I am creating an elearning module out of a PowerPoint presentation. One of the slides (Slide 12) contains a video in .mp4 format. The video is configured to fade in and play automatically, but whenever I preview it or publish it, the video never starts playing. It's weird because when I work under the ARTICULATE tab in the PowerPoint, I'm able to see the video with no problems...
Can anyone please take a look at the file? Thanks!
You got most of the through your question yourself by spotting the videos inserted on the Articulate tab work just fine.
When a course is published using Presenter all the controls are embedded in the .ppta file which is created when you use the features from the Articulate tab. What this means - in basic terms - is that the course player can't "see" media that is added via the PPT Insert menu, it can only see media added from the Articulate tab.
The solution is to remove any video videos that are inserted in PPT and reinsert them via the Articulate tab.
You're not going mad. It's not you. It's just the way the blend of the two pieces of software works.
One question though, is it possible to add animations to the video added through Articulate? Because now the Animations tab is grayed out every time I click on the video.
You can't add animation to the Articulate videos, but to create a similar effect I'd cover the video with some form of mask - e.g. a suitable still image or copy of the slide background - and have that fade out to reveal the video behind. It's a little bit of smoke and mirrors, but it does the trick.
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Hello Pamela,
Just to clarify, are you saying that the video will play, just not automatically . . . or that it does not play at all?
Have you tried inserting the video directly into Storyline?
Hi Pamela,
You got most of the through your question yourself by spotting the videos inserted on the Articulate tab work just fine.
When a course is published using Presenter all the controls are embedded in the .ppta file which is created when you use the features from the Articulate tab. What this means - in basic terms - is that the course player can't "see" media that is added via the PPT Insert menu, it can only see media added from the Articulate tab.
The solution is to remove any video videos that are inserted in PPT and reinsert them via the Articulate tab.
You're not going mad. It's not you. It's just the way the blend of the two pieces of software works.
Helen
I had Storyline on my mind . . . sorry about that - Your question is about Presenter . . . So, Helen's solution is spot on. I am glad it is Friday :)
Hi Ron :-)
We all have a "Friday moment" every so often... Mine often happen on Tuesdays
Thanks, Helen! It's now working as expected :)
One question though, is it possible to add animations to the video added through Articulate? Because now the Animations tab is grayed out every time I click on the video.
You can't add animation to the Articulate videos, but to create a similar effect I'd cover the video with some form of mask - e.g. a suitable still image or copy of the slide background - and have that fade out to reveal the video behind. It's a little bit of smoke and mirrors, but it does the trick.
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