Inserted video output as blackscreen on some PC / laptops

Sep 06, 2017

Did a guide on smartphone app usage by recording the whole process on the smartphone.

Video had been trimmed for various stages and inserted with no issues.

Problem is upon publishing, only a select few were able to see the video on a slide while the others only got a black screen. All PCs(in our company) are same models with same OS installed. Why is this happening?

3 Replies
Ali Goulet

Hey Alvin,

So sorry that's happening-- I'm happy to help!

I have a few questions to start with here:

  1. What publishing settings are you using?
  2. Where are your learners accessing the course from (IE: Website, LMS, CD, etc)?
  3. Can you share your unpublished .story project file here so I can do some testing? You can add it as an attachment right in a comment in this thread.

Keep me posted! 

Ali Goulet

Hey Alvin!

Sorry about the attachments not working! What browser are you using? Are you using the Add Attachment button right in the comment box window like this?:

Also, make sure your users copy the entire published output to their C:Drive or Desktop before double clicking the Launch_Story.exe file to run the course. If they're launching it directly from the network drive, they may run into security restrictions that can effect playback.

Let me know how that goes!

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