Blurred Backgrounds Effects in E-Learning #366: Challenge | Recap
Design Visually Rich Backgrounds Using This Simple Effect
Background images are one of the best ways to add visual intere...
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Thanks to Fotor for the free easy blur on this image. Decided to put Deshaun at a concert where he's trying to have a phone conversation. What I WANTED to do was trigger a volume change in the music when you view the blurred background, but had to settle for pausing the media instead on that layer. The music volume change, of course, is supposed to represent clarity of the text. Maybe a stretch?
https://360.articulate.com/review/content/80ad1079-7f7a-4dad-ae06-1e82d31fce7e/review
https://360.articulate.com/review/content/80ad1079-7f7a-4dad-ae06-1e82d31fce7e/review
I like your take on this challenge. I think it's possible to achieve the intended effect by copying the audio file. You reduce the volume of the copy. Playing both on the base layer and then switching off the loud one on the layer. Here is an example: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1Ae9E_kDRYaCuDD5pfnq37z5pMJEPlgEc
Hope it helps.
Hope it helps.
- Great idea, Hilla, and thank you for the suggestion! I think the only issue I'll run into is that the music won't line up if you go back and forth, as I'll have to pause or stop the loud track while the soft one plays continuously, so if you flip back and forth the loud track won't be in sync with the soft one. But, for the purposes of this demo, we'll roll with it. Also, I tried to check out your link but the link brings up a 404 error. Thank you again for the suggestion!
@DavidAnderson, any chance Articulate might be able to add a "mute media" button that mutes the volume until it's triggered back on again without pausing or stopping it? As a musician this interests me, but might be too niche for a formal request. Not sure how many other folks would be interested in said feature (never occurred to me prior to this challenge).- I'm glad it helps you! The link works for me perfectly. No idea what's the problem. In the demo it's shown how to go back: just stop both media, hide the layer and go back to this slide. The slide must be reset to the initial value.
There is well another issue: the preview works perfectly but published in review the difference in volume gets smaller.
- So I did it. Still kinda crude and if you flip back and forth you can sometimes hear the "quiet" track playing, though I've adjusted the volumes to the point where its negligible. The issue of track alignment still persists, so I'm still very much interested in a "mute audio" trigger or variable, but cannot find anything to control media volume in this regard. Thanks again, Hilla, for a great suggestion!
https://360.articulate.com/review/content/80ad1079-7f7a-4dad-ae06-1e82d31fce7e/review- Love it! Really nice blur!
- Thank you, Hilla! Fotor is a website I came across that allowed me to blur the image for free. I need to upgrade my photoshop skills but really couldn't get any positive results with its blur tool. And thank you again for the audio trick!
Also, I tried the link again and same result, but would love to see the project you're referencing. If there's any other way to view it, please let me know. I'll happily share my email if you have the project file and it would be easier to send that way.
- I like the combination of visual blur and softer audio. Works great!
- Thank you, Karin!
