MP4s from Replay embedded in Presenter not playing on network drive.

Jul 16, 2015

Hi!  I have a course I created in PowerPoint/Presenter with several MP4s (created using Replay) embedded on several slides. Everything works fine when run from my harddrive, but when uploaded to a network drive, the MP4s don't show up at all. Everything else works (there are several Engage interactions) and the individual MP4 files will play when run separately from that network drive.

I'm stumped!

Thanks

4 Replies
Christie Pollick

Hi, Colleen, and welcome to the community!

Sorry to hear about the trouble you are experiencing. First, please make sure that you're working with local project files.

  • Work on your local drive (your C: drive). Working on a network drive or a USB drive can cause erratic behavior, including file corruption, loss of audio, and other unexpected behavior. 
  • You should also make sure the directory path to your project files and your published output is less than 260 characters (for example C:\Articulate).
  • Avoid using special characters, accents or symbols in your file names (this includes spaces and underscores).

Additional information regarding "Naming Files, Paths, and Namespaces" in Windows operating systems can be found in the following Microsoft article.

If you've confirmed you're working locally, or if you move your project to your local hard drive and still have trouble, it might help to run a quick repair on the software: How to Repair Articulate Studio '13

If that doesn't solve the problem, please try following the troubleshooting steps outlined in this article: Unexpected or Erratic Behavior in Articulate Studio '13

Please let us know if you see any improvement.

Christie Pollick

Hi, Colleen -- I just wanted to touch base with you and see how things are coming along. I checked in our Support ticketing system and was unable to locate a ticket for you. If you still need additional assistance and want to have our Support Engineers take a closer look, please use this form to submit your case. Many thanks! :)

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