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TheScarecrow
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January 6, 2017
Question

Video playback issues

  • January 6, 2017
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I have a video that plays automatically upon start of the app (android apk output).  I want the video to only do this once, is there a way to make it only play once upon start so if they return to the main screen it doesn't start again?  I have it so that when the leave the main screen the video stops but if they return to it the video starts again.  I only want it to play once.

If the video is playing and they close the app the video still continues to play.  How do I stop this behavior?

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Lilybiri
Lilybiri
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January 6, 2017

Did you insert that video as Event video or as Multi-synchronized video? Event video plays totally independent from Captivate controls, hiding is in that case the only possible way. Create a user variable v_counter with a default value of 0, and use this conditional action:

IF v_counter is equal or greater than 1

    Hide video

    Increment v_counter by 1

ELSE

    Continue

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TheScarecrowAuthor
Known Participant
January 6, 2017

Ok I got that.  How does work if it is Multi-Synchronized video?

Lilybiri
Lilybiri
Legend
January 6, 2017

Multi-synch video is controlled by Captivate. Slide duration will be longer than the video duration, you could have used micronavigation to jump immediately to a frame after the video, again using that tracking variable v_counter and a conditional action.

Captiv8r
Captiv8r
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January 6, 2017

Are you using Adobe Captivate? If not, what Adobe application are you using?

I ask because we see a fair number of folks posting here because it seems generic to audio and video. But this forum is dedicated to audio and video issues as related to the Adobe Captivate application.

If your application is not Captivate, I'll happily move the thread to a better forum where you might find help.

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TheScarecrowAuthor
Known Participant
January 6, 2017

Yes Adobe Captivate 9.

Captiv8r
Captiv8r
Legend
January 6, 2017

Ahhh okay

One way I could fathom would be to create some Advanced actions and a Variable. Configure the variable to be set to perhaps 1 in an Advanced Action that would be triggered when the slide loads up. Then perform a check in an Advanced Action to see if the variable is set to 1. If so, just hide the video.

Cheers... Rick

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