I have a video on a slide that I would like to pause while I'm showing a layer and then resume the video when the layer is close. I can't get it working. There seems to be no resume capability...only play which restart the video from the start. Anybody done this before?
Take a look at this demonstration. This implements a video synchronized with the base timeline overlayed with a sequence of hotspots / objects. When clicked, these objects open a layer with specific feedback. The properties of this layer pause the base layer. See the gear icon next to the layer in the layers panel. When the layer opens it stops everything on the base timeline. When the layer closes all goes back to normal.
Steve, thanks to your demonstration I found my problem...sort of. In my Slide Layer Properties I had the box that says "Hide objects on base layer" checked off. If I uncheck the box it works.
Now my next question is how to make it work while not showing the video on the base layer and showing the top layer?
Yes I thought of that while waiting for your reply. It would work but not very "elegant". I wonder why it works this way. Seems like a deficiency to me.
You could also build that underlay into your layer master using the feedback masters feature. You can build visual items into the master for layers. This way you'd only need to add it once then apply your master to every layer that required it.
It looks like you "can" hide the video from the base layer using the "hide objects on base layer" as well as the base layer visibility controls on the timeline while in a layer. The timeline / playhead for the video starts over Might be worth a feature request. Seems like it should be possible to control the visibility of a video object without affecting its playhead.
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Hi, Yves -
Take a look at this demonstration. This implements a video synchronized with the base timeline overlayed with a sequence of hotspots / objects. When clicked, these objects open a layer with specific feedback. The properties of this layer pause the base layer. See the gear icon next to the layer in the layers panel. When the layer opens it stops everything on the base timeline. When the layer closes all goes back to normal.
Steve, thanks to your demonstration I found my problem...sort of. In my Slide Layer Properties I had the box that says "Hide objects on base layer" checked off. If I uncheck the box it works.
Now my next question is how to make it work while not showing the video on the base layer and showing the top layer?
You could put an "underlay shape" on your top layer. Something the same size as your background would cover the video completely
Yes I thought of that while waiting for your reply. It would work but not very "elegant". I wonder why it works this way. Seems like a deficiency to me.
Oh well. Thanks anyway for your help.
You could also build that underlay into your layer master using the feedback masters feature. You can build visual items into the master for layers. This way you'd only need to add it once then apply your master to every layer that required it.
Thanks. That works much better. Still seems like we should be allowed to hide the video and then resume when leaving the top layer.
But this will work.
Thx
It looks like you "can" hide the video from the base layer using the "hide objects on base layer" as well as the base layer visibility controls on the timeline while in a layer. The timeline / playhead for the video starts over
Might be worth a feature request. Seems like it should be possible to control the visibility of a video object without affecting its playhead.
I agree. I just don't know how or where I can make that feature request. Any idea?
Feature requests are taken here:
http://www.articulate.com/support/contact/submit.php?form=feature
Feature request submitted. Thx for your help Steve.
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