To import an event video, click Video > Insert Video.
Learn how to add video files and set properties of event videos in Adobe Captivate.
To import an event video, click Video > Insert Video.
In the Insert Video dialog, choose Event Video, and specify the location of the file. Click OK to import the video to your Captivate project.
To know more about the differences between an event video and a multi-slide synchronized video, read the article.
FLV files during import do not require any kind of encoding.
Encoding generally happens when previewing or publishing and that too for HTML5 preview/publish. A SWF preview/publish does not require encoding.
You can change the properties of an event video using the Property Inspector.
Video Type: The type of video that you want to insert:
If you want to embed an HTML5 video hosted on YouTube or Vimeo in a slide, choose Objects > Web, and use the web address of the video to insert the video into the slide.
For more information on inserting web objects, see Inserting web objects in Captivate.
Enable or disable the following options:
You can use JavaScript to pause or play an event video. Insert a smart shape as a button, and assign a JavaScript event to it. Use the following code to pause the video:
document.getElementsByTagName("video")[0].pause();
To play the video, use the following code:
document.getElementsByTagName("video")[0].play();
For more information on using JavaScript and Advanced Actions when playing and pausing an event video, see Paul Wilson in action.
See Paul's video in Control event video with JavaScript.
The skin ( playbar ) for the inserted video. A preview of the skin you select appears directly below the Skin menu.
Choose the type of the skin for your video from the Skin drop-down list. If you do not want the playbar to appear in the video, choose None.
Change the skin to some other option.
Modify the following video timing properties:
Display For: Specifies the time for which the video file is displayed on the slide.
Appear After: The time after which the video file appears on the slide after it starts playing.
Loop (option disabled if you selected Rest Of Slide or Duration Of Video from the Display For menu): Select this option if you want the video to play continuously.
Pause Slide Till End Of Video (option enabled only if you selected Rest Of Slide from the Display For menu): Select this option to pause the slide that contains the video until the video has finished playing. This option is enabled only when you select Rest Of Slide in the Display For menu.
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