Convert Player Topics to MP4

After completing this topic, you will be able to convert topics to a movie (.mp4) format.

Steps:

1. This is the outline containing the topics you want to convert to MP4 files.

   Step 1

2. Before publishing, make sure that the Delay time for all Explanation frames is not set to Infinite.

   Step 2

3. We have completed the first steps, which are to publish the content to a Player output and deploy the Player package on a web server.

   Step 3

4. To start the conversion, you navigate to the Player2Movie.exe file located in the UPK Developer installation folder.

    

   You can double-click the file to launch the conversion tool.

   Step 4

5. The Player2Movie tool opens.

    

   We entered the URL of the web folder containing the Player package.

   Step 5

6. The list of topics in the Player package appears after you click the Refresh button.

   Step 6

7. We have also specified an output folder in which to save the converted files.

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8. Use the Outline Tree tab to view the topics in the outline hierarchy and select and deselect the topics to convert.

   Step 8

9. Use the Options tab to set options for video and sound.

   Step 9

10. Use the Command Line Help tab to view the syntax to run the conversion from a command line.

    Step 10

11. You can convert all of the topics in the Player package or limit the selection to specific topics.

     

    Use the List of Topics or Outline Tree tabs to select and deselect the topics to convert.

    Step 11

12. We have selected two topics to convert.

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13. After selecting the topics and setting recording options, you click the Go button to start the conversion.

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14. The Recording window opens with the first topic.

     

    The conversion tool captures the Introduction frame for the topic.

    Step 14

15. The conversion tool plays the topic in the Recording window and automatically records each frame.

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16. The conversion tool also captures Explanation frames, if the delay time is not set to Infinite.

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17. The conversion tool also captures End frames.

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18. After recording a topic, the conversion tool automatically launches the next topic in the Recording window and starts to capture it.

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19. After all topics are recorded, the Player2Movie window appears.

     

    The Status column indicates that the topics are done.

    Step 19

20. The conversion process saved the converted topics in the output folder.

     

    Each topic is converted to a single movie (.mp4) file.

    Step 20

21. We have launched the converted Bubble Defaults topic in a media player.

     

    The movie plays the topic in See It! mode.

    Step 21

22. The topic continues playing in the media player.

    Step 22

23. The conversion also captured Explanation frames.

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24. The movie files are completely self-contained and can be posted anywhere for viewing.

    Step 24

After completing this topic, you are able to convert topics to a movie (.mp4) format.

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