I have my layers sliding over my base layer, using the transitions cover effect. I now want to have the layer slide back out of the way to reveal the base layer when they click the button to hide layer. However, instead it just abruptly goes back to the base later. I don't see a transition button to use upon exit.
I tried to do this in motion paths with animations, it closed before I clicked the button to hide the layer. I didn't see a way to tie to to the button to close the layer.
Matthew beat me to it. His approach is right. I will add that the length of the timeline for the objects on that layer matters too. Assuming you use a 0.75 second "fly-in" entrance animation, and a 0.75 second "fly-out" animation, then your timeline needs to be exactly 1.5 seconds long. if it is longer, there will be a delay when the learner closes the sliding panel before it starts animating because the exit animation only starts (in this case) 0.75 seconds from the end of the timeline.
Do you have any suggestions for when the layer has audio. I have them all working fine, if they don't have audio, however, I am having problems with the exit timing if they do. Currently on the slide I have a button to start the audio and a button to close the layer. I have tried resuming the timeline after the audio completed but that was too long. I then tried to resume the timeline when the user click the button to close the layer, but it went the long. I then have it working by making the layer close when the time reaches halfway through the audio, however, I would like them to click the button to close the layer. They may want to re-read the information.
Any additional thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks for your help.
- point your triggers to play animation upon some other event (entry animation when timeline starts; exit animation when clicking Close button OR when your audio completes
- last trigger would close the layer when animation completes
Another strategy is to put the Close animation on a separate layer. Then you can have the layer with sound open as you normally would. When the learner clicks the Close tab, you switch to the Close layer, which is only 0.75 seconds long and has the fly-out animation applied to its contents.
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Matthew beat me to it. His approach is right. I will add that the length of the timeline for the objects on that layer matters too. Assuming you use a 0.75 second "fly-in" entrance animation, and a 0.75 second "fly-out" animation, then your timeline needs to be exactly 1.5 seconds long. if it is longer, there will be a delay when the learner closes the sliding panel before it starts animating because the exit animation only starts (in this case) 0.75 seconds from the end of the timeline.
Cheers!
-Ray
Thanks Ray and Matthew. That really helped!
Appreciate the help.
Tamarah
Matthew or Ray,
Do you have any suggestions for when the layer has audio. I have them all working fine, if they don't have audio, however, I am having problems with the exit timing if they do. Currently on the slide I have a button to start the audio and a button to close the layer. I have tried resuming the timeline after the audio completed but that was too long. I then tried to resume the timeline when the user click the button to close the layer, but it went the long. I then have it working by making the layer close when the time reaches halfway through the audio, however, I would like them to click the button to close the layer. They may want to re-read the information.
Any additional thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks for your help.
Tamarah
Maybe instead of using a pause of the timeline:
- give each entry/exit animation a logical name
- point your triggers to play animation upon some other event (entry animation when timeline starts; exit animation when clicking Close button OR when your audio completes
- last trigger would close the layer when animation completes
Hope that helps.
Another strategy is to put the Close animation on a separate layer. Then you can have the layer with sound open as you normally would. When the learner clicks the Close tab, you switch to the Close layer, which is only 0.75 seconds long and has the fly-out animation applied to its contents.
Cheers!
-Ray
Thanks everyone for your input and help. It is much appreciated!
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