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PhilMayor's avatar
PhilMayor
Super Hero
8 months ago

Video timestamp

I have searched for this and had a couple of failed attempts using javascript. Can I get the current timestamp of a video on the slide.

For context the video plays independent of the timeline and has a scrubber and I want to trigger specific items at specific times of the video. I will continue messing with javascript and post the results if I find an answer

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  • Nedim's avatar
    Nedim
    Community Member
    7 months ago

    Hi Phil,

    I've been working on a similar concept for a while now. I've successfully manipulated the video independently from the timeline. This is the basic set up to integrate with Storyline:

    let video = document.getElementsByTagName('video')[0];
    video.duration;
    video.currentTime;

    video.ontimeupdate = function() { getVideoTimes() };

    function getVideoTimes() {

        let player = GetPlayer();
        player.SetVar('currentTime', video.currentTime);
        player.SetVar('duration', video.duration);
        
        console.log(video.currentTime);
        console.log(video.duration);    
    }

    • PhilMayor's avatar
      PhilMayor
      Super Hero
      7 months ago

      Hi Nedim

      Thanks for posting. That was almost the same as I have. I used the help you gave me on a previous post on videos and used that to get the duration.

      Thanks again.

      Phil

      Sent from my iPhone

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