Captivate 9 glow effect duration issue

[derekb31803838]

I'm working on setting up a glow effect on a smart shape. I just want the shape to glow at a certain point for only 5 seconds. I am able to make the shape glow at the specified time, but it effect doesn't go away after the set duration time of 5 seconds. Does anyone have any insight into what I may be overlooking? It seems so simple to set the effect start and effect duration, but it doesn't seem to be working for me. Thanks in advance for reading this.

[Lilybiri]

Glow is one of those effects that are bit hidden, suspect because they don't work totally as expected for HTML output. Indeed you can start a glow, but not 'stop' it.

Workaround: add a second instance of the Glow effect, where you put the Strength to 0%. It will look as if the effect has disappeared.

In this timeline: the first Glow effect (4 to 6 seconds) is the real Glow. The second one (6-8secs) has Strength = 0%.