Sometimes the content will auto-play the first time the page is opened, but it won’t load the second time you open it or refresh it. The page will not load and the loading icon will be displayed until the page is refreshed a couple of times. zip project and open index.html in Chrome. The issue can be reproduced if you extract. In my opinion Adobe is forcing to disable Auto Play as a quick fix to resolve issues with HTML playback in Chrome that are present since CP version 9. While disabled auto-play does indeed improves HTML playback in Google Chrome, it’s not clear why this option with the check mark is still available in the preferences screen if the feature is disabled. Once you open project preferences in CP 2019, the Auto Play option now has this info icon next to it that opens the page with a brief explanation why auto-play is not working anymore: From now a user needs to click on the play button of the starting blank screen in order to play a project. The auto-play option is now disabled by default in the project settings and all projects published with 2019 version will be auto paused when you preview them. So, if you haven’t seen the disabled Auto Play option for Captivate before, surely you can’t miss it with Adobe Captivate 2019 release. While SWF videos will continue to auto-play, HTML5 and other responsive courses will not auto-play. Autoplaying is not honored even after enabling the option Auto Play in Preferences > Project > Start and End. Similarly, HTML5 and responsive courses created in Captivate will not auto-play. In the latest Adobe Captivate version, auto-play is disabled for HTML generated content!ĭue to some recent browser updates, all modern web browsers have discontinued auto-playing media in web pages. UPDATE : there is an easy fix for this issue in the separate post here

Chrome autoplay video 2019