in the last years I have learned that Articulate usually does not announce a precise release date. But when they release the first tutorials we will surely see the new version in the next weeks.
wow...thats great!!! several cool features i want to try. However, has "the blurry text and image after publish" issue now fixed with the new version? I want to make sure before i pay for the upgrade.
The blurry text issue is fixed and so is the blurry video. They completely redesigned the text editor so not only is the text crisp but you have more control over spacing and can even use custom bullets now. I am not sure what you mean by the blurry image issue as I have never had a problem with images.
Thanks for the update Nancy! and it's great that the text issue is fixed
If you compare the 2 images below, the buttons (.jpg) looked blurry after published. The image quality is set to 100% in the publish setting.
A workaround suggested by a forum member was to create the image in bigger size, then resized it in Storyline. This improved the clarify, but as you can see, it's still quite blurry.
Yes I do see that. I can't say for sure but I think that will still be the case in SL2. You will probably have to bring in a larger image and then scale it down in Storyline. The trick is getting the right ratio.
Can I ask how that image was created in the first place? To me it looks like it might be better to save a .png instead instead of a jpeg.
I've been working with SL2 for a while now (was a beta tester) and think, overall, that you will love it. If you have been using SL1 it is well worth the price of the upgrade.
Since your graphic is flat in design and not a lot of colors, have you tried exporting as a GIF as opposed to a rastered PNG or JPG image?
Another option is a trick I've used in the past in Photoshop. Create your document as a CMYK 300 dpi document (even though it will be RGB and viewed on the web). Once you create the document space, you can change the color profile to RGB but will still export to that higher resolution.
You can resize it smaller in SL1 or 2 but the source image will still retain the file size. In this case, open the exported file (GIF, PNG, or JPG) back in Photoshop and then resize the image to the dimensions you need in Storyline. Now you have a smaller file size but retained the higher resolution.
Flat graphic designs like shown in your post can actually be done quite well and crisp in PPT. You don't even have to save to image. Just copy the graphic layout from PPT and paste in Storyline and it will treat it as an image. If you need it in your external asset library, just Right Click > Save Picture from Storyline.
Finally, if you have Illustrator I find that creating them as vectors and exporting as PNG are better quality than Photoshop. I 'create outlines' of text and covert to vector shapes. Now there's no aliasing of the fonts during export.
I'm glad that Kevin and Nancy were able to assist you here in regards to your graphic and text questions. I also wanted to let you know that SL1 and SL2 can run on the same machine, so you're welcome to download the trial of SL2 first and conduct testing to see how your projects will work and look before going through the upgrade.
Hope that helps and let us know if you have any other questions!
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Storyline version 2 tutorials are now available showing the new controls that can be inserted
http://community.articulate.com/tutorials/products/adding-interactive-objects.aspx
When can we upgrade??
Anybody??
Hi Doug,
in the last years I have learned that Articulate usually does not announce a precise release date. But when they release the first tutorials we will surely see the new version in the next weeks.
We will have to be patient.
Hi Doug,
The home page should answer your question: https://www.articulate.com/
Enjoy.
wow...thats great!!! several cool features i want to try.
However, has "the blurry text and image after publish" issue now fixed with the new version? I want to make sure before i pay for the upgrade.
Looking forward to the feedback
thanks
John
The blurry text issue is fixed and so is the blurry video. They completely redesigned the text editor so not only is the text crisp but you have more control over spacing and can even use custom bullets now. I am not sure what you mean by the blurry image issue as I have never had a problem with images.
Thanks for the update Nancy! and it's great that the text issue is fixed
If you compare the 2 images below, the buttons (.jpg) looked blurry after published. The image quality is set to 100% in the publish setting.
A workaround suggested by a forum member was to create the image in bigger size, then resized it in Storyline. This improved the clarify, but as you can see, it's still quite blurry.
Yes I do see that. I can't say for sure but I think that will still be the case in SL2. You will probably have to bring in a larger image and then scale it down in Storyline. The trick is getting the right ratio.
Can I ask how that image was created in the first place? To me it looks like it might be better to save a .png instead instead of a jpeg.
They were created in Photoshop, and i've tried both png and jpg.
Nevertheless, very excited about the new SL2.
I've been working with SL2 for a while now (was a beta tester) and think, overall, that you will love it. If you have been using SL1 it is well worth the price of the upgrade.
HI John,
Since your graphic is flat in design and not a lot of colors, have you tried exporting as a GIF as opposed to a rastered PNG or JPG image?
Another option is a trick I've used in the past in Photoshop. Create your document as a CMYK 300 dpi document (even though it will be RGB and viewed on the web). Once you create the document space, you can change the color profile to RGB but will still export to that higher resolution.
You can resize it smaller in SL1 or 2 but the source image will still retain the file size. In this case, open the exported file (GIF, PNG, or JPG) back in Photoshop and then resize the image to the dimensions you need in Storyline. Now you have a smaller file size but retained the higher resolution.
Flat graphic designs like shown in your post can actually be done quite well and crisp in PPT. You don't even have to save to image. Just copy the graphic layout from PPT and paste in Storyline and it will treat it as an image. If you need it in your external asset library, just Right Click > Save Picture from Storyline.
Finally, if you have Illustrator I find that creating them as vectors and exporting as PNG are better quality than Photoshop. I 'create outlines' of text and covert to vector shapes. Now there's no aliasing of the fonts during export.
Hi John,
I'm glad that Kevin and Nancy were able to assist you here in regards to your graphic and text questions. I also wanted to let you know that SL1 and SL2 can run on the same machine, so you're welcome to download the trial of SL2 first and conduct testing to see how your projects will work and look before going through the upgrade.
Hope that helps and let us know if you have any other questions!
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Hi Amanda,
First, we always recommend viewing the published output within the intended environment to help prevent odd behavior or running into issues with security settings and restrictions. Also there may be some blurriness or pixelation in the HTML5 output as documented here.
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