I have a flash animation (swf) that is running too fast in Articulate presenter. It runs at the right speed in a browser. I am not the originator of the animation, but I believe it is set at 8fps. How to get it to work properly in Articulate?
Are you able to have the author of the file change it to 30 frames per second? Presenter ’09 publishes at a rate of 30 frames per second. Creating a Flash move that is 30 frames per second will help ensure that your Flash movie plays back at the correct speed in Presenter ’09.
If you don't have the source Flash files, another option is to reduce the Presenter publishing rate under Presentation Options > Publish tab (some quality may be lost). Note: The default Flash rate is 12 fps, so you might try that first. It may take trial and error. Also be certain to set this rate back to 30 for other Articulate projects.
Thank you very much. My illustrator said that he is going to add frames so that it runs a 30fps. But I will experiment with the 12 fps on the Articulate end.
I have the same issue with an animated GIF file that I converted to a swf with GIF2SWF. I set the TFS at 30 but it is still playing too fast once inserted in Presenter. it is fine if launched in a browser.
Just want to make sure I understand what's happening. You mention that the file plays fine in a browser - do you mean it plays fine after you publish, or are you just testing the animated file in a browser, by itself?
Did you try using the 12 fps method suggested earlier? If so, do you see any differences?
I mean it plays fine if I launch it in IE or Chrome. Yes I did try the 12 fps method and even tried 5, 10, 30 and 50 for fun. it plays the same in Articulate Presenter. I do see the difference in IE but not in Presenter...
Thanks for the link! I see exactly what you mean. I did a little extra digging this morning and I did find some information in an older thread here, that may help. One of the suggestions is to try and put some silent sound clips into the animation. Presenter will play the video at its native rate provided the video has audio. A Flash movie with no audio will play at the speed of the parent movie which is your Presenter presentation. It's not a fix, but it might be a helpful workaround, for now.
Also, when you're talking about the fps, are you setting this when you create the swf as well? Or just changing it in Presenter? Make sure you're creating the file for the fps and matching it in Presenter.
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Hi Mary,
Are you able to have the author of the file change it to 30 frames per second? Presenter ’09 publishes at a rate of 30 frames per second. Creating a Flash move that is 30 frames per second will help ensure that your Flash movie plays back at the correct speed in Presenter ’09.
If you don't have the source Flash files, another option is to reduce the Presenter publishing rate under Presentation Options > Publish tab (some quality may be lost). Note: The default Flash rate is 12 fps, so you might try that first. It may take trial and error. Also be certain to set this rate back to 30 for other Articulate projects.
Thank you very much. My illustrator said that he is going to add frames so that it runs a 30fps. But I will experiment with the 12 fps on the Articulate end.
Thanks!
M
Hi there
I have the same issue with an animated GIF file that I converted to a swf with GIF2SWF. I set the TFS at 30 but it is still playing too fast once inserted in Presenter. it is fine if launched in a browser.
Am I missing something?
Hi Helene,
Just want to make sure I understand what's happening. You mention that the file plays fine in a browser - do you mean it plays fine after you publish, or are you just testing the animated file in a browser, by itself?
Did you try using the 12 fps method suggested earlier? If so, do you see any differences?
Thanks!
Hi Chrissy
I mean it plays fine if I launch it in IE or Chrome. Yes I did try the 12 fps method and even tried 5, 10, 30 and 50 for fun. it plays the same in Articulate Presenter. I do see the difference in IE but not in Presenter...
Good morning Helene,
Thanks for the additional information
Are you able to post the swf here, so I can test it in Presenter?
Sure, here is the link to download it: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20246908/ECG_principle_slow.swf
Good morning Helene,
Thanks for the link! I see exactly what you mean. I did a little extra digging this morning and I did find some information in an older thread here, that may help. One of the suggestions is to try and put some silent sound clips into the animation. Presenter will play the video at its native rate provided the video has audio. A Flash movie with no audio will play at the speed of the parent movie which is your Presenter presentation. It's not a fix, but it might be a helpful workaround, for now.
Another alternative would be to use the Web Objects feature to insert the SWF. Here's more information on that.
Also, when you're talking about the fps, are you setting this when you create the swf as well? Or just changing it in Presenter? Make sure you're creating the file for the fps and matching it in Presenter.
Thanks again Helene! Let us know how it turns out
Christine
Thanks Chrissy, I will try the alternatives. I am setting the fps when creating the Flash file. Will keep you posted!
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