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How to prevent default blurring of underlying video?

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May 24, 2019
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How do I prevent the default blurring of an underlying video whenever an overlay slide is introduced? Also, the opacity setting for the overlay slide background doesn't seem to work. I'd like to set opacity to 0% and entirely remove the overlay background. And also set the clickable buttons/shapes to 0% opacity so that the user just interacts directly with unblurred video content. Thanks.

Richard

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Paul Wilson CTDP

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My solution for this is to simply place the interactive objects on the slide at the point of the timeline. For example, I have recently created a knowledge check that pauses at the point on the video where an overlay would normally go. Then once you click on the interactive objects (in my case shapes used as buttons), I just the applicable bookmarks in question. Works beautifully with no blurring of the background video.

Paul Wilson, CTDP

Giddy_personality5D25

Adobe Employee

Hi Paul,

Yes that could be a solution without using the overlay.

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michaell13741602

Participating Frequently

Would love to have a solution for disabling the blurring of video behind an overlay slide. Even a hack would be fine.

Giddy_personality5D25

Adobe Employee

Hi,

I think as of now, the only option in captivate would be to take a screenshot of that particular frame from the video and use it in the overlay slide as the background.

Actually they should add the feature of having control on the background for overlay slides.

Thanks,

Sabareesh

Giddy_personality5D25

Adobe Employee

That's the way I have it setup, but it still blurs the screen for a second when an overlay slide (Screenshot) comes up. I think the only option to avoid the blur is to chop the video up into pieces and move those overlays completely to new slides instead of overlays, but that complicates the project quite a bit as I'd be chopping a single video up into multiple pieces.

It is working fine. I guess there is a time difference in your file. when we use the exact frame as background in overlay slide, it doesn't show an blurry background. Please give it a try again.

daveemsley

Known Participant

Has anyone an answer to this as yet?

Lilybiri

Legend

How did you create the master slide for overlay content slides? Maybe have a look at this blog post:

4 Tips for Interactive Video - Captivate blog

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RichardGardellaAuthor

Participant

It's a SIMPLE question and has NOTHING to do with the master slide, etc. Adobe Captive BY DEFAULT blurs the underlying video as soon as the overlay slide appears; Adobe apparently believes every user on the planet wants this feature, and no one could possibly want the video to remain unblurred. Really? That's an inane assumption. I want the video to remain unblurred. I want to user to be able to refer to the uncovered portion of the video and re-study text, diagrams, etc. SO . . . can anyone comment on a setting(?) that will allow the video to remain unblurred? Thnx.

Lilybiri

Legend

Sorry, but will not try to help you if you start shouting.

The answer was in that blog, but you may no have understood.

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