Video timestamp

Apr 11, 2024

I have searched for this and had a couple of failed attempts using javascript. Can I get the current timestamp of a video on the slide.

For context the video plays independent of the timeline and has a scrubber and I want to trigger specific items at specific times of the video. I will continue messing with javascript and post the results if I find an answer

3 Replies

Nedim Ramic

10 days ago04/19/24 at 6:58 pm (UTC)

Hi Phil,

I've been working on a similar concept for a while now. I've successfully manipulated the video independently from the timeline. This is the basic set up to integrate with Storyline:

let video = document.getElementsByTagName('video')[0];
video.duration;
video.currentTime;

video.ontimeupdate = function() { getVideoTimes() };

function getVideoTimes() {

    let player = GetPlayer();
    player.SetVar('currentTime', video.currentTime);
    player.SetVar('duration', video.duration);

    console.log(video.currentTime);
console.log(video.duration);
}

10 days ago04/19/24 at 7:01 pm (UTC)

Hi Nedim

Thanks for posting. That was almost the same as I have. I used the help you gave me on a previous post on videos and used that to get the duration.

Thanks again.

Phil

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Nedim Ramic

10 days ago04/19/24 at 7:03 pm (UTC)

Great, no problem. Anytime.