Prevent fast forward: video

Has anyone figured out how to stop the ability to fast forward in HTML output??

Does the newer version of Storyline do it?

Hi Lisa,

This discussion is a bit older - but as you can see from my earlier reply it may depend n how you've inserted the video and what devices users are using to watch it. For example, some Apple iOS versions launch the video in a new tab or video specific screen and default to the Apple controls. 

I am trying to upload a video (mp4) and remove the ability to fast forward, can anyone help?? 

Hello Val and welcome to E-Learning Heroes :)

Thanks for reaching out and sharing what you would like to accomplish. 

Have you tried any of the suggestions already shared within this conversation? It looks like either removing the controls or using a hotspot or a shape over the video seemed to work well for others.

There is a simple solution for this... If you double click the video, you can see video controls option. from dropdown select, None option. 

Now the user can't be able to go forward. He can only pause and resume. 

I'm looking for a solution to an embedded vimeo video. The learner must watch the video before they can advance to the next slide. In addition the learner must be prevented from fast forwarding the video and have the option to pause and play the vimeo video.

I have attached my storyline file for reference.

Any properly supported fix for this? If it can be done for Rise then surely it can be implemented for the more powerful Storyline 360. I have a module with 17 videos, and it is required in the module that users cannot move forward but must watch the videos. However, when uploading to Review, the reviewers do not want to have to go through the full program to review things and so I have change the video to being smaller and show the video Controller while they review the courses. This is time consuming and avoidable.

I was reading through this thread to see if there was a solution to keep learner from fast-forwarding video. Ha! I did see there is a solution for Rise.  Would be good for Storyline in future.

I came up with the following solution:

• In Video Controls: Show None
• In Player Controls: Check to add Seekbar and in drop down: Choose Allow drag after completion (could also make seekbar read-only)
• I am also adding a trigger to disable Next button at start of timeline and a trigger to have Next button Normal when media (video) completes on slide.
• The problem would be if you want the seekbar to be available on other slides.  I guess you could adjust individual slide properties for these.

Hope that helps. :)

Patti

>only community workarounds
that is actually the strength of storyline

if storyline would add some small features

• storage for custom files (like "resources) but not visible to the learner
• links the this files into story.html
• and not deleted them on every publish

and

• optional disable javascript warning for "preview slide" for current session
• additional trigger "on storyline ready", "on start course"

storyline would be much easier to extend and authors without programming skills could use these extensions

(I must have just been dreaming)

It would be nice when you publish to video to have a feature that you can click to prevent someone from fast-forwarding like you have in Rise.