timeline bug
Sep 12, 2012
I am not sure if it is a bug or a feature.
All my objects display persistently on the storyline app story board ( main work area). Even when they don't occupy space on the timeline at a particular frame.
In other words, if I move the playhead on the timeline I would expect images to display or not display on the main work area like they are presented on the timeline.
How do I turn that effect off. Its almost like the onion effect in flash.
Plus, if I have 2 images. One to display for 5 seconds and the second to display after the first image, can I have them not take up 2 layers on the timeline? It seems like a wast of space.
Thanks
Randy Collier
4 Replies
I noticed this during beta and unfortunately, you cannot "scrub" the timeline and see all of your animations enter/exit by grabbing the playhead. Instead, you have to click play to watch the animations happen. I've also noticed that if I place the playhead to a point in the timeline and press play that not all my animations play.
The ability to scrub the timeline back and forth and get a real-time scrub view (like Camtasia) would be an awesome feature.
I'm having the same issue. This makes it extremely difficult to edit and add objects at a specific time when I can't see them because the other objects are still showing.
So, I have to go in and turn all these objects off with the eyeball and there's no "turn all off" button, so I have to go in individually and do it. AND remember to turn them all back on before I preview the file.
I'm thinking it might be easier to put each object into a separate layer and have them triggered to display/hide at a specific time marker on the timeline.
Anyone have any BETTER ideas?
Did anyone get a solution to this? Even a very simple animation with a few images can become very messy on screen. It's a nightmare to have to keep showing/hiding the different objects just to edit something.
Hi Mark,
There isn't a solution for this, as it's expected behavior that they all show at once and you can use the "hide" button from within the timeline to hide them while you work. If you'd like to request a different feature, please feel free to do so here.
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