Any idea how to link two mp4s play seamlessly one after the other

May 14, 2012

Calling all Articulites!

I have an interesting challenge from work, a client has asked for their current training to work on an iPad, the problem is that they are all flash based so a simple import and publish to HTLM5 won't work.

I had an idea to record the .swf to an mp4, clicking on the interactions and allowing the animation to play out, then breaking them down into separate videos linking them together with invisible triggers.  This works perfectly well on the desktop but on the iPad there are black screen pauses between each video. Has anyone else used this method and did it work for you? Or can anyone else think of a better solution?

Any help is greatly received

Luke

11 Replies
David Anderson

Hi Luke -

Here's one way to go about looping mp4 videos: http://community.articulate.com/forums/p/12177/73197.aspx#73197

In that example, we use triggers to loop a video, but it sounds like you want to play one after another, so you'd change the 2nd trigger to play Media 2 instead of re-playing Media 1.

Let us know if you have any questions!

David Anderson

Hi Luke - how are you setting up your files? [deleted]

Okay, I tested a few things and talked to some guys on support. Right now, that brief pause is just how videos are loaded and played on the iPad in our current installation.

Is there any way you can edit all videos to bring them together into a single video? That would likely be your best option now if you need a continuous playback effect.

Ryan Frasch

Mine were flv's but the process is the same.

I imported them to storyline, the published it.  The videos will be converted to mp4 and located in the story_content output directory.  I then took those mp4s and edited them with Correl video...outuput those to mp4, and brought the clips back into storyline.  Took a while to get there but it worked.

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