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Pixelated Video in Replay
When I open a video in replay, the image is distorted and pixelated. Thankfully when I published the video as an MP4, it's fine. But I can't see anything when looking in Replay. I have uninstalled and reinstalled Replay and that seems to have worked in the short term (about 2 weeks ago). But opening Replay today is showing the same issue. I don't want to have to keep uninstalling and reinstalling Replay. I have attached an image for reference.
Hey Articulate support team - I've just opened a Replay file and this problem still exists. I think judging by the amount of ppl who've commented on this thread there are a lot of ppl running into this problem and not stumbling on the workaround I found. There's probably people tearing their hair out and abandoning projects because of this fundamental bug.
Do you have an update on when your team will fix this please? This thread is 9 months old now.
Hi Tom,
I had actually given up on this as I found a small work around. Similar to what you had suggested (hitting record screen and then canceling), I discovered if I minimized the Replay file and then maximized it, the pixelization went away. Certainly not ideal to have to use a work around but it worked and I was able to complete projects.
Thank you, Karen, for sharing your workaround. I've been finding this weird glitch so frustrating and was looking into other software options. But the minimise/maximise seems to be working for me, too. Cheers.
Hi John,
Thanks for your swift response.
This is a bug that literally prevents me from progressing with the job I'm doing so I'm amazed that this bug isn't a top priority. Replay is completely useless to me until this is fixed as I can't see the video I'm trying to edit.
Sorry to moan, I know it's not you but unfortunately there seems to be a repeated theme at Articulate where bugs aren't fixed for months on end - there are endless threads on this forum that aren't resolved on the Storyline side. For such an expensive piece of software, the technical support severely lets the company down and it doesn't seem to be improving.
I'll open a case, thanks.
Hi Tom
How bizarre! You're right, it does work. Thank you so much for replying :)
I just started having this same issue with videos completely distorted and pixelated. I have had Artiulcate 360 for a few years and did not have any video issues in Replay until the last few months. I used the workaround of clicking Record and then quickly stopping it and that fixed the issue for the moment. Can we get an update on this issue?
Same issue - any video I import is a pixelated mess. I've used Replay off and on for years with no problem - just started happening in last few months. The secret formula works. Click record to add a second of video on the end of your pixelated/imported video. Click stop, delete what you just recorded. And your original video is now fine. WTH? But it works!!
Thank you, I have just used this trick!
Hello Karen!
Thanks for reaching out! Have you tried importing any other videos? If so, are they all pixelated?
It would be helpful to see your project. Do you mind sending us the video that you're importing? You can attach it to this discussion or privately in a support case.
Hi Lauren!
My apologies - it's not the video that is the issue - it's the Replay file. When I start a new Replay project, I either import a video or record my screen directly in Replay. Everything is clear and it all works. The issue comes in when I save the Replay file and reopen it. That is when everything is pixelated. I'm not even sure pixelated is the right word - the image that I attached in my original post is what I see. So when I start a project, I either need to finish it in one sitting (which isn't always possible) or just never close it (which is also not really possible). When I publish the replay file as an MP4, it does work and looks perfectly fine - which is great but hard to make any edits or adjustments. It is just when I am working in Replay. This is for any existing Replay file that I have.
Hello Karen,
You should definitely be able to close out your project and open it without encountering any issues. I'd recommend doing a repair of your Replay 360 installation to see if this helps.
If the issue persists, I'd recommend going with Lauren's suggestion to open a case with our support team so we can look into the matter further.
Thank you Joe!
I agree that I should be able to close out and reopen my projects without any issues. I have tried the troubleshooting suggestions with no success. I will be putting in a case with the support team. I am also checking with 2 of my colleagues that use Articulate to see if they are having issues. I was recently given a new laptop so I'm wondering if that is part of the issue.
Hello,
I also encountered this problem today.
I screen-recorded a video on Replay and saved the project. It was working well at that time. Then I came back to the project and I got a pixelated file.
I tried to see if it was my file, but even when I imported a video file I recorded using a camera it showed up as pixelated.
Like Karen, I also saved an mp4 version beforehand and that is okay.
What is going on? Please see the screenshot.
Hello Marci,
Sorry to hear that you ran into a similar issue. If you haven't done so yet, try doing a repair of your Replay 360 installation to troubleshoot the behavior.
Please open a case with our support team if repairing your installation doesn't fix the issue.
