'Loop' Videos

You could add a trigger to the video that plays media (video) when media (video) completes.

This method and the method described on the Articulate website do not seem to work. Is this due to the Storyline 2 upgrade? I have two videos. I want the first video to play once and the second one play right after and then have the second video loop. Any ideas?

I've also had issues with this. The Play media trigger just doesn't seem to work with videos.

This method isn't pretty but you could put the video on its own layer. After the layer's timeline is done use a trigger to show a new layer (call it repeat). Have the repeat layer hide other layers and when it's timeline starts add a trigger to show the video layer again. The infinite loop will play your video repeatedly.

Make sure your layers "reset to initial state".

The layers method worked. I couldn't seem to get anything else to loop the videos.

I put a gradual fade in  / out for the layers so that the video transitioned smoothly. Otherwise there was a small and noticeable "jerk" as it moved from layer to layer.

Thanks Steve for letting us know that this thread assisted you even being a bit older. 

Is there a prettier method? Haven't found any newer thread on this issue, but I am experiencing the same thing... even though I'm not getting the layer-method to work either.

Hi Joel, 

The only documented method we have is detailed here.  Otherwise you'll find threads such as this one with community workarounds. 

Thanks! The most useful workaround I found was Chad Kellers response to this thread.

Thanks Joel for linking to that one as well! 

Hi.  I've seen (and used) several ways of looping videos over the last year. They did seem to work. However, they don't seem to work consistently now.  Whatever method I use the video does loop - once (i.e. plays twice) then stops. Surely if the loop sequence works then it should continue? Is there something that is stopping the video looping until otherwise stopped or a slide change is triggered?  Any help gratefully received!   http://all4learning.com/trial/ 

Hi Malcolm,

Have You kept the same video on different layers if you are you can try following methods - You can check the side layer settings and set them to reset to initial state or you can hide each layer explicitly on completion or on timeline start of another layer, they might solve your problem,

you can upload your story file so that we can take a look what exactly is wrong with your file

hope this helps,

Cheers 

This option does seeem to be broken in SL2. I just did a test and the replay consistently only works twice then stops.

Worked OK for me - SL2.

Using 2 triggers - play media when timeline starts / play media when the media completes.

Oh wait, although my video loops it pauses for seemingly the length of the original clip before continuing. Strange.

I fixed the above issue with the import audio file technique as outlined in Ashley's link.

Worked fine 2 days ago.

Hi Mark,

Thanks for the update and I'm glad you were able to fix it. I know we recently updated our documentation here in regards to looping videos with some additional troubleshooting steps for when it doesn't loop. 

Just thought I'd throw another option out there that worked for me.  I got Replay with SL2.  I checked what the slide time was, and created a video file in Replay where I copied the video clip enough times to create one long file with all the repeats that is the same length as the slide narration.  Then I imported that into the slide.

Thanks for popping in to share Louise :)

Solved.

How to loop a video.

trigger 1 - play media, video 1, mouse over,

trigger 2 - play media, video 1, media completes.

Thanks for popping in to share Steven :) That could certainly assist others that run across this thread.