Alternative avatars based upon selection issue

Hi Stanton,

Just had a look at your file and I'm not seeing what I think you are describing.  I select any character, the selected state with the red glow appears at the bottom of their pedestal and then I click next - go to next scene around the table and it continues auto from there and it looks fine.

Thanks for looking Wendy. So what you are saying is that I am going crazy? :-)

I wonder if you only selected the first character. As that is the default character, and you wouldn't see this issue. The issue only happens for a split second before the correct avatar appears.  for each new slide. If someone else can have a look, and you also have no issue, then I'm checking into the local psych ward. :-)

Hi Stanton

no I selected everybody and saw no issue...get that straight jacket ready ;-) - maybe I need the psych ward - lol

Hi Stanton,

I'm not sure if this will make you happy or not - but it worked for me like it worked for Wendy and I selected everybody as well.

Best of luck in your new home. ;-) 

Thanks for looking Ashley. You are correct, it doesn't make me happy - though the anti-psychotic drugs are just starting to kick in, so I will be seeing what you seen soon enough.

Just to ensure you are looking for my issue in the right place...

The characters DO change to the correct ones based upon the variable. But there is a nano-second where the "Normal" state character appears before the correct character very quickly replaces it.

In the following slides, there is a flicker of "something" at the "0" mark of the timeline.

Here is a video

http://s3.amazonaws.com/tempshare-stage.storyline.articulate.com/stp19k09pifd1v531ugvsfbc441nl04/story.html

I have copied this from my PC to my Mac/Parallels environment and see this in both locations. I published my full course to tempshare and I still see this issue.

It is even more pronounced if you apply slide animation so each slide fade in.

Thanks,

Stanton

Hi Stanton,

Ok, now I see it - oddly enough it didn't occur on the very first slide, and since I saw the "prev" button that's how I was checking them all, just going back and forth.  So you're not going crazy at least.

I think the way around this, is to not use the initial character as the normal state - as that is always going to be displayed first. It would be a bit more set up, but I'd have each character on the slide in an initial state of hidden, and change the state to normal based on the value of that variable. That way you won't see the flash of the extra character. You could also start with the "avatar" state in "hidden" to see if that resolves the flash you're seeing. 

Thanks Ashley,

Yes, I have gone with door number 1 above. I tried having the "normal" state empty, but there was still a slight jump there. With each character a hidden object on the slide, it works pretty well. Not as smooth as I'd like (I can't animate the slide transition which I had originally hoped to do) but I think I can live with this.

Now, what to do with all this unnecessary medication? :-)

Thanks again. And Wendy too.

Stanton

Save the medication for next time you think you've lost it.  ;-) 

Glad you've found a solution that works for you and thanks for updating us.