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simonb27458783
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September 15, 2015
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CP8 Question: If I pause an embedded video, how do I get it to pause the slide as well?

  • September 15, 2015
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I have a slide with an embedded MP4 on it. The video controls show but I'm not displaying the slide controls.

What I need to happen is when the user pauses the video using the video controls, the slide also pauses at the same time. Then when the user hits play, the slide continues.

The reason for this is that at the end of the slide, 2 buttons appear to restart the project or continue. But if the user pauses the video using the video controls, the buttons appear too early.

Any help would be HUGELY appreciated. Thanks

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Correct answer RodWard

When you inserted the video you may have noticed Captivate allows two types of display.

Sounds like you should be using SLIDE video and not EVENT video.  Then pausing the slide would also pause the video and vice versa.

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RodWard
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RodWardCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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September 16, 2015

When you inserted the video you may have noticed Captivate allows two types of display.

Sounds like you should be using SLIDE video and not EVENT video.  Then pausing the slide would also pause the video and vice versa.

    simonb27458783
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    September 16, 2015

    Hi. Thanks for your response.

    I've now tried adding the video as a slide video rather than an event. I can now pause the slide and video at the same time but it's thrown up another problem!

    When I originally made the video (also in Captivate) I used text-to-speech as a placeholder. That was then replaced with proper voiceover. Now, when I import the video as a slide video into my main Captivate project, it plays the text-to-speech rather than the proper voiceover

    Any ideas?

    RodWard
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    RodWardCommunity Expert
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    September 16, 2015

    The audio voiceover should be part of the video file.  Are you certain you inserted the correct version of your video?  Try playing the same video file in a normal browser.  What audio do you hear then?

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