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September 1, 2016
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Slide transition - slide waits for a fastforwarded video to catch up

  • September 1, 2016
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Good afternoon.

I have a captivate project with 5 slides, each containing an mp4 video file that lasts for 3-4 minutes. I have the videos set up to auto play, and a navigation bar assigned to them.  I have the slide duration set to the same duration as the video (which I think is the problem).

The videos are providing training for people on how to use software, so I'm expecting a bit of reply and fast forward by people watching.

When I play the presentation, I can choose to fast forward a video. If I get to the end of that video before the duration set for the slide, then the slide 'hangs', and waits until the slide duration is complete, before allowing the presentation to continue transitioning.

Also, if I spend too long going backwards and forwards within a video, and I do this for longer than the slide duration, then I can hear the next slides start to play. Though I can't see them. Once the slide does move on, it skips whatever it has been playing in the background.

Any recommendations on the best settings to allow users to spend time rewinding, pausing and fastforwarding within a slide?

Many thanks.

Vikki

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    RodWard
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    RodWardCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 1, 2016

    If you've set these up as Event Videos with their own player skin, then they are not linked to the slide timeline and it doesn't need to be the same length as the video.  You could just have the slide timeline paused by a Next button that allows the learner to play around with the video skin controls doing whatever they want and then move on the next slide when ready by clicking the Next button on the screen.

    If you insert the video as a Multi-Slide Synchronised Video, then it is linked to the slide timeline and the controls on the project playbar (if you have one) should be able to control playback of the video.

    Personally, I never use the FastForward button.

      TLCMediaDesign
      TLCMediaDesign
      Inspiring
      September 1, 2016

      I hear you Rod, but with a little piece of CSS, hovers can be converted to touch events. So if you use a mouse it can respond, else if you are on mobile the touch works. It's the same with a multi state button, the "over" doesn't work on mobile, but the mousedown event is converted to a touch event.

        RodWard
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        RodWardCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        September 1, 2016

        Unfortunately such a solution is outside the skillset of most Captivate developers.  Someone like yourself could do it with both hand's tied behind his keyboard, of course.

        But it sounds like it would be a great enhancement request to have this as an option: "Convert hover events to touch for mobile devices."

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