Create a Media-HTML5 question

Present a video or audio file and some instructional text to participants.

Before you upload a media file, ensure that the:

• Media file is in one of the following formats:

  Upload media file formats		URL to media file formats
  Audio: m4a mp3 mp4	Video: avi flv mov mp4 mpg mpeg wmv	Audio: mp3 Video: mp4

• Be careful not to delete a media file after it has been uploaded it in case that file is used for different questions and surveys.

Note:

• The default resolution and aspect ratio of the video player is 640 x 360/16:9. When you upload a video clip that has an aspect ratio other than 16:9, the clip appears letterboxed. In some cases, a black border may be encoded into the video.
• Media-HTML5 questions are not supported on Windows Phone and Blackberry devices.

1. In Power Survey Authoring, click the Questionnaire tab.
2. On the Authoring toolbar, hover over Question, and then select Media-HTML5.
3. Type a name for the question, and then click OK.
   For guidelines on question names, see Question names.
4. Add the question text.
   1. Click the Question field, and then type the question text.
      For information on formatting the text and adding files such as images, see Editing toolbar.
   2. Click Update.
   Note:

   • The application automatically removes any Javascript that you add to question text, instruction text, or content boxes.
5. Optional: Click the Question field, type the question text in the Question Editor, and then click Update.
   The text appears above the media player when the participant views the survey.
6. In the Media section, select an option to:
   • Upload media file
   • URL to media file
7. Add a media file.

   Option	Description
   Upload media file	Click the Insert Media button. Click Upload, and then browse to the media file. Under Play media as, select the media type: Video or Audio. Click Insert. Note: The media file can't exceed 250 MB. The recommended video file format is .mp4 with an upload limit of 250 MB. All other video file formats will be converted to .mp4 with an upload limit of 100 MB. Ensure that the metadata is stripped from audio files. If an audio file contains metadata, it does not play to completion. The media file name can only includes the letters A-Z, the numbers 0-9, and underscores (_). You can receive a message that the media is still processing if the clip is lengthy. Click OK, to continue working and then save the question. Before you validate the survey, wait a few minutes.
   URL to media file	Copy the link from the third-party website hosting the media file. Paste the URL in the Media file field. Note: The URL must: Be unencrypted, publicly accessible, and in a valid file format. Link directly to a .mp3 or .mp4 file on a cloud storage site.

8. Optional: In the Properties section, set the question properties.
   For more information, see Question properties.
   • From the Media type list, select the file type.

     The default is Video.

   • From the Respondent media player controls list, select the media player options.

     Option	Description
     Play/pause, skip forward/back, replay	Gives participants the full set of player controls.
     Play/pause	Gives participants the option to play or pause the media file.

   • From the Media completion list, select the media control options.

     Option	Description
     Next button enabled	Displays the Next button for the Media question.
     Next button enabled after media completes	Enables the Next button only after participants play the entire media file.
     Auto-next after media completes	Proceeds to the next question without requiring participants to click Next.

   Note:

   • A page cannot contain a Media-HTML5 question that is set to Auto-next after media completes.
   • A page can contain more than one Media-HTML5 question, however, their Media completion settings must be the same.
9. In the Authoring toolbar, click Preview and confirm the media file plays without error.
10. Click Save.

Parent topic: Media-HTML5