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Hi All,

Although I have had Opus for awhile this is the first time I have really used it and had to register on this forum to ask a question.

I am working on a project for a customer and I am having difficulties with a 'swf' presentation.

The presentation has 6 slides and 6 audio files, each audio file is to be played as each slide is displayed. The problem I am hoping to find a solution for is to "emulate a left mouse click".

I have successfully displayed the presentation and played the 1st audio file and then the next audio file yet the presentation is not advancing to the next slide. To do this I need to click the left mouse button.

What I'd like to do is have slide 1 display and play audio file 1, emulate left mouse click to move to slide 2 and play audio file 2 and so on.

I have been through the forum and help files yet I haven't been able to find a solution. Does anyone have a suggestion?

My only aletrnative so far is to capture the screen and save each slide as a picture yet the image quality is not as good as when the swf is playing.

Appreciate and assistance.

Thanks.

Andrew

Andrew,
Welcome to the forum.
I think what you want is simple.
Question 1: Where do you want the 'mouse click'
-- on the slide
-- or on a Button

Whichever you choose, simply make your actions under a "Simultaneous Action" group. (see screenshot)
Just make sure that you 'uncheck' any options for 'Exclusive animation' (mostly applies to Transitions and certain animations, which may not be a factor here)

Simply add your slideshow and play audio action under that.

Good luck.

Hi Lar_123,

I'm not sure what you mean as I don't have any programming skills and the help file doesn't explain what I am after.

The swf file has 6 slides and I have just learnt that it moves forward to the next slide after a period of time and thus I have been able to add each audio file to play one after the other. This is close enough to work. There is a slight delay in the next slide showing after the next audio file begins to play.

Thanks

Andrew

It does not matter whether you have programming skills or not, it is a matter of delivering quality product to the client.

Please 'try again'. What I suggest is simple.

Let me explain the principle.
When you set up standard Actions in Opus, they will normally execute one after another. For example, play audio will not start until show slide is finished. But if you want both actions to commence at the same time, there are a couple options to achieve this. The simplest is 'Simultaneous Action Group'. Both Actions will start at the same time.

See attached example publication (must be logged in to see and download).

BTW, Opus is a nicely engineered application. You can modify your Action set easily. With the MouseClick trigger selected, simply add a new Action (the Simultaneous Action Group), then in the Action tree.... drag the other existing actions onto the 'Simultaneous' action. It should result in the two previously independent/series actions 'nested' under the Simultaneous action. (previous post).

It may be true that it is not often easy to know what is possible to do or to find how-to do something in the Help files when you are starting out. It is a learning curve. But it is there:


I am assuming you are using the Slideshow object in Opus.

Morning Andrew,

Opus includes both a trigger to emulate a mouse click but also there is an easy way as there is a trigger that sync to the end of the audio file and changes slides when the music ends.

See attached.

Mack