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Media > Synched Video

This page allows for points on a video to be synched with sections of text. The text can either build up as the video progresses (as in the demo below), or a new section of text can replace the previous one.

The Transcript Reader page type produces similar effects for audio.

Example demo

or view at Xerte Page Types - Media: Synched Video (opens in new tab)

Editor interface

Screenshot of Media > PDF File in editor

Core Properties

Property Description Type Additional information
Page Title Text that appears in the header of the published page Text
Video Add the link to the video here. URL/Link to Media Browser See the Working with Video page for guidance on which video platforms are supported in Xerte.
Page Text This is some text that displays below the video in the left-hand panel. It is always visible on the page. Text+ (Toolbar) You can also include images, tables, diagrams etc, through the Page Text editor.
Pause on Synch Points Pauses the video at synch points, so the learner has to restart it each time {True/False} Drop-down This may be useful if you want to give to time to reflect and possibly re-read the text.
Erase on Synch Points At synch points “True” replaces the previous section of text with the the next text {True/False}, as an alternative to the text building up as the video progresses. Drop-down This effectively creates a slideshow synched with the video.

Optional Properties

Page-specific

Property Description Type Additional information
Timed Text File As an alternative to adding each Synch Point and associated text manually, you can upload a Timed Text File here. Link to Media Browser
Tracking Score Weight (0=Off) Allows the task on the page to be weighted relative to other scored pages in the project. Number See the Tracking and Weighting page for more information on weighting.
Video Size This sets the dimensions of the video player, expressed in the number of pixels (Width,Height) Numbers

See General Optional Properties

There are no Language Options for this page type.

After you have created the settings and added the link to the video file, you need to add the Synch Points and the text that appears at each Synch Point. Click on New Synch Point.

xerte-media-synchedvideo-newsynchpoint.jpg

Synch Point: Core Properties

Property Description Type Additional information
Title A title for the Synch Point that is only displayed in the Project Structure Text
Text Text that is displayed when the video arrives at the Synch Point Text
Align Text {Top/Bottom} This aligns the text, relative to any image you have added. Numbers This only works if you have added an image
Synch Point Add the Synch Point as the number of seconds into the video . For example, to synch at 2 minutes 15 seconds into the video, enter “135”. Number

You can also add an Image to the synched text, as an Optional Property.