Forum Discussion
Variable Playback Speed
We build our e-learning courses using Articulate Storyline. Recently, a number of our students have asked us if we can provide functionality of increasing the speed of the delivery, the provision that they have in Lynda courses and youtube videos.
So I was wondering there is a provision for the same in Articulate Storyline.
Thanks,
Payal
Hello Everyone!
I'm happy to share that we have released Storyline 360 version 72 (Build 3.72.29654.0).
Included in this release is a new feature where you can let learners explore at their own pace by choosing a course playback speed between 0.25x and 2x.
Now all you need to do is update Storyline 360 in your Articulate 360 desktop app on your computer. You'll find our step-by-step instructions here.
Please let us know if you have any questions by reaching out to our Support Engineers directly.
Have a great day!
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Please implement this feature! We recently switched from BrainShark to Storyline, and we've gotten a number of complaints about the lack up ability to change playback speed. In general, Storyline offers far more features than BrainShark did, but from users' point of view, they lost a capability that they used to have.
We are continuously getting this request from our customers and students. So this is another vote for variable playback speed.
Hi Michelle,
I figured out a way to control video speed using JavaScript. Please look at the attachments to see how this can be done.
FYI: This controls the speed of the video, not the timeline of the slide, which means if you use this AND have the Seek bar in the player, these will get out of sync with one another. Maybe you could "bake in" the transport controls into the video itself, and NOT use the Storyline Seek bar, to get around this issue. Still, if Articulate could use this code somehow underneath and tie the Seek bar to report video progression, then we would have something!
Hi Mark,
Your solution worked beautifully for my stand-alone videos (that I copied into your template, even when I tweaked it a bit). However, when I put them into another project, the plus and minus buttons change the playbackSpeedPC variable but not the actual playbackSpeed. I adjusted the numberOfVideos as recommended, and have double checked the script. I even imported a working version of the story into my project, but the result was the same. Any other suggestions?
Thanks!
Mark, That is a clever workaround for inserted video. But yes, to your point, it would be best if they could code it in and tie it to the actual speed of the timeline of the slide.
I think this should be viewed as two different tasks: enabling variable playback speed for audio (i.e. the whole Storyline e-learning) and enabling it for embedded video.
Variable playback speed is now standard for video. These days, it seems that almost nobody views a video at normal speed unless their viewing the video for entertainment. Rise has variable playback speed for embedded video, Articulate Review has it, why doesn't Storyline? It would seem that Articulate is behind the curve there.
Enabling variable playback speed for the audio, or for the whole e-learning itself, seems to be a much bigger ask. I haven't seen such capability in other eLearning tools.
If the embedded video has variable playback, then that could also be a valid option for those who want to speed up the whole eLearning. People could publish their Storyline content as video and then embed that video in the Storyline slide or slides, thereby providing a similar experience than if the audio could be sped up.
So I think the first priority, and probably the less difficult ask, is to provide variable playback speed for the embedded video in Storyline.
At least one professor at my college has requested this on behalf of students.
I would also like to add my vote to add this functionality. Accessibility and learner preference are both key arguments presented that I agree with. Thank you.
Add my vote.
Our audience is very much in favor of this feature!
Hello, I'd also like to add my comment as my official vote to request that Articulate Storyline 360 include a feature of allowing the learner freedom to choose their own playback speed (increase or decrease) per their learning preferences or for their accessibility needs.
