I have used Flash and a little bit of ActionScript 3 programming to turn several of Storyline's illustrated characters into animated versions. The ActionScript automatically synchs the mouth movements based on the volume of the audio file being played (spoken). I export the Flash movie as a QuicktIme file and then import that into Storyline. The result works well, and is quick and easy to do (once I had built the library of characters), and the output works on IOS devices, despite being built in Flash.
Ian, have you shared your process for doing this anywhere yet? Planning to?
I'm new to Storyline and would love to see this but the link to the source file no longer exists. Is it located anyplace else that i might be able to view it?
Hi Ryan - Here's the source file. It's a goofy example but easy to create. I used Photoshop to erase the mouth area of the character so I could layer the talking mouth video below the layer.
Hopefully, Storyline will someday implement Lip Syncing on your characters, allowing you to import audio and automatically generate motion, just as many animation tools already do. I can do movements with triggers, but it's totally unproductive. For animation we have to use another tool, export a video and import into Storyline.
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Ian, have you shared your process for doing this anywhere yet? Planning to?
Hi Tonya,
I'm not sure that Ian is still subscribed to this thread, so you may want to also send him a private message.
Simply AMAZING!!
I'm new to Storyline and would love to see this but the link to the source file no longer exists. Is it located anyplace else that i might be able to view it?
Hi Nadine - I just updated the links in my original post. You can also view and download the examples here:
View the Published version
Here is the Storyline source
Talking mouth video? Could you expand on this ? Sounds neat!
Hi Ryan - Here's the source file. It's a goofy example but easy to create. I used Photoshop to erase the mouth area of the character so I could layer the talking mouth video below the layer.
Hopefully, Storyline will someday implement Lip Syncing on your characters, allowing you to import audio and automatically generate motion, just as many animation tools already do. I can do movements with triggers, but it's totally unproductive.
For animation we have to use another tool, export a video and import into Storyline.
Thanks, Treinamento WDG.
I just responded to a similar conversation here and I'll be sure to get this conversation added as well.
Here's a discussion I started on this that may be helpful - https://community.articulate.com/discussions/building-better-courses/making-characters-talk-using-expression-states-and-video
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