Playback Options and Cover Art

Changing Playback Options and Cover Art

Playback options are the controls that dictate how a VoiceThread behaves when someone is interacting with it. Cover Art is the graphical image representation that a VoiceThread user will first see when the VoiceThread is shared with them, or embedded into a webpage. Upon creating a VoiceThread, a prompt will appear where the Playback Settings, Title, Description, Tags, and Cover Art can all be configured. However, these settings can be changed at any time on a VoiceThread that you have editor permissions or are the creator of. To change the Playback Options and Cover Art on your VoiceThread, follow the subsequent steps.

Step 1

Locate the VoiceThread on the VoiceThread Home Page (opens in a new tab) you would like to edit the settings of.

Step 2

Select Edit on the VoiceThread.

Step 3

Select the add a title and description or the add cover art clickable links, either of these will open the same settings window.

Step 4

In the window that appears, select the Playback Options tab.

Step 5

Toggle the individual Playback Settings you would like to turn on or off, and then select the Save button to apply the new settings.

• Enable threaded commenting - Allows users to reply directly to one another.
• Allow commenters to add slides to this VoiceThread - All users can add slides to the VoiceThread.
• Allow others to download original media - Users can download assets like images and videos used in the VoiceThread slides.
• Allow others to export - Users can export the VoiceThread and its assets into a video format.
• Start playing when opened - The first comment or slide begins playing as soon as a user opens the VoiceThread.
• Allow others to make a copy - Users can make a copy of the VoiceThread to their own VoiceThread Home Page which they will become the owner of.
• Enable Comment Moderation - Hides comments from everyone but the owner of the VoiceThread and the person leaving the comment unless the comment is manually unhidden by the owner of the VoiceThread.
• Automatically advance to the next slide after x seconds - Once all comments have played on a slide, the VoiceThread will automatically advance to the next slide after the chosen amount of time.
• Don't allow comments to delete their own comments - Users will not be able to delete their comments once they have been committed to the VoiceThread.
• Limit each comment to x minutes and x seconds - Users can only leave a comment for the dictated length of time per comment.
• When recording, go to the next slide every x minutes and x seconds - When a user is recording a comment on a VoiceThread, the slides will automatically advance at the specified time as the user is commenting.
• Allowed Comment Methods
  • Microphone - Allows users to comment by microphone.
  • Webcam - Allows users to comment by webcam.
  • File Upload - Allows users to upload audio and video files as comments.
  • Text - Allows users to leave text comments.

Step 6

Select the Cover Art tab.

Step 7

Select Upload cover art and browse your computer for an image you would like to use as the Cover Art for the VoiceThread, and select the Save button.