Controlling Audio
Feb 19, 2020
By
Rhonda Bear
Hey there! Hope someone can answer this...
So I have imported an audio mp3 file to my time line and followed videos to lean how to toggle the audio to ON and Off, but it doesn't work. (I am new to this program)
Realizing that Storyline provides the option to publish a menu with scroll bar and audio controls, I wonder if I really need to worry about creating my own controls. Would my training program be dependent on the Learner having the correct player using this method, or is the player controls embedded within the course if selected during publishing?
Thanks!
Rhonda
10 Replies
Good day. You are correct, you don't need to build your own controls. You can use the ones provided in the player when you publish as suggested, and those controls will appear for your learner, the player will be provided in the package (embedded) for them.
You can customize how those appear, look and feel, and buttons, controls that you want through the player settings prior to publish. See attachment. Good luck.
Thanks for your response Jeff! Much appreciated :)
What if I don't want to show/use the player? I'd rather have a scrubber bar like you can have for video files, just no video (have the same "show video controls" option for audio files).
Hi Bill!
Great question! Since the Player is included in the design of Storyline courses, there isn't a way to remove the Player when publishing the course to the Web, LMS, Articulate Online, Review 360, and CD. However, if you're publishing the course as a video the Player won't appear.
Let me know if I can clarify anything!
I think you misunderstood my question. I will be using the player, whether hidden or minimized by the hiding of the player's element (prev/next/cc). I'm saying it would be nice to have the same scrubber bar as the video player, but for audio files. Any chance of making that an option like you do for videos with the "show video controls" option?
Hi Bill,
Thanks for the clarification! I appreciate you sharing what you'd like to see with adding audio controls to a .mp3 file. We don't currently support that feature, but feel free to add your thoughts in a feature request.
An idea that comes to mind is converting the .mp3 to a .mp4, or placing the audio in software like Camtasia and publishing it as a .mp4. The video will be blank, but it will provide you with controls for scrubbing the audio. Not the cleanest solution, but it may get you closer!
Good call. I almost did that. Will experiment later.
I converted a mp3 into mp4, then try to insert the video but it didn't work. An error message popped out.
What I ended up doing was taking the mp4 through HandBrake and reducing the size of the video to 4 pixels tall. Treat it just like a video, with closed captions and everything.
Hi Bill,
Sweet! Glad you found a solution and sharing it here for others to try!
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