Problem with slide lengths changing on their own
Dec 11, 2012
I'm working on an e-learning and have run into a strange problem: the slides are adding length to themselves. For example, the audio is 50 seconds, and the images and text are set up to enter and exit the view at specific times, some set to the end of the slide, some before. Suddenly the slide has become 1.5 minutes long, some of the timing has lengthened, the synching is off (e.g., and object that was supposed to come in on the 4th cue is suddenly coming in earlier or later in the program.
It's also very hard to change the length of the slide using the bar at the end. Sometimes I have to manually shorten all the object times before I can move the end-of-slide line back to shorten the length. And even after fixing it, I can come back later and find it has again changed.
What's going on? Is there some setting I missed, or something I did that created this nightmare (I spent HOURS last night trying to get this resolved), or is this a glitch in the software?
9 Replies
Yep, having the same problem, Carla.
There is an issue where if you copy across an object with a long timeline from one slide, it will apply it to the destination slide. That's not a bug so perhaps just check that first.
However, I'm also experiencing this mysterious 150-second timeline issue (i.e. without having copied objects from one slide to another).
Sorry I can't help you actually solve the problem! :( More of a +1 on your comment for Support.
Leslie
This thread discusses the timeline problem some. Maybe there is something there that will help you.
http://community.articulate.com/forums/p/18864/106927.aspx#106927
Hi,
I have a situation which is not exactly the same but its bit similar with the timeline, I have a slide which is around 3-5 minutes. The slide have audio and few pictures with animation. I set the slide to user click to the next button to move to the next slide. However, when I play the slide or rather preview it the trigger doesnt work. The slide automatically moves the timeline to the next slide and doesnt consider the trigger. I tried to change the timeline by checking each objects to "Show until end". The strange part is the slide just moves and after certain time and doesnt consider the user click trigger. Please suggest.
Sid
Hi, Sid
Is your slide set to "Advance by User" or "Advance Automatically"?
But even if it's set to auto-advance, it doesn't also explain the trigger not working on the next button. ????
In which order are the triggers on your layer? Have you got the [next] button checked in Slide Properties?
The slide is "Adanced by User". Yes the Next button is checked in the slide properties. i am also surpried with this strange behaviour. Even the Player features drop down is selected with Custom for the selected slides. I will provide you a screenshot and the demo file.
Sid,
Can you also provide a screenshot of your trigger panel, please?
Sid
Weird. I don't know, I'm afraid :(
Perhaps you should submit a support ticket; we seem to have drifted away from Carla's original question:
Why is the timeline suddenly becoming 1.5mins long?
Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
Leslie
Thanks Leslie. I am re creating the slides again and this time it is working. It definetely a weird situation. Seems like Storyline doesnt want to talk with my project now. HA HA HA. Anywaz thanks Leslie, if I encounter this problem again. Will drop a support ticket.
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