![]() js files generated by Captivate, I decided this wasn’t the route to go. "How is this lesson being executed in HTML5?" Instead of asking, "How do I do this in Captivate?" I formed a new question. My first challenge was to think of this as an HTML5 issue, not an issue with Captivate 9. However, with a bit of Ajax code dropped into Captivate, you can solve this problem. It is true that using only Captivate actions, you cannot do this. Not a great experience for the Associate.Īccording to the Adobe forums, it can’t be done. Even with the lesson paused, at 12 seconds, that video is going to appear and play. The Advanced Action I noted above will continue despite the Captivate Timeline being Pause. Using this solution, if a customer walks in and the Associate pauses the lesson during the preloading of the video, the lesson pauses, but the preloader does not pause. But there was one more issue that we must solve. Additionally, this allows the video to be on the timeline and controlled by the some buttons controlling the lesson itself. We wanted a solution where the video and lesson were controlled by the same Play/Pause buttons built into the lesson (or the play bar).īy inserting the video as a Multi-Slide Synchronized Video, we no longer required the learner to click Play to start the video. This was not acceptable to our new client. Then when the video appears, the learner can Play the video. We do this by allowing the video to load (while Hidden) when you enter the slide, and then at a specific point on the Captivate timeline, Show the video.ĭuring the time you delay the showing of the video object, we would continue the lesson, or show a loading screen (or a combination of the two), while the video was downloading and buffering. The preferred solution for our other retail clients is to tell the learner the video is downloading. For this client, it is unacceptable for the learner to have to wait or see a video buffering. But the bandwidth creates a huge lag for buffering videos. In this particular case, the backroom computers and iPads are modern enough that we were able to rely solely on developing HTML5 lessons. If you haven’t worked with retail clients, one of your top concerns will be the bandwidth in the stores – particularly the slowest stores. These lessons are for Associate in retail stores. ![]() But as we all know, it never goes that smoothly. By optimizing the file size of the video, inserting the video into the lesson as a Multi-Slide Synchronized Video and setting it to auto-play, things should be hunky-dory. What I mean is, the onscreen Play/Pause button should control the video as well as the lesson itself. To optimize the learner experience, these videos were to self-play and be controlled by the onscreen navigation. We had a client that wanted to insert bits of videos throughout lessons created in Captivate 9. As you would expect, I love to geek out once in a while. That’s always fun for me because I started off as a programmer for a software company and spent time as a Systems Administrator at the Ohio Supercomputer Center. I’m going to get off my high-horse today and dig into the tech side.
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