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DanielAcharya's avatar
DanielAcharya
Community Member
4 years ago

Video synchronisation with timeline objects eg buttons VS buffering issues.

Hi, 

Is there a way of forcing a timeline video object  to stay in synch with the other  timeline objects, even when buffering during playback? i.e. to pause timeline playback whilst the video downloads?

I have a video within the timeline and some invisible buttons on top. They appear at certain times and the user must click on them to identify certain hazards that appear  in the video in the areas where the buttons are. This works great when there is a good internet connection. But if the video starts to buffer, it can go out of synch with the timeline and go out of synch with the buttons. 

Any guidance welcome! Thanks

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3 Replies

  • MariaCS's avatar
    MariaCS
    Staff
    4 years ago

    Hi, Daniel.

    Thank you for reaching out!

    I'm looking forward to the recommendations our community members will give you for working specifically with videos and synchronized objects on the timeline. In the meantime, I wanted to share an article that I believe might offer some helpful design suggestions for working with low bandwidth:

  • CalebTurland's avatar
    CalebTurland
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    It would be fantastic if there was a way to lock a video to the timeline. 

  • JoseTansengco's avatar
    JoseTansengco
    Staff
    4 years ago

    Hi Caleb,

    I agree that having this feature would be nice to have, since it offers authors more options to control videos in their courses. I’ll be happy to pass your thoughts on to our product team, but you can also feel free to detail them more through a feature request!