Templates Very Sluggish

Dec 01, 2017

While preparing a prototype with a free template I downloaded, Storyline becomes very sluggish and nearly impossible to use.  I have 16G RAM and a very fast i7 processor, with high end video card.  What could be causing this?  I closed every other application and tuned up the system....The downloaded template is beautiful, but has five complex layers on one slide!

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Leslie McKerchie

Hey Matthew - 

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Leslie McKerchie

Thank you Matt.

So, while working within the project you are experiencing some slowness?

The software and preview seem to be working as expected for me, even using the file you shared here.

You mention that you are using a trial and I also see where you've reached out to our support team as well about general sluggish behavior.

I'm going to add some notes to your case based on our conversation here and Abel should be able to further assist you.

Ashley Terwilliger-Pollard

Hi Matt,

It should only impact the download speed of assets from content library, not Storyline as a whole. Other things that could be impacting Storyline performance could be how many other programs are running, and where your .story files are being saved (you'll want to make sure they're saved locally).

We'll follow along in your case with Abel too - he'll help with some additional troubleshooting

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