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Margaret Eldridge
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January 19, 2018
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Stop Videos From Playback During Editing

  • January 19, 2018
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I am inserting videos as Web objects and want them to autoplay once published but I don't want to have to listen to them while I am building the course. I realize I could mute my computer, but I use the audio for other things (like taking calls).  Is there any way to stop the video from playing back while working on a project?

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    Jeremy Shimmerman
    Jeremy Shimmerman
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    January 23, 2018

    You could try adding this to an on enter execute javascript window.  Otherwise, you could hit F12 and paste it into the console. 

    var vid = document.getElementsByTagName("video")[0];

    vid.muted = true;

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    Margaret EldridgeAuthor
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    January 23, 2018

    Thank you, but I am trying to mute the video while I have it open in Captivate, working on the project, not during preview/playback.  While I am working on the Captivate file, I am also doing other things, like answering incoming calls on the computer, so I can't just mute the computer.

    Jeremy Shimmerman
    Jeremy Shimmerman
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    January 23, 2018

    I see.  You can just mute Captivate.  If you are using Windows click on the audio icon (the one to adjust the volume) and then click 'mixer'.  You should see the audio output for Captivate.  Just set it to zero. 

    I think that might be the only way if you want to continue playing the movie while working on the production at the same time.  

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