Storyline Example: Generating Closed Captions

Hey Emily - Were you trying to download the original document that Steve shared on this thread? Re-attaching here if so. If you are looking for another, let me know.

Yes Leslie.  I got it.  Thank you.  I also found these two resources that have been very helpful:

https://community.articulate.com/download/storyline-2-closed-captions-demo

http://davidlindenberg.com/2016/11/building-closed-captions-in-storyline/

Glad to hear it Emily - thanks for sharing what worked for you as well as that could certainly be of assistance to others that run across this thread.

Hi Emily,

You might also find this thread useful;

Synching a closed-caption layer with audio on the base layer

It has a demo and source file I posted for a solution you might like.

Thanks for popping in and linking to that solution as well Joseph :) Could assist others in the future as well.

Hi Renee - Lucky for you, we introduced a new Closed Captions feature in SL360 Update 4, released two days ago.  Read all about it here, and be sure to watch Arlyn's great video!

Hi Steve. Thank you for posting this. I just found this and am having some issues trying to get the transcript to appear on the slide. What is your Toggle CC button attached to? Nothing happens when my user clicks on my Toggle CC button. Thank you.

Hi Joy! 

This thread is a bit dated, but be sure that you take a peek at the file that Steve shared in his example.

Looks like he's set the button up on a slide master to toggle a transcript layer. Then, if you look at the actual slide, there are some off slide buttons that are valid at different places in the slide timeline so that the correct information is displayed as the transcript variable changes depending on when the user clicks to toggle.

I hope that helps. 

As you can see from Mat's response above, this is  feature that we have in Storyline 360 now. 

Thank you. I was able to find another solution in the community that's working out better for me.

Oh, well that's great news Joy - thanks for popping back in with an update.

Does anyone have a copy of the story source file? It appears to be gone!

Hi Michelle and welcome to E-Learning Heroes :)

What version of Storyline are you using? I just wanted to let you know that Storyline 360 has a new Closed Caption feature.

As for the file you mention, are you referring to the one originally shared? I was able to download and I'll share here again for you if helpful.

Thanks! I am using Storyline 2. I would love to upgrade but have to
demonstrate the value of what we already have before they are going to be
willing to upgrade us. :-) I found a couple of closed caption solutions.
I am trying to determine what is the easiest most viable solution for what
tools we currently have.

I understand Michelle :)

Hopefully that file helps you in the meantime. Remember you can always download a trial if you're looking to do some comparison analysis as well.

Hi Michelle,

Here’s an example of the CC process I made before getting 360:

https://ola.aacc.edu/ID/Multimedia/TheArtOfNoteTaking

I repurposed (and renamed) the Submit button to control the caption display. If you’re interested in the project file, just let me know, and I’ll create small version with only what you need.

~Joe

I love that! I think that is the direction I was trying to go...I found
another discussion using the submit button, but I hadn't taken the time to
figure it out yet. Does this eliminate the ability to incorporate
scenerio quizzes? Would love a framework file!!!

Hi Leslie,
Will Storyline 2 open a project saved from Storyline 360?
Thank you,
Joe

Hi Joe,

Storyline 2 can't open a file created in a newer version - you'd need to have Storyline 3 or Storyline 360 to open a file created in Storyline 360. 

Hi Michelle,
Unfortunately, I don't have access to Storyline 2 anymore, so I can't edit the project down to the bare essentials without updating to 360.

So, here's a link to the entire .story file (created in Storyline 2) in a 50 Meg ZIP file for you to download. Let me know if you have any problems with it.

https://ola.aacc.edu/ID/Multimedia/ClientReview/TheArtofNoteTaking.zip

~Joe

Hi Michelle,
While the standard Submit button gets re-purposed in this design, I would just create my own Submit button for quizzes, and place it in the slide content area.
~Joe

Thank you, Ashley.

Thanks so much, Joe! I will check it out!

Hi Michelle,

You’re most welcome.

The biggest challenge in this method is creating the cue points at the precise times necessary. I found that loading the audio files, not only into the slide in Storyline, but into Adobe Audition as well—on a second monitor—allows for an easy way to quickly scrub through the audio and, ultimately, get the correct timing/placement for the cue points.

~Joe

I know this is an old post, but I'm still using Steve's captioning example and it works well. I do have one issue I'm trying to resolve.

If captioning is turned on and it then proceeds to need screen the captioning remains on screen which is great. But what if there's a few seconds at the start of the 2nd screen where you want the captioning box to disappear briefly until the captions should appear again ? (captioning does not start at the beginning of the timeline). Is there a trigger that can be added to hide the captioning box for certain spots on the timeline when no captions should be displayed?

Thanks!