I am trying to create a way to jump from an embedded video to a fullscreen version of the same video by clicking on a button.
Is there a way I could use Javascript to get the current time of video, so I could inject it as part of a variable that would include the URL and time parameter so the transition would seem (almost) seamless?
The file below shows how it works as is, with the embedded video playing, then when the user clicks on the full screen button, a new video opens with the video starting from the beginning.
Hi, Bill -- Thanks for reaching out, and while I will defer to the community to weigh in with JavaScript solutions (as that is not something for which we provide support), I did want to pass along this thread that appears to pose a similar questions. Please check out the suggestions offered and hopefully, something will do the trick for you! :)
Yes, you can use the Vimeo javascript api to get the current time of the video, and you should be able to add that variable to a link. I'm assuming you want to open in a new window and you don't want to use the built-in fullscreen button in the player?
Thanks Mike! Sounds like a plan. I'll have to look into how to utilize those scripts from the player.
I'd love to use the full screen button on the player, but that button is not available when the videos are embedded into a storyline file. Is there a way to make that button work as well?
Hi, Bill -- I think this post may be one of the forum threads that Mike was referring to above with respects to Vimeo JavaScript api, in case you wanted to take a look. Hope that helps!
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Hi, Bill -- Thanks for reaching out, and while I will defer to the community to weigh in with JavaScript solutions (as that is not something for which we provide support), I did want to pass along this thread that appears to pose a similar questions. Please check out the suggestions offered and hopefully, something will do the trick for you! :)
Yes, you can use the Vimeo javascript api to get the current time of the video, and you should be able to add that variable to a link. I'm assuming you want to open in a new window and you don't want to use the built-in fullscreen button in the player?
Thanks Mike! Sounds like a plan. I'll have to look into how to utilize those scripts from the player.
I'd love to use the full screen button on the player, but that button is not available when the videos are embedded into a storyline file. Is there a way to make that button work as well?
Search the forums, as I think a few others here have done similar things with Vimeo.
That button did work for me when I previewed your story file in FF, but it did not launch the video at the correct time, as you said.
Hi, Bill -- I think this post may be one of the forum threads that Mike was referring to above with respects to Vimeo JavaScript api, in case you wanted to take a look. Hope that helps!
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