Are there any users out there that are running Storyline and/or Studio 09 with their Apple iMacs? If so, what are the problems, if any, that you have overcome?
How do you do something like this?
Along the same line.....can Storyline run on iPads yet?
I'm running Storyline on my Macbook Pro through VMWare with Windows 7 and on my Macbook Air with Windows XP. Make sure you have plenty of memory. Max it out if you can. I wouldn't use the Macbook Air for anything heavy but the MBP with more memory runs SL GREAT!
I think I need to bone up on Parallels and VMware....I am not familiar with either.
My Toshiba laptop is struggling to keep up with what I am trying to do. Sometimes the fan sounds like it's getting ready for take off and on a couple of occasions, the computer has overheated and shut down.
I am looking at a 27 inch iMac but we will see. How does Apple's pricing structure work? Does everybody charge the same for their machines?
I recently bought a 27 inch iMac. Got a 10% discount at apple for business accounts. Had to be a little sneaky because they don't offer discount for first purchases but will price match. So went to another store got a quote and then copied in Apple.
Get your memory from crucial, I bought 16gb for £60 apples price was £240, really easy to install, in fact they will show you instore if you ask
Forgot to mention that if you want to run Articulate on iPads it's best to download the Articulate Mobile app, which is free from itunes. Parallels, by the way is something like $80. It takes some getting used to, but they offer free telephone support for the first 30 days. You'll probably use it.
I have a 27" iMac (16GB) & a MBP(8GB) and run storyline on both through VMWare (Windows 7) and haven't run across any crazy problems yet but I'm just getting started with Storyline.
I have used both Parallels and VMware, and have found both to be poor substitutes for running Windows 7 natively. Neither virtualization package renders graphics or the Windows UI as cleanly or accurately as going native. My solution was to toss Parallels and just use Bootcamp, partitioning the hard drive on my Macbook Pro.
Switching operating systems completely is a pain sometimes. But the payoff is that Storyline runs very responsively. I have found no difference between running it this way and running it on my Windows 7 desktop PC at the office.
Used Articulate Studio with both VMware and Parallels running XP and Windows 7 with no major problems (well apart from the normal Windows problems that is
When opening storyline in parallels 9, the graphics & fonts do appear correctly on the screen. All fonts have been installed and graphics are coming from the built in templates. They all get bunched up in the upper left corner of the canvas. Trying to avoid using Bootcamp as all my graphics software is running in OSX 10.8.5
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I'm running Storyline on my Macbook Pro through VMWare with Windows 7 and on my Macbook Air with Windows XP. Make sure you have plenty of memory. Max it out if you can. I wouldn't use the Macbook Air for anything heavy but the MBP with more memory runs SL GREAT!
Storyline published output can run on iPads.
I have used a retina MBP, normal MBP and iMac.
The best experience I have is on my 27 inch iMac.
I agree with Steve Max out the memory, I am using 16gb and it flies, Parallels works great but I am sure as Steve says VMware is just as good
I think I need to bone up on Parallels and VMware....I am not familiar with either.
My Toshiba laptop is struggling to keep up with what I am trying to do. Sometimes the fan sounds like it's getting ready for take off and on a couple of occasions, the computer has overheated and shut down.
I am looking at a 27 inch iMac but we will see. How does Apple's pricing structure work? Does everybody charge the same for their machines?
Cheers,
Dave
I recently bought a 27 inch iMac. Got a 10% discount at apple for business accounts. Had to be a little sneaky because they don't offer discount for first purchases but will price match. So went to another store got a quote and then copied in Apple.
Get your memory from crucial, I bought 16gb for £60 apples price was £240, really easy to install, in fact they will show you instore if you ask
Hi, Dave:
Bought an iMac back in 2010, upgraded the memory. I run parallels 7 and 32-bit windows. No issues running Articulate Studio and Storyline.
Forgot to mention that if you want to run Articulate on iPads it's best to download the Articulate Mobile app, which is free from itunes. Parallels, by the way is something like $80. It takes some getting used to, but they offer free telephone support for the first 30 days. You'll probably use it.
Hello All,
I wanted to drag this back up to see what's new with Articulate, Apple, etc.....
What are some common issues you have run into?
Am I able to publish in a format that is iPad friendly AND Moodle friendly? Our courses currently are Studio 09 and Moodle.
I have an iMac on the radar but don't know where to start!
Cheers,
Dave
I have a 27" iMac (16GB) & a MBP(8GB) and run storyline on both through VMWare (Windows 7) and haven't run across any crazy problems yet but I'm just getting started with Storyline.
I have used both Parallels and VMware, and have found both to be poor substitutes for running Windows 7 natively. Neither virtualization package renders graphics or the Windows UI as cleanly or accurately as going native. My solution was to toss Parallels and just use Bootcamp, partitioning the hard drive on my Macbook Pro.
Switching operating systems completely is a pain sometimes. But the payoff is that Storyline runs very responsively. I have found no difference between running it this way and running it on my Windows 7 desktop PC at the office.
I have no issues with parallels on an iMac and MBP I didnt like it on a retina machine
Thanks Phil......BTW, what MBP?
-Dave
MBP = Macbook Pro, i.e Apple Laptop
Used Articulate Studio with both VMware and Parallels running XP and Windows 7 with no major problems (well apart from the normal Windows problems that is
When opening storyline in parallels 9, the graphics & fonts do appear correctly on the screen. All fonts have been installed and graphics are coming from the built in templates. They all get bunched up in the upper left corner of the canvas. Trying to avoid using Bootcamp as all my graphics software is running in OSX 10.8.5
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