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How to sync video audio with the seekbar controls?
Hello Everyone,
The problem is that I have few videos running on my articulate slides. If the learner clicks on the seekbar to pause/rewind or move forward in the video, it does not work as my video controls are different from that of the seekbar. How can i sync my video controls and seekbar to have the same effect? Please suggest.
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Hi Kavita!
First, you'll want to program the video to start automatically. You should see this setting in the Video Tools Options tab.
You can also add a transparent shape on top of the video to prevent the learner from clicking it and pausing it.
Let me know if that's what you had in mind!
Thanks Alyssa, sorry for the delayed response. I am new to this forum, fortunately after i posted the discussion, i found few other discussions which helped solve the issue. Thanks a ton for your response though!
The most accurate method is to start a new slide when the video starts and ends. That way you can avoid the video seekbar altogether. The slide seekbar, which controls all the objects on the slide, will be in synch with the video.
Simple, easy, and guaranteed, unless the learner clicks on the video, which will freeze the video without stopping the timeline. Like Alyssa suggested, you can put a transparent (not invisible) shape over the video to prevent clicking. It must have a fill and be set to transparent to function.
But I think you are asking how to keep everything together if the learner scrubs the seekbar, and not using the video seekbar is the only practical method of doing that.
Thanks Walt. I have tried both the options and it seems to have resolved my issue.
HI Kavita which approach helped in solving the issue.
Walt, this is still the way I do it, but I must say it is not a good solution for longer videos, for a couple of reasons:
- There is no way to show the elapsed time and duration of the video
- There is no way to allow the user to speed up the video
I want so much to use the new video player to fix these issues, but not being able to sync it to the seekbar is still such a bummer.
Thanks so much for the update Kavita, and I'm glad things are back to normal.
Welcome, kiran!
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If you're hitting a snag, we're also happy to help! Could you share more detail on what's happening in your file?
