Questions about Video in Engage

[ROTHROCK]

I'm very new to Engage and Presenter so I have a few questions that might be very basic.

1. Is there a way to make Engage interactions bigger? I have some videos that I am placing in Tabs. I can Edit Properties but the largest I can make them is 489 x 366. If I use a Media tour I can't even change the size. So what can I do if I want to double the size of my player?

2. I'm testing various video codecs for different audiences. If I import a video encoded with the Sparc codec I get a message from Engage that the user will need to have Flash 7 installed. And if I use the On2 V6p I get a message that Flash 8 will be required. But I can't seem to import videos using the H.264 codec which is supported by later versions of Flash 9. Is there a work around for this?

[Mama Loo]

There currently is no supported method to resize a standalone Engage interaction. Might I suggest submitting a feature request via the form provided below?

http://www.articulate.com/support/contact/feature/

There is currently a forum thread which outlines how you can resize the interaction by modifying code in engage.html but this method is not supported by Articulate:

Size of Screen Display

[ROTHROCK]

Thanks I was afraid of that. I have put in a request and for h.264 support as well!

I think I understand about modifying the size in the html, but that just scales the entire swf file. I only want to enlarge the video, not the controls or any of the other parts.

[daveperso]

There is a way to change the size of a video displaying in the Media Tour interaction. Please see this fantastic blog article which tells you how to do it. (Fantastic because I wrote it )

Changing The Size Of A Video In The Media Tour Interaction in Engage

[ROTHROCK]

Fantastic. That is exactly what I was looking for!