Good afternoon! I'm trying to sync up three text boxes to show for about 3 seconds each, layered over a 4-minute video in a Storyline slide. I have moved the text boxes to the front, moved the video to the back, tried using the "timing" function, tried lining up the different text boxes to the playhead cue points, and nothing I'm doing will allow the text boxes to show over the video. I need to point out behaviors in the video that illustrate the concepts that the module is teaching, at the time those behaviors are shown in the video. I've tried making the video smaller on the screen and placing the text boxes either above or below the video play area, but they still don't show up. I've tried placing them on top of the video player to show up where the video is playing, but they still don't show up. Any thoughts? Thanks!

Can you share a sample file? Doesn't need to be the real thing. Just insert a small video file and add similar content. Then we can see what you did. It should work. Here's a quick demo and the source file.

I see this is an old thread and I'm a little embarrassed to admit this, but in the spirit of sharing learning from failure: Another possibility relates to slide timing vs video timing. I was pulling my hair out in frustration until I was realized I was expecting my SLIDE timing to be the same as my VIDEO timing when they operate independently from each other. ::smacks forehead:: For example, I had a text box pop up 42 seconds in on the slide timing to highlight something that occurs within the video at that time. I used the playbar on the video when previewing the scene to skip ahead 42 seconds into the VIDEO, expecting my text box to appear, and it didn't until the SLIDE had run for 42 seconds.

Sure, I can do that! In the meantime, seeing a similar request with layers in another post (http://community.articulate.com/forums/t/39895.aspx) I tried using the layers in the manner that Kevin suggested. Still nothing...the video plays happily along, with no text box ("SBAR") popping up at all. I attached a screenshot of my settings. I'll post a video file shortly. Thanks!

Oh, goodness, I deleted the layers and shapes and went to do a screen capture of the video with the text boxes not popping in, and guess what, the text boxes popped in. *HOORAY* Just like when I take my car to the mechanic...everything works fine when someone else is watching. Must have been helped by the fact that my mood went up by 100% after seeing that adorable video of hamsters playing jazz instruments! Thanks, Tom! ~Jennifer

Thanks Jennifer for the update and I'm glad that everything is working as you need now. If you come across the issue again, please let us know!

Help -- text box won't show over video

22 Replies

TomKuhlmann
Staff
12 years ago

Can you share a sample file? Doesn't need to be the real thing. Just insert a small video file and add similar content. Then we can see what you did.

It should work. Here's a quick demo and the source file.
text-box-video.story4 MB
JenniferWenzel
Community Member
12 years ago
Sure, I can do that! In the meantime, seeing a similar request with layers in another post (http://community.articulate.com/forums/t/39895.aspx) I tried using the layers in the manner that Kevin suggested. Still nothing...the video plays happily along, with no text box ("SBAR") popping up at all. I attached a screenshot of my settings. I'll post a video file shortly. Thanks!
JenniferWenzel
Community Member
12 years ago

Oh, goodness, I deleted the layers and shapes and went to do a screen capture of the video with the text boxes not popping in, and guess what, the text boxes popped in. *HOORAY* Just like when I take my car to the mechanic...everything works fine when someone else is watching.

Must have been helped by the fact that my mood went up by 100% after seeing that adorable video of hamsters playing jazz instruments! Thanks, Tom!

~Jennifer
AshleyT-Pollard
Staff
12 years ago
Thanks Jennifer for the update and I'm glad that everything is working as you need now. If you come across the issue again, please let us know!
VivianaFirbank1
Community Member
11 years ago
Hi, I am also trying to sync up 2 text boxes to show for about 4 seconds each, layered over a 6-minute video in a Storyline 2 slide but using the shapes and the layers didn't work for me. Any another suggestion? Thanks!!!
LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
11 years ago
Hi Viviana!

Would you be able to simply utilize the timeline in order to have the text appear when you would like as shown below:
VivianaFirbank1
Community Member
11 years ago
Thank you Leslie. I will try your suggestion today. Viviana
LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
11 years ago
Sounds great Viviana :)
MikeTobias
Community Member
11 years ago
I had a similar problem while testing the other day. I've embedded a live video stream into SL, but my popup layers come up behind the video instead of on top of it. I'll keep working on it and post a sample.
AshleyT-Pollard
Staff
11 years ago
Hi Mike,

Is it a web object you've embedded?In Articulate Storyline 2, you can layer slide content on top of website videos and web objects. This layering will be maintained in your published output. However, when a learner hovers over the embedded web content, it'll temporarily move to the topmost layer, which may cover other objects on the slide. As soon as the learner moves their mouse so they're no longer hovering over the web content, it'll return to its original position behind other objects on the slide.