Playback control in each slide

Hi there,
I am wondering how to replace the project playback control with same control of particular slide.
Any hints?
Thx

My slides are pretty long, each of them lasts up to 5-6 min with animations and audio. There are 40-50 of them in each project (I separated files according to what you said about multiple quizzes). That's why I need them to be controllable. The shorter period of playback control is taken, the higher accuracy can be achieved by the user.

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"Back" functionality in playback control

Hi,
I've published my output in Captivate 3. A strange occurrence: sometimes, when I click "back" in succession in the playback control, the previous slides are displayed and sometimes the movie gets stuck on a certain slide and is unable to go backwards.
Any explanation for this?
Thanks, DGR

Hi there
Just thinking about this from a logical standpoint.
You have a playhead that is in motion moving from frame to frame. Along the way it may be stopped at various places awaiting some interaction or it may suddenly be moved to a different position. So repeated (and possibly fast) clicks on the back button might possibly confuse the issue. For example, if the playhead reached a point where it was suddenly supposed to skip to a different slide and you happened to click Back to move it to the skip ahead point. I could see that causing confusion.
All this is pure speculation. But I'm wondering if it's having a play in the scenario you are listing.
Cheers... Rick
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Adding automatic stops afer each slide in a recorded project

I have a project recorded as demonstration, but I want to
make it stop after each slide and advance only on user action. I
don't want to be adding any buttons or anything - I am content with
the playback control provided by captivate. I don't see any reason
creating my own secondary navigation,
I just want user to use Forward and Backward buttons from
Captivate Playback control to navigate between the slides - but the
movie keeps playing constantly.
Please, is there an easy way how to make all slides in a
project stop at end? Thank you!

Hi Skippi.sk and welcome to our community
The only way to accomplish this is to insert either a click
box or a button on each slide. Probably the easiest way is using a
click box. object. Insert it on the first slide, size and position
as needed, then copy it. Then select slides two through the end and
paste the object.
Hopefully this helps... Rick

Can Captivate 7's playback controls control Flash swf files?

Hi folks,
I have created a swf file using Adobe Flash and I have imported it as an animation slide in Captivate 7. I have turned on the playback controls to just have the play button and the progress bar. When I export the presentation, the playback controls do not work. The scrubber moves as the presentation is playing, but I can't pause the presentation. When I stop the scrubber or even move it left or right, it does not affect the presentation and it just keeps playing. Am I doing something wrong? I don't want to have to create a custom nav bar in Flash as it would just be easier to use Captivate's playback bar.

I don't think it can be expained quickly as it can be very complicated. But...
Select New Project/Widget in Flash and choose static widget. You need to be very adept in AS3 to actually get them to work.

Looking for better playback controls

When I create FLV files for web streaming directly through
Adobe Flash, I
can take advantage of many choices of playback controls, my
favorite one
being the ArcticExternalAll. The downside: RIPing my slide
shows takes
hours.
The newest version of ProShow Producer has greatly improved
Flash export,
allowing me to create high-quality Flash files directly from
it in a
fraction of the time -- minutes instead of hours. Its
downside: Only a
use-it-or-not choice of one playback control, and it's a
lousy one.
I would like to learn more about these playback controls:
- Which file is responsible for designating the controls, the
SWF or the
FLV?
- Can the user swap one control for another?
- Can I take the external ArcticExternalAll.swf and somehow
patch the video
to include the control file?
Any input is appreciated...
Rick A.
Pleasanton CA

I misspoke, then, or I was not specific enough. I take AVI
files and import
them into Flash and then publish them as FLVs. That is the
sum total of my
experience using Flash.
However, I am an advanced computer user and a quick study, so
if you were to
point me in the right direction, that is likely all I would
need...
RA
"kglad" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:gip1dr$nmp$[email protected]..
> you indicated you knew how to use the flvplayback class
to stream flv
> files. that's one way to do it.

How can I add a two second pause to the beginning of each slide?

Hello,
I have a project with TTS and perfectly aligned CC notes - 64 slides. Now the customer would like for there be a two-second pause before the audio begins on each slide in order to allow the user to first become oriented with the slide. Is there a way I can do this without moving the audio down the timeline two seconds, and then having to adjust the appearance of each of the CC notes accordingly?
I was thinking of something like pause two seconds On Enter -- Is this possible?
Thanks for any help!!
Ryan

VTML (VoiceText Markup Language) – This Powerful hidden gem in Text to Speech helps you control the generated speech by adding pause, changing the pitch etc !
Please use the document linked below to get the more information on VTML tags and its usage.
https://ondemand.neospeech.com/vt_eng-Engine-VTML-v3.9.0-3.pdf
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Rajeev.

IPad mini losses playback controls/capabilities using shared library content videos

While accessing my shared "authorized" video library on my MacBook Pro, using the latest iTunes version (as of this submission), with my sparkling new iPad mini, the playback controls simply disappear usually after a few minutes, i.e. no progress bar, buttons for stop/start/pause/"done".
The video stream from the shared library cannot be stopped without the on-screen controls so we either attempt to turn off the unit (pressing the top on/off button) or (usually) press the home button after which the video stream/app stops then return to the expected ipad screen but the residual sound stream will continue to run indefinitely.
Most of the time, we hit the home button to end the video playback then wait for the sound stream portion to end which on average takes up to 1-5 minutes to stop completely.
This is repeatable too.
SUMMARY:
1). Without power cycling, we can play a video from the shared librar
2). then wait long enough for the video controls to "go missing" or again go unresponsive
3.) then press the home button which returns you to your normal iPad screen
4.) but the sound stream portion will take a while to take its course before ending.
Also, we gave power-cycling between issues but the each and every time, the shared library video playback inevitably ended up with same results.
iPad mini with iOS 6.1.3 factory , wifi only unit with legitimate software, etc. I.e. no jailbreak nonsense.
Any suggestions? Or is this a glitch/bug which needs addressing? Or a simple setting on the unit?
Thanks in advance!!!

I have nearly the same problem, but with an iPad 3rd generation. The symptoms are exactly the same, just a different device.
You documented the problem well, I can only add that resetting and reloading did not solve the problem for me.

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Playback Control Bar

I am trying to remove the Playback Control bar from the course. I went into Project / Skin Editor and unchecked Show Playback Control. This removed the bar from the bottom of the screen, but a smaller version now appears at the top of the screen and still allows the user to advance through the slides without even viewing them. Help!

Great! Thanks so much!
One other question about quizzes. I am assuming there is a variable or advanced action I can use for this. I want the user to take the quiz, and if they do not pass, I want the button 'Retake Quiz' to show, and force them to retake the quiz. If they got a passing score, I want the Continue button to show, so they can move on to the next slide. I currently have the Quiz Results slide set up to show the correct number of answers, the total questions, and the accuracy percent, but right now both the Continue and Retake Quiz buttons appear. I don't want them to be able to move forward by clicking the Continue button unless they haven't passed the quiz.

Captivate 7 event video playback controls not working

Hi,
I'm using Captivate 7 and published an mp4 event video with limited playback controls (only play, pause, back, and close) on the slide, since the event video controls won't show up once published. When I publish the HTML5 video (with or without seamless tabbing) the controls are not working. When I click play the video plays and I can pause it, but when I want to continue play, the controls are not working.
I tried only to use the skins (clear, corona, and halo) given with the event video, but then I can't pause the video at all, since the controls are not showing.
We need the video to play in HTML5 mode for iPads and computers, but we're at a loss with the controls. The video has got to be limited to only play, pause, back, and close - no scrubbing or forwarding. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Nat

I know you will hate Captivate for this. But if you are publishing to HTML5, the skins you select here won't make any difference as HTML5 output comes with its own mysterious skin which is not visible until you publish and check.
Here is how that skin looks when viewed in Google Chrome browser on my laptop running on Windows 7.
Here is the skin I have used for that in the Captivate editor.
The best way to test these outputs is from a webserver or SCORM Cloud.
Sreekanth

In Quicktime 10.3, why can't I hide the playback controls? It is most annoying when giving a presentation to a large group to see the control panel appear. I just want them to see the movie. Thanks!

How to hide playback controls?

The problem is I don't want my audience to EVER see the playback controls, just like I don't want to see a TV station's playback controls onscreen when watching TV. Same in a movie theater. The movie should just appear and play.
And not moving the mouse is not an option when going between a slide program and a movie program, which our presentations often if not always do.
Is there a way to do what I want in my computer using Quicktime?
There are no user preferences for any current version of QT X. If you must use "Full" screen mode, then start player playback before entering the "Full" screen mode and exit the "Full" screen mode before again moving the mouse to avoid seeing the controls when you do manipulate the mouse. Only other option might be to use a non-mirroring workflow strategy.
Does Quicktime Pro have that ability?
Yes and no. The QT 7 media player window normally displays the controls at all times. However, when keyed for "Pro" use, you can go to the "Properties" window and change the "Presentation" movie controller type to the "None Movie Controller" setting. In this setting all playing modes other than "Full" screen mode display the player with title bar above the viewing area but without side frame or controls under the display. If you are using the "Full" screen mode for your presentation, then you can open the "Preferences" window to the "Full Screen" tab and deselect display of the "full-screen controls." In both cases you will have to either use menu options to start/stop playback or double-click the display screen to start playback and single-click the display screen to stop playback manually. (NOTE: In the first instance the property setting is/can be saved to the file itself while in the second the setting is saved as a QT 7 Player preference to the player itself.)

Pause the start of each slide, click Play to continue

Hi,
I have a lot of Captivate questions but I'll stick to one for
now...
Is it possible to have it so, for each slide, when the user
clicks "Next" the next slide appears but it pauses at the start,
and the user would have to click Play to start the slide? We want
the users to have more control over the movies.
Can it be done in Captivate or to an imported Captivate SWF
using the variables? I tried the combining rdcmndNextSlide = 1 and
rdcmndPause = 1 but it only does one variable command (weird), in
this case the rdcmndNextSlide.

Welcome to our community, Joel
The simplest way to accomplish this goal is to insert a Click
Box object on each slide. Perhaps consider timing each one to pause
at .2 seconds into the slide.
It's simple to do. Just insert one on the first slide.
Configure it as desired. Copy to the clipboard. Select all the
remaining slides and paste in a single action to populate each of
the remaining slides with the Click Box.
Cheers... Rick

Exit button on Playback Control

I'm using Captivate 1. All of the buttons work except the
Exit button on the Playback Control. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
TILOTOHA

TILOTOHA,
If the Exit button on the playbar isn't working, I'm afraid
there's not much to be done about that. We have no control over the
functionality of the playback controls.
That said, are you previewing the movie from a web server?
Previewing locally or from a network drive imposes security
restrictions on the browser and the Flash Player, which is the
cause of most "it doesn't work" reports in these forums. The only
way to truly know if something is working is to test your files
from a web server, where the security restrictions are much
lighter.
Everybody Else,
I'm assuming you're adding your own Exit buttons on the last
slide? If so, there may be a better way. As most folks probably
know, the "correct" way to close a window at the end of a project
is to go into the Project Preferences and set the action for the
Project end options to "Close project". This usually works.
As a backup, you can also insert some Javascript code in the
slide navigation for the last slide in your project. This will
"double your chances" of being able to close the window, without
the user having to click anything:
1. Double-click the last slide and on the Slide Properties
dialog, select Execute JavaScript from the Navigation dropdown.
2. Click the Ellipses (...) button to the right of the
JavaScript field and on the Javascript dialog, type the following
code:
window.top.opener = window.top; window.top.close();
The extra bit of code at the beginning is an attempt to
prevent IE from asking the user whether they want to close the
window. It may not actually work, but it doesn't seem to do any
harm to leave it in.
Jill -
If the slide navigation thing doesn't work for you, the
"button" solution is simply to add a button to the slide,
double-click to view it's properties, change the On success action
to Execute JavaScript and then enter the code as shown
above.

508 compliance--Playback control shortcuts and screen readers

Reference to 508 compliance. If you publish the SWF file to
include the playback control bar what keyboard shortcuts work
and/or can you program them? What will screen readers programs do
with the playback control buttons?

Hmmm, so if I'm understanding the situation correctly, the
ideal response would work like this?
User types some text and is SUPPOSED to press Enter to
evaluate the text. Instead, they press Tab. Immediately upon
pressing Tab, they might see a message of some sort advising the
action is incorrect and further advising that Enter is the correct
action.
I could see this possibly happening a couple of different
ways.
1. You could insert a click box configured with a Success
caption containing the advisory information. Then set the shortcut
keystroke for the click box object to be Tab. End result should be
that the user presses Tab, sees the success caption (which looks
like a failure caption, since they didn't do what was expected) and
the action of the click box would result in re-displaying the slide
with the Text Entry box. (You do this by pointing at a .1 second
slide immediately preceding the slide with the Text Entry box.)
2. You could possibly configure the Text Entry box so that
either Enter or Tab will serve as the shortcut. You do this by
modifying the Text Entry box properties so it includes a Button as
the trigger. The trick is to assign the Enter key to the Text Entry
box itself and the Tab key to the button. (or vice-versa) Then you
configure the button so it's invisible.
Hopefully one of these helps... Rick

Playback control covers presentation

This is my second post to the forum. I apologize for my
horrible screen-name. Everything I tried kept getting rejected, so
I just hit random keyboard keys. :)
Anyway, I've been having problems with the playback control.
It appears on-top of the finished presentation, instead of just off
to the side (or bottom/top). If there a way around this, or do I
just need to leave space in my slide layout for the playback
control?
Thanks for you help!
Bryan

Welcome to our community, Bryan
As you are new to the community, I'm assuming it's a safe bet
you are using Captivate 2 or 3? If so, try clicking Project >
Skin... > Borders tab and seeing if you have a border enabled.
The Borders feature moves the playback control into its own
area on the presentation. However, this has the side effect of
causing an additional .SWF to be created. Assuming you want the
playback moved off the main part of the movie and still maintain a
single .SWF to distribute, you need to click Project > Resize
Project... and make the project taller. Then ensure the man part of
the movie isn't rescaled, but positioned so it leaves room for your
playback controls to sit in their own area.
Cheers... Rick

Playback control in each slide

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