Customize the Flash Controls

Camtasia Studio > Produce video as > Custom production settings > MP4/SWF – Flash Output > Next > Flash Options button > Controls tab

Playback Controls and Flash Actions

Enable any of the following options on the Controls tab to customize the playback controls available within the video.

Option		ExpressShow Templates	Non-ExpressShow Templates	Description
Captions initially visible		X	X	Displays overlaid captions on the video on startup. You must select the Overlay and Display options in the Captions pane. Viewers can click the closed caption icon to hide the overlaid caption text.
Camtasia Studio context menu		X		Displays the “Powered by Screencast.com” and “Created with Camtasia Studio” options in the context menu when a viewer right-clicks on the video. Enable this option to provide information about the tools used to create the video.
Use external config		X		Creates a config.xml file in the production directory for customization of additional options.
Allow resizing		X		Viewers can manually resize the video while playing.
Full screen option		X		Allow viewers to expand the video to full screen mode. Press <ESC> to exit full screen mode. You must enable the Embed video into HTML option to expand the video to full screen.
Pause at start		X	X	Starts the video paused requiring viewers to click the Play button to start playback.
Controller Color			X	Determines the color of the playback controls.
Show loading movie			X	Displays a preload movie while the Flash video downloads. See Loading Movie Options.
	Show duration		X
	Show elapsed time		X
	Display format		X

 

End Actions

The end action options determine the action to occur when the video ends. Select any of the following end actions from the Controls tab.

Option	ExpressShow Templates	Non-ExpressShow Templates	Description
Stop	X	X	The video stops and displays the last frame of the video with a Replay button.
Go to first frame		X	Returns the video to the first frame.
Jump to URL	X	X	Opens the URL in the viewer’s default web browser. Select which browser window the video should open in: _self: the current frame in the current window _blank: a new window _parent: the parent of the current frame _top: the top-level frame in the current window
Go to time	X		Jumps to a specific time in the video. Enable the Pause after seeking option to pause the video at the time entered in this field.
Loop playback	X		Continuously play the video.

 

For more information on customizing the About Box, start screen, and end screen for the video with text and graphics, see:

Customize the About Box

Customize the Start and End Screens