages that will be housing videos on some of the slides.  However, the videos are going to be located on the user's local machines, instead of the LMS.  The reasoning behind this is due to bandwidth limitations.  Is it possible to reference a local path within the SCORM package?  Or do I need to use a javascript to achieve this?  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

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Paul Wilson CTDP
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Paul Wilson CTDPCommunity Expert
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January 15, 2016

‌is there an opportunity to store the videos somewhere on the web, perhaps on the company web server so everyone can access them and all you need is the regular URL. I've done similar things with some of my courses referencing files from the company CMS.

Paul Wilson, CTDP
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robt62800987Author
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January 19, 2016

Thanks for your input.  We actually do have the content in the same local paths on every machine (store locations).  How did you go about getting it to work through your CMS?

TLCMediaDesign
TLCMediaDesign
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January 14, 2016

I have to think that this won't work without some serious coding to bypass security restrictions. A web application is generally not allowed to sniff your C drive. The JavaScript is sandboxed.

RodWard
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RodWardCommunity Expert
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January 15, 2016

And if the output is SWF, not HTML5, then you'd run into Flash Global Security issues as well.  I've never seen an implementation yet where it succeeded if each and every user had to have their Flash Global Security settings configured to allow it.

BDuckWorks
BDuckWorks
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January 14, 2016

I believe this can be accomplished by copying the files into the SCORM package and creating links using the file:///C:/videos/myvideo.mp4 path. You would create a link within Cp that defines the Action as 'Open URL.'

As Rod warns above, there will need to be a great deal of IT support for this, as each user could potential have a trouble issue and generate a help desk call say, down the road when their OS is updated and the desktop paths change.

RodWard
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RodWardCommunity Expert
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January 14, 2016

If you try to do this you will need all machines that have the videos to use exactly the same path, e.g. C:/videos/myvideo.mp4

However, my honest belief is that your strategy is bound to fail because there will be too many variables involved for the solution to succeed. It could become a support nightmare for you.

I recommend that you find a way to deploy the videos from a streaming server (e.g. Vimeo).

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