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Closed Captions Editor not Loading
Is anyone having issues with the Closed Captions editor not loading the VTT file? I have a course i've built for a client and each slide has an audio file embedded into it. All of these audio files have closed captions added and it's been working just fine. Suddenly I cannot edit my captions. I select any slide and select the audio file and press the Edit Captions button. the captions editor loads but I get a constant three dots loading and get nothing to load. I can leave it for an hour but nothing will ever load. I'm not a new user and have been building courses for a long time and have never had this issue in the past.
I've attached a screen shot of what i'm seeing. Anyone have any ideas? I'm using the latest build of SL360.
- GrahamCohenCommunity Member
Further to this. I've totally rebooted my computer, reinstalled Articulate 360, created a brand new file and imported an audio file and tried to create new captions but whatever I do, the editor will not launch. It just hangs upon start up. I'm baffled at this point.
- Jürgen_Schoene_Community Member
try to downgrade to an older version of storyline
Hello Graham,
Sorry to hear about the issue you encountered with the Closed Captions editor.
Since all of your projects are affected, try doing a repair of your Storyline 360 installation to see if this helps. You'll also want to make sure that you're working locally when making edits to your captions.
If the issue persists, reach out to our support team by opening a case so we can take a closer look at what's happening!
- GrahamCohenCommunity Member
Thanks Joe. I did open a case and am working with Cleo to try and rectify this. I've done a complete uninstall, clean up, deleted all old temp files and a fresh install and still it's the same. I did find a log that indicates a failure to load the ffmpeg app upon load of the captions editor so I updated that app and reset my environment variables which has now got the editor to launch eventually after multiple relaunch attempts until it finally applies but it's not 100% by a long stretch. But at least it gave me a chance to finish off my clients project.
Thanks for the update. If the issue persists, we recommend continuing to work with my colleague Cleo so we can find you a solution that fixes the issue permanently. We're glad to help!
- VLSBztwoCommunity Member
I am experiencing this same problem. I just installed the most recent update, but it was happening even before that. Any solution? I imported an .SRT file, and the captions appear when I play the video but I can't edit them.
Hello VLS,
Thanks so much for reaching out! Sorry to hear you're running into this issue.
I've created a support case on your behalf. One of our talented Support Engineers will be in touch shortly via email to take a closer look at your file.
We'll continue the conversation over in your support case.
Have a nice start to your week!
- VLSBztwoCommunity Member
Including our Instructional Designer for future responses.
Catherine Schramm
Thank you,
Visual Learning Solutions
- VLSBztwoCommunity Member
Thanks, Luciana!
- Articulate-TeamCommunity Member
I'm having the same issue. Is there a workaround to fix it?
Hi Articulate-Team,
I'm happy to help troubleshoot. We can start by checking if you're working on your local drive; working on a network drive can cause erratic behavior. If the problem still happens, try running these steps to repair Storyline.
If the steps above don't improve things, could you connect with us in a case so we can determine what's happening? We'll reach out soon after we hear from you!
- GrahamCohenCommunity Member
Hi Eric.
This has already been escalated to a ticket. We discovered it’s a combination of windows 11 and the video drivers for my system. We were able to replicate on another system with a similar setup. Changing the executable to start under a windows 10 emulation fixed the issue.
Graham
Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse any typos. Thank you.
Hi Graham,
Thanks for sharing what worked for you! I'm sure other community members subscribed to this post will find that helpful!
- Articulate-TeamCommunity Member
Hi all, actually, I'm working on Windows 10. I will try what Eric suggested over the weekend and if that doesn't work, we will get in touch next week.
Hi Articulate-Team,
Thank you! Please let us know your results; we're happy to help!