When I create a trigger that says GoTo Next Slide when either timeline ends or media completes - the result is a host of problems:
1) Using "media complete": if the user stops the video, the media complete "pointer" seems to keep moving behind the scenes. The slide will switch to the next slide even if the video is halted.
2) If use "when timeline ends"
a) if video is long (2 minutes) - it takes about 4 minutes to switch to the next slide - timeline END is set correctly for the video
b) if the video is short (15 seconds) - same symptoms as described in #1 using "media complete"
Thanks - Yes, I would like the student to be able to control the video (eg. stop the video, think about what I said, and then, when the video is complete, automatically jump to a quiz slide). I've attached a sample - you'll have to be quick because the video is only 2 seconds long. If you stop it and wait a few seconds, the slide will switch when it shouldn't.
Thanks - it just surprises me that it doesn't seem to work as expected... but your explanation that having a controller for the video prevents it from working correctly is helpful.
Hoping to get some help from the experts here. I inserted an interactive video by following the steps in - How to Create Interactive Videos - tutorial.
I have informational icons that pause the video and an information pop up appears and the video pauses. There is a trigger that appears when the participant clicks on each informational icon ("i"). The "I" icons are on separate layers. There are 4 "i" icons placed throughout the timeline.
I have a slide before the video slide with two triggers - (a) to launch the video and (b) "ump to next slide and add the variable page count - plus 1.
This is what's happening - When the participant clicks on the back arrow button, to restart the video from the last informational "i" icon / pop up window, (i.e. go back to review what the last viewed informational icon was explaining), the video starts from that point in the timeline, correctly.
If I click the back arrow again it goes back to the previous slide as I would want it to, where I have placed the triggers to start the video from the beginning (+ jump to next slide + adjust variable to subtract 1 from page count).
The issue is - Once the participant is on the previous slide (which has the trigger to re-start the video), the video does not start from the beginning. The video starts from the last informational icon that was clicked (as explained above).
How do I fix it to allow participants to start the video from the beginning (after 2 "back" clicks)?
Hi Ann! I see where you posted this question here as well.
Typically how you have the revisit set for the slide properties is what drives this behavior. So, it sounds like you have it set to resume saved state, which will not allow it to reset based on how the slide is approached.
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Hi Harry
do you want the user have control over the video?. Have you tried putting the video on a layer and controlling that way
Happy to take a look if you want to upload the story file
Thanks - Yes, I would like the student to be able to control the video (eg. stop the video, think about what I said, and then, when the video is complete, automatically jump to a quiz slide). I've attached a sample - you'll have to be quick because the video is only 2 seconds long. If you stop it and wait a few seconds, the slide will switch when it shouldn't.
THANKS for taking a look.
Hi Harry!
If you set the slide to Jump to the next slide when the media completes, it seems to be working as expected.
When you add a video that has it's own controls, by pausing the video, you are correct in that the timeline will continue going.
Thanks - it just surprises me that it doesn't seem to work as expected... but your explanation that having a controller for the video prevents it from working correctly is helpful.
Thanks!
Hello,
Hoping to get some help from the experts here. I inserted an interactive video by following the steps in - How to Create Interactive Videos - tutorial.
I have informational icons that pause the video and an information pop up appears and the video pauses. There is a trigger that appears when the participant clicks on each informational icon ("i"). The "I" icons are on separate layers. There are 4 "i" icons placed throughout the timeline.
I have a slide before the video slide with two triggers - (a) to launch the video and (b) "ump to next slide and add the variable page count - plus 1.
This is what's happening - When the participant clicks on the back arrow button, to restart the video from the last informational "i" icon / pop up window, (i.e. go back to review what the last viewed informational icon was explaining), the video starts from that point in the timeline, correctly.
If I click the back arrow again it goes back to the previous slide as I would want it to, where I have placed the triggers to start the video from the beginning (+ jump to next slide + adjust variable to subtract 1 from page count).
The issue is - Once the participant is on the previous slide (which has the trigger to re-start the video), the video does not start from the beginning. The video starts from the last informational icon that was clicked (as explained above).
How do I fix it to allow participants to start the video from the beginning (after 2 "back" clicks)?
Would really appreciate your help.
Thank you
Hi Ann! I see where you posted this question here as well.
Typically how you have the revisit set for the slide properties is what drives this behavior. So, it sounds like you have it set to resume saved state, which will not allow it to reset based on how the slide is approached.
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