Media Widget missing Start/Stop Sliders

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Media Widget missing Start/Stop Sliders

I have seen video tutorials on inserting Media widgets in iBooks Author that show the Start/Stop Slider for controlling start and stop frames in the Widget Inspector. However, these sliders DO NOT show up in the Widget Inspector in my iBook when selecting one of the videos I have inserted. Poster Frame, Repeat and Playback controls are all visible in the Media widget as they should be. I am using Author version 1.1 (190). Any help out there?

Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.3), 500GB HD; 4GB RAM; iPad2 64GB

Posted on Apr 29, 2012 11:55 PM

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Answer 1

Apr 30, 2012 12:34 AM in response to BasilBaker

Try maximizing the video to full-screen. The scrubbing slider is present only in full-screen mode.

Michi.

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BasilBaker Author

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Apr 30, 2012 5:17 AM in response to MichiHenning

Hi Michi,

Thanks. But when I select the full-screen only box in the Media widget Inspector, I still only see the Poster slider, The Start/Stop frame sliders still do not show. Appreciate any further attention to this....

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Answer 3

Apr 30, 2012 5:19 AM in response to BasilBaker

The full-screen only tick box in the widget inspector apparently does nothing.

View the book on your iPad and double-tap the video to view it full-screen. The scrubbing slider will be across the top of the frame.

Michi.

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BasilBaker Author

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Apr 30, 2012 12:43 PM in response to MichiHenning

Not the scrubbing slider, the Start Frame and Stop Frame slder in the Inspector just above the Poster Frame slider (where you select the frame you want as the display frame). The tutorial I saw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzk9pyBnhTU) shows this addition slider in the Inspector box. Either it used to be there and isn't any longer or my version of iBook Author is not current (which I doubt but here is the info from my original query: version 1.1 (190)

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K T

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Apr 30, 2012 12:53 PM in response to BasilBaker

The Poster Frame slider is now the only slider in the Inspector in this example... That tutorial is dated 2.2012 and most likely reflects the earlier iBA release.

I think your version is correct at 1.1.

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BasilBaker Author

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Apr 30, 2012 1:00 PM in response to K T

Thanks a lot. That's a shame as it require a video edit but such is life. Appreciate the support K T and Michi.

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Answer 7

Jul 12, 2012 7:21 AM in response to BasilBaker

I had the same problem. The Scotutor from the app store mentions the start stop slider but it is not present in my version of ibooks author. I assume that it has simply been removed by an update.

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tk0us

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Jul 12, 2012 8:23 AM in response to BasilBaker

It probably is a Keynote widget

check out An iBuild Opportunity on the iTunes Bookstore series for more details

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