Check out this exciting post. It's an Articulate player that does not use Flash yet is still AICC / SCORM compliant. It appears to allow users to view content on their IPads, IPods and other mobile devices.
Does Articulate plan to move to HTML 5 or something that will play on an iPhone or iPad soon? If not, I may have to switch products, and I don't want to do that! I love Presenter and Engage and want Quizmaker, but only if they will play on mobile devices that won't run Flash. Help!
Hi Karen - you can't output Articulate in MP4 directly but there are things you can do to convert your courses to MP4. We have done it by recording our Articulate course using Camtasia and then exporting to MP4.
Sorry if my first post is repetitive or dense but I am not sure I am understanding the difference between Articulate Studio and Storyline. Is Storyline a completely new product that should be purchased to make our learning presentations accessible on an iPad or iPhone?
I am an educator here in Thailand managing a program for Thai secondary students who are learning all subjects (Math, Science, Literature, History, Health and ICT) in English (not their native language). As such, I thought it would be benefical to develop their lessons to view online in order to gain deeper understanding of the content while also improving their English language comprehension skills.
I used Articulate Studio to develop about 300+ Pre-Algebra, Algebra and Geometry lessons deployed on our private LMS (sample can be viewed here: Pre-Algebra Numbers and Expressions and Pre-Algebra The Coordinate Plane) and about to start on Earth, Life and Physical sciences. Unfortunately, right after deployment almost every student asked about iPhone and iPad...this new generation is just addicted to them! Personally, I am a PC (and Blackberry) man but finally broke down and purchased a Mac Air.
My questions are:
1. Will I need to buy a version of Storyline or is it an Articulate Studio add-on/upgrade?
2. Will I need to recreate all the Articulate work I have done in Powerpoint or is it just a matter of re-publishing a presentation using Storyline? I pray I will not have to redo all the current math presentations and may consider delaying the rollout of science.
Thank you for the welcome and providing the link which I had already seen. Unfortunately, the link did not provide information regarding Articulate Studio but was more of a press announcement for Storyline.
By lack of a straightforward answer to my 2 close-ended questions, I am to assume that:
Yes, we must buy a version of Storyline (not easy for some teachers).
No, Storyline is not an upgrade/extension of Articulate Studio (it is a "standalone desktop authoring tool")
Yes, all work done in Articulate must be redone in Storyline.
Can I ask if Articulate Studio will be HTML 5 compliant within prior to 2012?
We are running into the same situation where our sales staff and service dealers would like to access our training from an IPad. Do you know when this new version of Articulate would be released?
Storyline will be released before the next version of Studio. It will have the capability to publish to HTML5 and you can import previously created Studio '09 content into Storyline. However, I cannot get into the specifics as to what will translate and what won't simply because it's still early in the beta. I can say that the transition will be rather painless.
Storyline is not an "upgrade" or "extension" of Studio '09. Rather, it is an independent tool. As stated before, all work in Articulate will not have to be redone in Storyline, but I can't get into specifics.
Ron,
As stated in the link that I gave previously:
"Articulate Studio remains core to our strategy of empowering e-learning. In fact, our engineering teams are already working on the next version of Studio and some of its features will knock your socks off. We expect to ship the next Studio by end of year."
"For those that have required more interactive and sophisticated features that we've been unable to deliver with Studio - due largely to limitations of PowerPoint - Storyline will be an e-learning author's nirvana.
Our immensely talented engineering teams are hard at work on the next versions of Presenter, Quizmaker, and Engage. I'm certain that you and other Studio users will love what they're cooking up. The same player that will be introduced in Storyline will also be the player that you'll see in the next generation Studio products.
This will enable a publish to HTML5 option - enabling interactive support for Apple iOS devices. Further it will allow unparallelled GUI player customization. And for those who desire, we'll introduce a new SDK that will enable even further customization. And, yes, it will be ActionScript 3 based."
If either of you have additional questions about Storyline, please ask the questions here:
I would highly recommend you take a look at a company called Brainshark. They offer a platform for creating eLearning content that is mobile device media player agnostic. Any presentation you create with Brainshark can automatically be viewed on an iPad as it plays back as an MP4. When it's viewed on an Android, it plays back in Flash. And its SCORM compliant for tracking within your LMS or you can use their robust reporting engine. I have been using Brainshark for about a year and it's a great eLearning solution.
I just downloaded Storyline and imported an Articulate project with Engage and Quizmaker interactions. I published as Web : html5 and mobile.
When I launch on the web all of the interactions play. When I view on my iPad using the Articulate Mobile app, all I get is the initial slide and a series of blank slides.. Any suggestions?
That's because Articulate content doesnt work on the iPad. The only platform that works on the iPad along with all mobile devices is Brainshark. Check them out.
That's because Articulate content doesnt work on the iPad. The only platform that works on the iPad along with all mobile devices is Brainshark. Check them out.
I would highly recommend you take a look at a company called Brainshark. They offer a platform for creating eLearning content that is mobile device media player agnostic. Any presentation you create with Brainshark can automatically be viewed on an iPad as it plays back as an MP4. When it's viewed on an Android, it plays back in Flash. And its SCORM compliant for tracking within your LMS or you can use their robust reporting engine. I have been using Brainshark for about a year and it's a great eLearning solution.
Todd Green
MP4 playback is not interactive like Storyline's output.
I just downloaded Storyline and imported an Articulate project with Engage and Quizmaker interactions. I published as Web : html5 and mobile.
When I launch on the web all of the interactions play. When I view on my iPad using the Articulate Mobile app, all I get is the initial slide and a series of blank slides.. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Sue
Hi Susan and welcome to Heroes! Do you have a URL you can share so that we can take a look at your issue? If you don't want to share it here, feel free to send me a private message or submit a case and we'll be happy to help you out.
Hi Susan, the Engage interactions won't run on iPad because they are still in their native Flash format and as we all know iPad does not support Flash. The quiz maker part should run fine.
I'm not sure what Todd is on about, but Storyline is fantastic on the iPad and it is interactive. I have not really seen this capability in any other tool.
Brainshark is the only solution out there that allows you to create one presentation and deliver it to any device- iPad, iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Desktop without the need for any application on each. Nothing that Articulate offers does this.
Brainshark is the only solution out there that allows you to create one presentation and deliver it to any device- iPad, iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Desktop without the need for any application on each. Nothing that Articulate offers does this.
Hi Todd. Storyline content works on ANY device that supports Flash or HTML 5. That would include iPad, iPhone, Android, Blackberry a desktop or any device that supports this output. I think your comments are a bit misleading. An MP4 file is a movie file that contains zero interactivity and does not offer the advantage of fully engaged, interactive learning.
I use both tools. I know exactly what I can do with both.
Here's a question.
With Articulate Storyline, can I create one single presentation (not a presentation for each media player type) and then have the output be a single hosted URL link that can be accessed by any mobile device and desktop without having to specify that I need the presentation to download in html5 or flash, etc? Can it auto-detect that I am trying to open the presentation from an iPad or a Blackberry or a desktop and play back seamlessly in the necessary media player? And then once I view it, does Storyline have the ability to track who has viewed? how many slides were viewed? how an exam question was answered? whether or not the student completed the presentation? whether or not it was viewed from a mobile device or desktop? And can I get all of this tracking without it having to be linked to my LMS?
Also, does Storyline give me the ability to update an existing presentation and then whenever someone views that presentation link, they would get the most up to date version of that presentation without having to republish the links?
All of that I can do seamlessly with Brainshark. Can I do it with Storyline?
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Not at the moment, Karen. Ipad does not support flash, Articulate output is flash based.
MP4 is a video format (no interactions, just video).
Stefano
Hi Karen,
Check out this exciting post. It's an Articulate player that does not use Flash yet is still AICC / SCORM compliant. It appears to allow users to view content on their IPads, IPods and other mobile devices.
Is this what you had in mind? Hope so!
Does Articulate plan to move to HTML 5 or something that will play on an iPhone or iPad soon? If not, I may have to switch products, and I don't want to do that! I love Presenter and Engage and want Quizmaker, but only if they will play on mobile devices that won't run Flash. Help!
Hi Frieda,
What product would you switch to. You can reply to me outside of this format if you want. karenallen@kmaprojectmanagement.com
Hi Fredia. The next version of our products will support HTML 5 output. See this thread for more details:
http://community.articulate.com/forums/t/1694.aspx
The next version of Studio will also support HTML 5 output.
Hi Karen - you can't output Articulate in MP4 directly but there are things you can do to convert your courses to MP4. We have done it by recording our Articulate course using Camtasia and then exporting to MP4.
We documented the process for doing this on our Pinched Head blog. http://pinchedhead.com/blog/?p=878
I forgot to mention this, but if you want to output current content in HTML 5, check this out:
http://frameentered.com/content/low-bandwidth-html-articulate-player-waudio-reports-lms-too
Do we have timing for the release of the next version of Studio?
Hi Melissa and welcome to Heroes,
We do not have a projected release for the next version of Studio.
Sorry if my first post is repetitive or dense but I am not sure I am understanding the difference between Articulate Studio and Storyline. Is Storyline a completely new product that should be purchased to make our learning presentations accessible on an iPad or iPhone?
I am an educator here in Thailand managing a program for Thai secondary students who are learning all subjects (Math, Science, Literature, History, Health and ICT) in English (not their native language). As such, I thought it would be benefical to develop their lessons to view online in order to gain deeper understanding of the content while also improving their English language comprehension skills.
I used Articulate Studio to develop about 300+ Pre-Algebra, Algebra and Geometry lessons deployed on our private LMS (sample can be viewed here: Pre-Algebra Numbers and Expressions and Pre-Algebra The Coordinate Plane) and about to start on Earth, Life and Physical sciences. Unfortunately, right after deployment almost every student asked about iPhone and iPad...this new generation is just addicted to them! Personally, I am a PC (and Blackberry) man but finally broke down and purchased a Mac Air.
My questions are:
1. Will I need to buy a version of Storyline or is it an Articulate Studio add-on/upgrade?
2. Will I need to recreate all the Articulate work I have done in Powerpoint or is it just a matter of re-publishing a presentation using Storyline? I pray I will not have to redo all the current math presentations and may consider delaying the rollout of science.
Thanks!
Hi Michael & welcome to Heroes,
All public information about Storyline is available here:
http://community.articulate.com/forums/p/1694/9102.aspx#9102
Brian:
Thank you for the welcome and providing the link which I had already seen. Unfortunately, the link did not provide information regarding Articulate Studio but was more of a press announcement for Storyline.
By lack of a straightforward answer to my 2 close-ended questions, I am to assume that:
Yes, we must buy a version of Storyline (not easy for some teachers).
No, Storyline is not an upgrade/extension of Articulate Studio (it is a "standalone desktop authoring tool")
Yes, all work done in Articulate must be redone in Storyline.
Can I ask if Articulate Studio will be HTML 5 compliant within prior to 2012?
Thanks.
Michael
We are running into the same situation where our sales staff and service dealers would like to access our training from an IPad. Do you know when this new version of Articulate would be released?
Ron J
Hi Michael,
Here's what I can say:
Storyline will be released before the next version of Studio. It will have the capability to publish to HTML5 and you can import previously created Studio '09 content into Storyline. However, I cannot get into the specifics as to what will translate and what won't simply because it's still early in the beta. I can say that the transition will be rather painless.
Storyline is not an "upgrade" or "extension" of Studio '09. Rather, it is an independent tool. As stated before, all work in Articulate will not have to be redone in Storyline, but I can't get into specifics.
Ron,
As stated in the link that I gave previously:
"Articulate Studio remains core to our strategy of empowering e-learning. In fact, our engineering teams are already working on the next version of Studio and some of its features will knock your socks off. We expect to ship the next Studio by end of year."
"For those that have required more interactive and sophisticated features that we've been unable to deliver with Studio - due largely to limitations of PowerPoint - Storyline will be an e-learning author's nirvana.
Our immensely talented engineering teams are hard at work on the next versions of Presenter, Quizmaker, and Engage. I'm certain that you and other Studio users will love what they're cooking up. The same player that will be introduced in Storyline will also be the player that you'll see in the next generation Studio products.
This will enable a publish to HTML5 option - enabling interactive support for Apple iOS devices. Further it will allow unparallelled GUI player customization. And for those who desire, we'll introduce a new SDK that will enable even further customization. And, yes, it will be ActionScript 3 based."
If either of you have additional questions about Storyline, please ask the questions here:
http://community.articulate.com/forums/t/1694.aspx?PageIndex=1
Regarding any additional features of the next version of Studio, that's all that I can say right now. I hope that helps!
I would highly recommend you take a look at a company called Brainshark. They offer a platform for creating eLearning content that is mobile device media player agnostic. Any presentation you create with Brainshark can automatically be viewed on an iPad as it plays back as an MP4. When it's viewed on an Android, it plays back in Flash. And its SCORM compliant for tracking within your LMS or you can use their robust reporting engine. I have been using Brainshark for about a year and it's a great eLearning solution.
Todd Green
I just downloaded Storyline and imported an Articulate project with Engage and Quizmaker interactions. I published as Web : html5 and mobile.
When I launch on the web all of the interactions play. When I view on my iPad using the Articulate Mobile app, all I get is the initial slide and a series of blank slides.. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Sue
That's because Articulate content doesnt work on the iPad. The only platform that works on the iPad along with all mobile devices is Brainshark. Check them out.
Hi Todd.
Sorry but that is not correct. Have you heard of Articulate Storyline? Articulate Storyline publishes to Flash, HTML5 and for iOS on the iPad.
MP4 playback is not interactive like Storyline's output.
Hi Susan and welcome to Heroes! Do you have a URL you can share so that we can take a look at your issue? If you don't want to share it here, feel free to send me a private message or submit a case and we'll be happy to help you out.
Hi Susan, the Engage interactions won't run on iPad because they are still in their native Flash format and as we all know iPad does not support Flash. The quiz maker part should run fine.
I'm not sure what Todd is on about, but Storyline is fantastic on the iPad and it is interactive. I have not really seen this capability in any other tool.
Brainshark is the only solution out there that allows you to create one presentation and deliver it to any device- iPad, iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Desktop without the need for any application on each. Nothing that Articulate offers does this.
Hi Todd. Storyline content works on ANY device that supports Flash or HTML 5. That would include iPad, iPhone, Android, Blackberry a desktop or any device that supports this output. I think your comments are a bit misleading. An MP4 file is a movie file that contains zero interactivity and does not offer the advantage of fully engaged, interactive learning.
Not true Todd. Do you work for the company that distributes Brainshark? Seems like it from your comments.
I use both tools. I know exactly what I can do with both.
Here's a question.
With Articulate Storyline, can I create one single presentation (not a presentation for each media player type) and then have the output be a single hosted URL link that can be accessed by any mobile device and desktop without having to specify that I need the presentation to download in html5 or flash, etc? Can it auto-detect that I am trying to open the presentation from an iPad or a Blackberry or a desktop and play back seamlessly in the necessary media player? And then once I view it, does Storyline have the ability to track who has viewed? how many slides were viewed? how an exam question was answered? whether or not the student completed the presentation? whether or not it was viewed from a mobile device or desktop? And can I get all of this tracking without it having to be linked to my LMS?
Also, does Storyline give me the ability to update an existing presentation and then whenever someone views that presentation link, they would get the most up to date version of that presentation without having to republish the links?
All of that I can do seamlessly with Brainshark. Can I do it with Storyline?
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