Hi, I exported a QuickTime video with Alpha + RGB setting in after effect and when I Imported it to Storyline 3 (Lastest version) instead of transparent I got a black background. ( Using HTML5 output and chrome) I'm looking for a solution to this? Is Storyline capable of importing transparent videos or No It Just Can't? Thanks.

I think this should start being added to your high list of priorities Articulate. Besides, you don't want to be "that" authoring tool company that "says" you're doing versus actually doing something about it. Look at this data: 26 Total responses since 2 years ago 18 in the last year (69% of responses) 14 responses in the last 6 months (77% of responses within 6 months) 8 response in the last month (57% of responses within a month) [That doesn't include a post I made recently about the same issue before I found this one.] According to staffer, Ren Gomez, "We don’t have plans for this feature right now, but we'll continue to monitor requests for it and update this discussion if anything changes." I think the requests warrant Articulate actually doing something now. Besides, why would you offer this as a .flv solution back in the day but give up on it as an HTML5 solution? Is it that you can't make it work OR you don't want to? Most of the solutions that the user community presents are created workarounds by the community. Is there a published list of bug fixes that the community can see? Based on street estimates, Articulate has an estimated revenue of 75M, I certainly believe that you could take Justin Kliegman's advice and hire a programmer to complete this ASK for less than a 1/1000th percent. SO, to the community, I encourage everyone of us to create individual "enhancement/bug fixes/improvements/feature suggestions" and see if the company actually listens. The old adage "squeaky wheel gets the oil" should prevail here. Here is the link for your convenience https://articulate.com/support/contact/feature-request I've added mine just now... I want to be able to add transparent video with RGB+A into Storyline using HTML5. Currently, the video is converted by SL and it removes the transparent BG. Adobe is sun-setting Flash in two months and this feature should have already been on the list to complete. Good luck!

Hi Ady and Sue! I completely understand! Our Engineering team is looking into the details of this feature and how the future of Flash impacts it. When we hear of more information, we'll update everyone in this discussion. Thanks for checking back!

Hi there, Lee! We've still got our eye on this, and promise to let you know if there's any forward movement on this functionality. You'll be notified immediately since you're now subscribed to this discussion!

A few weeks ago I received an email with "news" from articulate, the updates were from last year. A well-designed application can be constantly updated and add new features, especially for a company as large as Articulate. https://articulate.com/support/article/Articulate-Storyline-360-Version-History Most of the new features are about things the community doesn't ask for, and they focus on fixing their own bugs.

Hi Sara, Correct, we support FLV files with alpha transparency in our Flash output and the Articulate Mobile player (all Storyline versions). The nature of those files doesn't allow for transparency to carry over to our HTML5 output. To make sure your courses will still play if you've included them we'll re-encode those files during publishing for HTML5 output to an MP4. Some users have asked about other file types with transparency: The MP4/H.264 file type does not support alpha channel (not specific to Articulate tools) A .webm video format is an option for transparency, but we don't support that based on their lack of browser support. Essentially if you were using that file, it wouldn't work in IE, Safari(mobile or desktop) and have less than awesome results in Firefox. Hope that helps clarify!

Transparent Background Video Support?!

MarkMarino
Community Member
5 years ago
We would also like to see some kind of support for alpha channel video incorporated into Storyline now that FLV is not an option. We want to incorporate characters created in Adobe Character Animator into our Storyline courses but have no proper way of "compositing" them onto the screen at present. Speaking from another large corporate customer, this is high on our wish list.

Any update from the engineering team on an ETA for this feature?
- DeeDickson-736f
  Community Member
  4 years ago
  Hi Mark,
  
  What I have ended up having to do..
  
  I export my character from Adobe Character Animator as an Alpha Channel which exports as a .mov file
  
  I then bring this into Adobe Premiere Pro
  
  Then in Adobe Premiere Pro I bring in any video or image that I would want my "character" to be standing on top of as they talk/present within the piece.
  
  Then I export it out of Adobe Premiere Pro a a MP4 and then bring into Storyline.
  
  It is a added step and consumes time but it is the only work around I have found at this time.
  
  Just thought I would share.
MarkKomula-b933
Community Member
5 years ago
I request this also.
BuddyButler
Community Member
5 years ago
I would also like to see this feature added.
MichaelAnder569
Community Member
5 years ago
Could someone send me an .flv file with alpha transparency that I can use for testing?
MichaelAnder569
Community Member
5 years ago
I got a transparent video to display properly in Storyline by inserting it as a webm file inside of a web object. This works well in Chrome on Windows. Can someone please check to see if this works in Safari or on IOS at all?

http://andersonelearning.com/demo/Transparent_Video/story.html

P.S. Thanks to W Gill for sending me a transparent video file to test with!
MichaelAnder569
Community Member
5 years ago
I've updated the project with a longer video (I finally figured out how to create a transparent webm file) and I showed how Storyline variables can be updated with the video playhead time and the video end status.
SergioRenato047
Community Member
5 years ago
How we ignore your request: https://articulate.com/support/article/How-We-Manage-Feature-Requests
- MichaelAnder569
  Community Member
  5 years ago
  I think part of the problem is that creating transparent videos that work across different platforms and devices is very difficult without Flash. I did get it working in Chrome on Windows but was unable to get it working in Safari. https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/transparent-video-working-in-chrome-on-windows
AlisonMcDonald-
Community Member
5 years ago
The issues is really browser support as mentioned - which was one of the benefits of flash - common experience across browsers.

Can a javascript library like seeThru or similar be added to the SL export to increase browser support for alpha channel videos such as .webm and .mov? That's what is does.

.webm - current support - https://caniuse.com/webm

javascript library seeThru - https://github.com/m90/seeThru
NeilBlan
Community Member
4 years ago
I'm using Articulate Storyline 3 and also hoping to find a way of using video/gif layers with transparency. Have there been any new developments? 🤞
RenGomez
Staff
4 years ago
Hi Neil,

Thanks for the follow-up! We don't currently have any updates to share on using transparent videos.

I'll be sure to add your plus one to the list and let you know if our plans change on this feature.