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How do I make part of a video loop?

Updated · 2 min read

Short answer

Add a Change Time navigation at the end of the section and point it back to the start. For example, to loop 0:10 to 0:20, set the navigation’s Action Time to 0:20 and its Time to switch to to 0:10. To replay the whole video, set End Screen to Replay Video (Automatic).

  1. Select Interactions and move the playhead to the end of the section, for example 0:20.
  2. Click More in the interaction bar and choose Change Time.
  3. Check that the Action Time is 0:20.
  4. Set Time to switch to to the start of the section, for example 0:10.
  5. Save.
  6. Add a way out, such as a button that shows from 0:10 to 0:20 with a Change Time click action to 0:21.
  7. Play from 0:05 and check that the section repeats and that the button leaves the loop.
Change Time navigation editor in Mindstamp with Action Time set to 0:20 and Time to switch to set to 0:10
A Change Time navigation: at the Action Time (0:20) the video jumps to the Time to switch to (0:10).
End Screen list in Mindstamp with Replay Video (Automatic) and Show Button: Open Link highlighted among the end screen options
Open When the video ends to choose an end screen, for example Replay Video (Automatic) or Show Button: Open Link.

The loop runs each time playback reaches 0:20, with no limit. Add a button or hotspot inside the loop that jumps past the end of the section or switches to another video. To end the loop after a choice, have the button set a variable (Core and higher plans) and hide the navigation with conditional logic when the variable is set (Pro and higher plans).

  • A menu screen that waits in motion until the viewer picks a chapter.
  • A product turning on a stand until the viewer chooses a color.
  • Background footage behind a question or a form.
  • Pick start and end points where the picture and sound match, so the jump is hard to see.
  • A navigation cannot run before 0:01, so a loop cannot end at 0:00.
  • The loop also runs in the editor. Pause the video to stop it while you edit.

Open End Screen and choose Replay Video (Automatic). The video starts again from 0:00 each time it ends. When you play the video as its owner, Mindstamp skips automatic end actions, so test this from the share link in a private browser window.