Videos to Automatically Play in Rise

After using the tool more extensively, I think I understand their rationale behind omitting this feature. That doesn't mean I like it, though.

Rise is not strictly designed for power users like us, but rather people who really don't understand the technical best practices of deploying eLearning. By limiting the number of options, they can limit the number of mistakes the lay user might make. Autoplay is one of these options that, if someone doesn't know better, could completely ruin the experience.

For example, there's no way to prevent Rise's video upload feature from re-processing my video files. As an experienced video editor who's studied encoding settings, this is an awful experience. For someone who doesn't know better and tries to upload a 20 Mbps file, it's a godsend. They don't even have the option to make the mistake of unticking a box labeled "Optimize video for the web" or something similar.

As a result of all this, I've found that if I'm creating a Rise course and need to insert video, I ALWAYS end up always embedding a video externally simply for the level of control I have over the content's quality and playback options, autoplay or not.

While it would have been better to receive an answer from staff outlining the intended direction for Rise and how this impacts the decisions they make when adding features, I understand that this isn't something developers often share with users.

Still, I think Articulate should acknowledge that there is a desire within the enthusiast community to have an easy-to-use tool like Rise with more control. No idea how that could manifest without "impeding" the usability for novices (Aritculate Rise Pro?) but it seems to me they're pointing all the power users to Storyline options right now.