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suggestion for Genii Speaks

Postby Gary Frieden » March 19th, 2011, 6:34 pm

It would be great if we could rewind or forward Richard's video, allowing us to view a portion of it in one sitting, and to come back another time. Presently, it starts back at the beginning each time.

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Re: suggestion for Genii Speaks

Postby Richard Kaufman » March 19th, 2011, 7:12 pm

There is a small square button beneath the video that you can drag forward or backward to jump around.
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Re: suggestion for Genii Speaks

Postby David Moore » March 20th, 2011, 9:58 am

Richard Kaufman wrote:There is a small square button beneath the video that you can drag forward or backward to jump around.


Have you actually got that button to work?

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Re: suggestion for Genii Speaks

Postby Richard Kaufman » March 20th, 2011, 10:54 am

Why wouldn't it work?
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Re: suggestion for Genii Speaks

Postby Joe Pecore » March 20th, 2011, 1:31 pm

The slider button may not work right away, you have to wait for enough of the video to download before you can move it.
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Re: suggestion for Genii Speaks

Postby Gary Frieden » March 20th, 2011, 6:10 pm

Hi Richard -- I've tried several times -- I move the slider, but it snaps back to the beginning. The slider's great "in theory," but I don't think it works.

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Re: suggestion for Genii Speaks

Postby Steve Bryant » March 20th, 2011, 7:47 pm

It works fine for me. As Joe said, you have to let enough video download, but for me that was very fast.

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Re: suggestion for Genii Speaks

Postby Gary Frieden » March 20th, 2011, 11:27 pm

Oh, I haven't used it as a download -- only as a streaming video -- thank you.

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Re: suggestion for Genii Speaks

Postby Richard Kaufman » March 21st, 2011, 12:23 am

I think you've misunderstood. You can't download it, it only functions as streaming video. You just have to allow the video to fully load.
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Re: suggestion for Genii Speaks

Postby Jeffrey Korst » March 21st, 2011, 1:03 am

Another neat thing would be to have a time code (ie:2:24) so we'd have a sense of how long the clip is.

May not be possible to get it in, of course. The icon is already small . . . maybe in the rollover?

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Re: suggestion for Genii Speaks

Postby Richard Kaufman » March 21st, 2011, 11:37 am

Unfortunately I have no control over these things: the work is subcontracted to a company by our printer and this is the software available to us at this time.
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Re: suggestion for Genii Speaks

Postby Richard Kaufman » March 21st, 2011, 11:37 am

Oh--forgot to answer your questions: "More Genii Speaks" is always about 20 minutes.
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