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Replay - Upside Video
Is there some way to flip the video in replay. There are times when individuals use their iPhones to create videos. The VLC video player that I have, shows that it is fine but when I put it into Replay, it is upside down.
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Hi Elisa,
There isn't a way to flip the video in Replay - but have you tested if any other video players or software such as Powerpoint or Storyline also display it flipped? You could also look at using a tool such as Handbrake to convert the MOV file into another format and see if that stops it from being rotated.
Thanks, Ashley. Yes, I had tried it in other video players (VLC) and it worked fine. However, when I pulled it over to Replay it was flipped. I did find a program to flip the display.
It is unfortunate that Replay is so limited. This could be a great program with some enhancements...one of them being the ability to flip movies and accept Microsoft formats like VLC and MovieMaker (since there is no ability for effects or transitions in Replay).
I know a number of users have shared their thoughts on this in the form of a feature request, so our team is continually looking at ways of improving Replay and the suite of Articulate products. You can also send along feature request here.
I, too, am trying to import videos and find they are upside down. Would like to know if there's anything I can do to flip them right-side up?
Hi, Nancy. It is very frustrating. Luckily, I found a site that actually rotates your videos.
It worked for me. Hope it works for you.
Thanks for the quick message & tip. Unfortunately, it did not work for me. The problem is my video looks fine (is not upside down) ... but when it imports to Replay, it always turns upside down. No clue why. But I can see how this site is helpful if the video is upside down to start with -- works slick! I did upload my video (which looks fine) and had the site rotate it, so it was upside down, then tried importing into Replay. It was upside down in Replay (no matter how it looked to start with!) Thanks again for your reply. Wish it worked.
Hi, Nancy. Sorry to hear that it did not work for you. We also used iPhones and Androids to record video and the video would play perfectly when we were viewing it on our media player. However, the minute we imported it into Replay, the video would appear upside. I went to the "rotatomyvideo" site and flipped it anyway. Then I saved and imported it into Replay and for whatever reason, it worked.
Good luck!
Thank you! This worked well for me.
I did all my editing in Replay (upside down) and then rotated it afterwards.
Hi Nancy,
Where was the video created? Did you confirm if it wasn't flipped in any other Articulate software such as Storyline or Studio? We'd be happy to take a look at your video if you want to share it here using the "add attachment" button!
Thanks for the follow-up. The video was done right from my iPad. And another from my Samsung Galaxy s7edge. Both have great cameras and take excellent videos. They look fine when playing back. But as soon as I import to Replay they invert. When I have a moment I will send to you
Hi Nancy,
I've heard a few instances where the videos captured from a phone or tablet have exhibited this behavior in Storyline, so I'd like o be able to test out your file across a few different areas.
Any update on when we might be able to see a feature to rotate a video in Replay?
Hi Sherri,
This feature hasn't bubbled up to the top of our roadmap, but we're still listening to the feedback! Here's a bit more about how we work to prioritize feature requests.
