asterpix

Interacting

The Asterpix hypervideo browser allows viewers to interact with the video to:

• Get more information on objects of interest during playback
• Navigate directly to scenes that contain objects of interest
• Navigate across videos in a browser-like experience

Interaction During Playback

Step 1: Click on the play button to start the video.

Hotspots (objects with notes) are identified with a dotted rectangle or flashing circle. See Fig. 1. Note: You can change the setting for the hotspot marker by clicking the style button.

The hotspot marker follows the object as it moves around in the scene.

Fig. 1: Hotspot identified with a dotted rectangle.

Step 2: When you see the hotspot marker, move your mouse pointer over the object.

The video will pause, highlighting the selected object and displaying a brief note description. See Fig. 2.

Fig. 2: Selecting a hotspot pauses the video and displays note info.

You can view all the note information by clicking the 'maximize' button in the upper right corner of the note box to expand the display.

Step 3: If the note has a link, click on the selected object to navigate to the linked website.

Note: If the link is to another Asterpix video, you can navigate across videos within the player – see section below 'Navigating across videos'.

Step 4: Move your mouse pointer outside of the selected region to continue playing the video.

Navigating the Video

Step 1: Click on the play button to start the video.

Step 2: Click on the selection list display button to expand the selection list. See Fig. 3.

Fig. 3: Clicking the selection list display button to expand the selection list.

The selection list displays all hotspot selections. You can click on any of the items in the selection list to navigate to the scene that contains the hotspot.

Step 3: Click on an item in the selection list.

The video advances to the scene that contains the hotspot. Click play to view the video scene.

Navigating Across Videos

If hotspots contain links to other Asterpix videos, you can navigate and browse through different videos within the Asterpix hypervideo browser.

1. Follow steps 1-3 in 'Interaction During Playback' above. If the hotspot is linked to another Asterpix video, the video will load in the player when you click on the object or link in the note.
2. The video history bar at the top of the player will indicate the title of the video you are currently viewing.
3. You can use the 'forward' and 'back' buttons to navigate between videos (or video selections) that you have viewed. See Fig. 4. These buttons are analogous to a browser's "forward" and "back" buttons.

Fig. 4: Asterpix hypervideo browser features

You can also use the history bar dropdown menu to navigate to specific videos (or video selections) that you have viewed. This dropdown list contains all the Asterpix videos and hotspot selections that you have navigated to. Hotspot selections include the time range to the left of the title to differentiate them from videos. See Fig. 5.

Fig. 5: Using the history bar to navigate across videos and hotspot selections.