When using web objects to embed a You Tube video, I am not able to make the autoplay parameter (autoplay=1)work; although two other parameters (modestbranding=1&start=11) are working.
I am attaching a sample Storyline file, and the folder that holds the index.html file.
Please help me understand why this one parameter is not working when others are, and how to correct it.
I'm sorry to hear you're hitting this snag! I'd love to help troubleshoot this autoplay issue and start with a clarifying question to understand your experience better.
- Chrome direct start (without webserver) - no autoplay - Chrome on local webserver - ok - Chrome on Scorm Cloud - ok - Chrome on Review 360* - no autoplay
you should test it on your LMS
* autoplay for external videos/webObject is not enabled on Review 360 (allow="autoplay" is missing in the outer iframe)
I really appreciate you taking the time to test this on different browsers (I have been testing on Firefox), and your work seems to indicate this is a browser issue (why am I not surprised). And yes, that extends to an LMS issue, although I am external; and as explained in my reply to Eric, am developing this as an example to be used in a workshop rather than finished learning support for release.
Also, please help me to understand the asterisk in your post. What is meant by "(allow="autoplay" is missing in the outer iframe)? Is this something that can be corrected in the embed code?
Also, please help me to understand the asterisk in your post. What is meant by "(allow="autoplay" is missing in the outer iframe)? Is this something that can be corrected in the embed code?
I publish to my local hard drive. Have been working a lot with web objects over the last several weeks and it's all working fine except for this failure of autoplay to work.
So I know well that web objects do not work in preview.
As an external consultant I do not have access to an LMS.
Thanks for your help with this. And as Jurgen points out, this could be a browser issue, which is still a problem if a client does not have strict control over distribution.
I am developing a workshop on Storyline web objects (link follows), for online workshops I facilitate every month, and need to be able to explain this to workshop participants, including insight on problems that may arise, such as this browser issue.
I so appreciate your detailed information. What you indicate about cross-origin integration is a real revelation for me, and explains a lot, especially when I don't have access to the outer iFrame. I now think of it as being similar to Russian dolls (each inside of a larger one), and it's only the largest (outside) doll that determines what is seen.
And yes, your "Insert Video from Website" suggestion is the best way to go. But I am facilitating a workshop on web objects and need to be able to demonstrate how all likely situations work (or don't).
What I have discovered while thrashing around is that if I put the video as web object in a layer that is called from the base layer, the autoplay works. It solves my issue, but I can't explain why. It shouldn't have any effect on the cross-origin integration.
>What I have discovered while thrashing around is that if I put the video as web object in a layer that is called from the base layer, the autoplay works. It solves my issue, but I can't explain why. It shouldn't have any effect on the cross-origin integration.
very interesting, I will have a look at that - autoplay on chrome is a very special thing