Next button not activating after media completes, and want it active if they go back.

Hi Teresa,

I am still newish to SL, but thought I'd look at your file to see how the embed codes work.

I made a change to the Slide trigger in on Slide 1.6, changed it to "return Next button to Normal when timeline ends," and it works better, though slowly.

When it is Published, you can drag the video playhead to near the end of the video, let it play to the end, then the playhead returns to the beginning of the video, wait a beat, and the Next button becomes enabled. I'm sorry if that's not the functionality you're looking for, if not, maybe this will jog your memory. This is the first time I've replied to someone's question on this forum, so apologies if I've overstepped protocol!

Thanks Elizabeth, I took a look, thank you so much for taking the time to look.  I see what you did with the timeline ends.  My timeline ends after 25 seconds so I saw the Next button activate.  Not sure how long I can drag the timeline too, so it doesn't activate too soon.

You are never over stepping, it is awesome to hear from anyone and options they may have used.  So it is appreciated.  I would really like it see it work with the media, only because I am sure I did it before but of course can't find that course lol!

Hi Teresa,

You nailed it. When a video is hosted outside of Storyline, the timeline of the video is not a part of the slide. Triggering items based on when the media completes works perfectly if the file is added directly to the project.

The reason your Next button is inactive on revisit is because of the trigger to disable it when the timeline starts. To correct the Next button behavior on revisit:

1. Add a true/false variable to your course with a default of false.
   • I have done this in the attached project file using VideoWebinar1.
2. Add a trigger that adjusts the variable to true on the Next button - make sure it's prior to jumping to the Next Slide. 
3. Add a condition on your original trigger to change the state of the Next button to disabled when the timeline starts IF the variable is False.
   • This way, on the first visit the next button will be disabled because the variable is still the default of false, but when they complete this slide, the variable adjusts to true.

I agree with Elizabeth and you will need to tie the trigger to the slide timeline to work properly because your video is hosted on a website.

Thanks Leslie, this is helpful too...so how long can you make your timeline?  I have a webex that is 23 minutes long that they have had me put into the e-learning....just curious.  I think I will just have it switch to normal after 30 seconds, it will be enough for them to notice it is disabled to start...hopefully encourage them to keep watching.

Hi Teresa,

Great question! 

I haven't noticed a limit for the Timeline, so you can extend the MP4 file along the Timeline to match the length of the WebEx video. Applying what Leslie and Elizabeth mentioned, adjusting the length of the video on the Timeline and adding those triggers/variables should do the trick!

I also wanted to share this resource that provides further details on working with the Timeline:

• Storyline 360: Working with the Timeline

Please let us know if you have any questions! We are happy to help! 

Thanks Vincent, so if the video is 20 minutes, I will try dragging the timeline out...I have to do another one with 3 mini webinars and they are 6 to 11 minutes so that will be a good test as well.  And thanks for the link I will check it out.

Based on your link it looks like if I right click and go to Timing it will be the quickest way to expand the timeline I will test it out...