Can you hide the native seekbar of the player when a new layer becomes visible? I have a video on a new layer, user clicks a button to open the video, but I want the video to have the video playbar (with runtime) and be able to hide the native seekbar of the Storyline player. It looks weird to have to playbars. I need the runtime, which is why I want the video playbar. I know you can disable the base layer from being clicked on, pause the audio on that layer, etc. I also don't want to use the lightbox option because it is not customizable, from the size to the red Close button.
Becky is correct - you cannot turn off the seekbar on a layer if it's visible on the base slide layer. You can stop a user from being able to seek while on a layer though, you'll go into the slide layers properties and change the section titled "Allow seeking" to No.
This post is over 8 years old, so the the layout of Storyline 360 has changed a bit, but you can choose to hide the seek bar on certain slides by customizing the player features on a slide-by-slide basis. I've attached a demo file which hides the seek bar for the second slide, so only the video seek bar is visible. And below is a screenshot of the exact setting I changed in the slide properties to achieve the effect:
Let me know if this works for you! We also suggest to raise a feature request in case customizing the slide properties isn't what you are looking for. We welcome your ideas, and you can always submit your feature requests to our developers here.
Our customers drive our product roadmap, and your suggestions really do make a difference!
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Hi Jackie,
I don't believe the seekbar can be hidden on a layer - just on individual slides. I defer to others, however, if they know how to do this.
Hi Jackie,
Becky is correct - you cannot turn off the seekbar on a layer if it's visible on the base slide layer. You can stop a user from being able to seek while on a layer though, you'll go into the slide layers properties and change the section titled "Allow seeking" to No.
That's not true...if you select NO you can still drag the seekbar from the baselayer. Seriously need a solution.
Hi Alyssa,
This post is over 8 years old, so the the layout of Storyline 360 has changed a bit, but you can choose to hide the seek bar on certain slides by customizing the player features on a slide-by-slide basis. I've attached a demo file which hides the seek bar for the second slide, so only the video seek bar is visible. And below is a screenshot of the exact setting I changed in the slide properties to achieve the effect:
Let me know if this works for you! We also suggest to raise a feature request in case customizing the slide properties isn't what you are looking for. We welcome your ideas, and you can always submit your feature requests to our developers here.
Our customers drive our product roadmap, and your suggestions really do make a difference!