So why does a mp4 video from captivate work perfectly fine in Articulate using the seekbar but not in Storyline? I did submit this as a bug several times while beta testing. Storyline goes crazy if you try to bring in a SWF created in captivate.
I'm able to use the seek bar when importing mp4's to SL. Do you have a sample file?
I thought SL uses Actionscript 3, but someone correct me if I'm wrong. If you're using pre Captivate 5, then you're probably importing AS2 and that might be part of the problem.
Using Captivate 5.5 and AS3. The seekbar gives the feeling that it works but if you play around with it and then let it play, it will cut off the end of the video.
Hi - has anyone found a solution for this bug yet? We are having the same issue with captivate sets cutting off in the middle once imported into Storyline. Any remedies or quick work around a?!
I'm not sure if the other posters in this thread were able to find workarounds for the bugs they were seeing, or if bug reports were filed for us to investigate.
Are you using the MP4 as well, or a SWF?
If you're using a SWF file, instead of MP4, I did come across a couple that we're working on and wanted to suggest a workaround that we discovered with Captivate 5x. It looks like Captivate 5x content that's imported and set to play "when clicked" displays erratically. If you remove that option and allow the Captivate to play automatically, it can sometimes improve the interaction and functionality of the inserted SWF.
I'm not finding a lot of information on MP4 issues for Captivate. If it's possible, it might be a good idea to try using a different format for the interaction.
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I'm able to use the seek bar when importing mp4's to SL. Do you have a sample file?
I thought SL uses Actionscript 3, but someone correct me if I'm wrong. If you're using pre Captivate 5, then you're probably importing AS2 and that might be part of the problem.
Hi Bill,
I also filed a bug during the beta about inserting CP5.x SWFs into Storyline, not sure about MP4's I'll do some testing and see what results I get.
Best regards,
Mark
Using Captivate 5.5 and AS3. The seekbar gives the feeling that it works but if you play around with it and then let it play, it will cut off the end of the video.
Hi - has anyone found a solution for this bug yet? We are having the same issue with captivate sets cutting off in the middle once imported into Storyline. Any remedies or quick work around a?!
Hi Chantal,
I'm not sure if the other posters in this thread were able to find workarounds for the bugs they were seeing, or if bug reports were filed for us to investigate.
Are you using the MP4 as well, or a SWF?
If you're using a SWF file, instead of MP4, I did come across a couple that we're working on and wanted to suggest a workaround that we discovered with Captivate 5x. It looks like Captivate 5x content that's imported and set to play "when clicked" displays erratically. If you remove that option and allow the Captivate to play automatically, it can sometimes improve the interaction and functionality of the inserted SWF.
I'm not finding a lot of information on MP4 issues for Captivate. If it's possible, it might be a good idea to try using a different format for the interaction.
Thanks and good luck with the project!
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