I have sliced up an audio clip and spread it across several slides. The slides pause in transition, making the audio sound choppy. How can I make the transitions seamless?
hi Ashley, can you attach a sample of a couple slides so we can see what you mean? Have you tried using the SToryline audio editor to trim out any excess dead space?
Ashley: I might be wrong, but there will be a gap in audio, because you have broken it across multiple slides. If the audio needs to be broken up, perhaps you could record a transition phrase or something so the learner knows that there's more to come on the topic.
It is a full explanation of a topic that is supported by several slides. So I want to show different slides throughout the audio clip. But in order to do that I've had to slice it up and it just doesn't flow well anymore. I'm trying to attach an example but it won't let me.
Hi Ashley! Want to attach your .story file (i.e., your source file) so that we can take a look at that? As Daniel mentioned, what you might be seeing is the quick pause break between audio as the course moves from one slide to the next. Typically what folks do is break up the audio at natural transition points (such as between full phrases of text) so that it doesn't sound too abrupt or choppy. But if your audio has a lot of background noise, the transitions might be more noticeable. Saenna's suggestion about removing as much of the unnecessary audio clip might help. You can always add some silence back in via the audio editor if needed.
You might also want to consider using layers on one slide instead of breaking it across multiple slides. By using layers on one slide, you won't have the pause as the next slide loads. For the most part, you can add content to a layer just like any other slide so it would accomplish the same thing without the load between each slide delay.
Here is the sample. Jamie, I've never used the layer feature before. I'll give it a try. If you all wouldn't mind taking a look at the .story file I've attached and let me know if you have any other suggestions I'd I appreciate it! Thanks for all your feedback! Clearly I'm new to Articulate Storyline and the forum. I've got to say both are pretty awesome so far!
Hi again Ashley - thanks for sharing your file. For content like that, I'd recommend inserting the screen recording as a video on a single slide, rather than a step-by-step video that way things will seem much more seamless. Check out scene 2 in the attached. I parsed together your audio to be played across a single slide, so because all the audio clips are still separate, there are a few spots where it's still slightly choppy, but you could replace with a single track if you still have the original.
The step-by-step video option is really more for situations when you are walking the learner through a task or procedure, and you need to explain or emphasize each step in the process. Usually when developers use that option, they add the audio one slide at a time, so they can script & record the audio with the step-to-step transitions in mind.
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hi Ashley, can you attach a sample of a couple slides so we can see what you mean? Have you tried using the SToryline audio editor to trim out any excess dead space?
Ashley: I might be wrong, but there will be a gap in audio, because you have broken it across multiple slides. If the audio needs to be broken up, perhaps you could record a transition phrase or something so the learner knows that there's more to come on the topic.
It is a full explanation of a topic that is supported by several slides. So I want to show different slides throughout the audio clip. But in order to do that I've had to slice it up and it just doesn't flow well anymore. I'm trying to attach an example but it won't let me.
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Hi Ashley! Want to attach your .story file (i.e., your source file) so that we can take a look at that? As Daniel mentioned, what you might be seeing is the quick pause break between audio as the course moves from one slide to the next. Typically what folks do is break up the audio at natural transition points (such as between full phrases of text) so that it doesn't sound too abrupt or choppy. But if your audio has a lot of background noise, the transitions might be more noticeable. Saenna's suggestion about removing as much of the unnecessary audio clip might help. You can always add some silence back in via the audio editor if needed.
You might also want to consider using layers on one slide instead of breaking it across multiple slides. By using layers on one slide, you won't have the pause as the next slide loads. For the most part, you can add content to a layer just like any other slide so it would accomplish the same thing without the load between each slide delay.
That's a good idea, Jamie!
Here is the sample. Jamie, I've never used the layer feature before. I'll give it a try. If you all wouldn't mind taking a look at the .story file I've attached and let me know if you have any other suggestions I'd I appreciate it! Thanks for all your feedback! Clearly I'm new to Articulate Storyline and the forum. I've got to say both are pretty awesome so far!
Hi again Ashley - thanks for sharing your file. For content like that, I'd recommend inserting the screen recording as a video on a single slide, rather than a step-by-step video that way things will seem much more seamless. Check out scene 2 in the attached. I parsed together your audio to be played across a single slide, so because all the audio clips are still separate, there are a few spots where it's still slightly choppy, but you could replace with a single track if you still have the original.
The step-by-step video option is really more for situations when you are walking the learner through a task or procedure, and you need to explain or emphasize each step in the process. Usually when developers use that option, they add the audio one slide at a time, so they can script & record the audio with the step-to-step transitions in mind.
Hope that helps!
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