• Registered: 2022-03-02
  • Posts: 2

Topic: Embed several videos in illustration

I have made an illustration where I want to embed videos on various (approx 40) places in the illustration. I would like to do this while maintaining the original illustration, i.e., make it apparent that the videos are there, but you should still see everything in the illustration. I have tried to make the opacity 100% which looks fine when I view it in editing mode, but when I look at the preview each video looks like a black box covering the part of the illustration that I want to be visible. Is this making sense? Any possible solutions to this?
Thanks in advance,
Mikael Bäckman

  • Registered: 2016-12-28
  • Posts: 19

Re: Embed several videos in illustration

Dear Mikael,
Thanks for your question!
Please note that 100% opacity of a tool means total transparency. The tool is not visible anymore.
Unfortunately, opacity does not work well with video tools. The video tool has a black background by default. 100 transparency result in a black background. Changing the color of the background of the video tool does not change that when using opacity. I will ask RC developers if it is possible to change the default background of the video tool. We'll keep you posted.
Best

  • Registered: 2022-03-02
  • Posts: 2

Re: Embed several videos in illustration

Thank you, looking forward to hearing back from you.

  • Registered: 2016-10-05
  • Posts: 114

Re: Embed several videos in illustration

I will ask the developers if we can better control over the background color of video tools.
A quick workaround for now is using the pages' raw CSS (https://guide.researchcatalogue.net/#page-settings---style)

.jw-wrapper {
   background-color: transparent !important;
}

.tool-video {
  background-color: transparent !important;
}