I am an absolute beginner trying to understand the basic difference between creating new slides and new scenes. I get that several slides can be part of the same scene, but how does one distinguish the point where a new scene, rather than new slide, should be inserted?
You never have to use a scene if you don't want, but it does help from a developer perspective to organize and view your different chapters/modules/topics (which ever word you choose).
As Douglas said, scenes are really not much more than containers for your "groups" of slides.
i use scenes so I can chunk content and make it easier when editing and previewing. Because SL doesn't have the option to 'only preview from this slide, or next 5 slides' - if you have a large project and just want to check a couple of things. Then I decide at the end if I leave it in scenes or stitch it together.
When you share files amongst developers using scenes for files over 60 slides is a best practice because it's easier to figure out what's going on quickly.. where things are at...If you're the only one working on a SL file it may not matter. my 2 cents, always use scenes.
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It is an organization thing. To use a book analogy, slides are pages and scenes are chapters.
You never have to use a scene if you don't want, but it does help from a developer perspective to organize and view your different chapters/modules/topics (which ever word you choose).
As Douglas said, scenes are really not much more than containers for your "groups" of slides.
Hi Henry,
Great question and one we hear a lot from new folks in the forums!
Here are a few other threads on the same topic, that may help give you better insight:
Scenes or just many slides?
When to use a new scene vs a new slide
Hope that helps!
Hi Henry
i use scenes so I can chunk content and make it easier when editing and previewing. Because SL doesn't have the option to 'only preview from this slide, or next 5 slides' - if you have a large project and just want to check a couple of things. Then I decide at the end if I leave it in scenes or stitch it together.
Thanks for all your responses. I rather guessed the relationship was "books to pages", so thanks for the confirmation.
When you share files amongst developers using scenes for files over 60 slides is a best practice because it's easier to figure out what's going on quickly.. where things are at...If you're the only one working on a SL file it may not matter. my 2 cents, always use scenes.
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