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64-Bit Storyline 360
Is there a way to access a 64-bit version of Storyline 360? I noticed what I have installed through the 360 suite is only 32-bit and I'm finding that I may be reaching a ceiling with performance whi...
Hi Everyone!
Great news! I'm happy to share that we just released Storyline 360 (version 3.82.31354.0), which includes a new 64-bit version of Storyline 360! Harness the processing power in modern computers with 64-bit Storyline 360. Large, media-rich courses benefit from increased stability and faster performance!
To use 64-bit Storyline 360, please update your Articulate 360 desktop app, then click the Install button next to the Storyline 360 app with the 64-bit and beta labels. The Install button will change to an Open button when the installation is complete.
This was highly requested, so we hope it serves you in your course creation! If you run into any snags, don't hesitate to contact our team in a support case.
Woah, woah, woah... calm down there Shannon. Take a deep breath... breathe in.... and slowly, let it out.... there... you should be feeling better now.
That was quite a scare you gave us. Whew. There's no need to be so... uh, hasty!
As bad as some of the quirks in Storyline are, let us not get into the <bleurgh>... sorry, I just threw up in my mouth a little... nightmare <starts frantically scratching bald patch> that is <takes deep breath - whimpers - eye twitches> the "C" word.
Oh really?! Is it that bad? As I mentioned in my last comment, I've honestly never even looked at Captivate, but my recent issues were making me wonder if I should.
Michelle McKinney
Oh really?! Is it that bad? As I mentioned in my last comment, I've honestly never even looked at Captivate, but my recent issues were making me wonder if I should.
I've used Captivate, Lectora and Storyline. Lately I use Storyline because it is far superior with tracking branching. Pros and cons to all of them, but from the ability to have ultimate control Lectora is the best for me. Plus doesn't have the issue with running out of memory due to being 32 bit only that Storyline has. I don't want to migrate my current work due to size, but may have to out of necessity. I mean come on, how Storyline not be 64 bit yet? Requesting that feature update just keeps falling on deaf ears.
Honestly, it's been quite a few years since I last used it (maybe 5??) and it's probably about 7 or 8 years since I had to work with it full-time but to describe it as clunky would be an understatement.
If one wanted to do anything... "interesting" ... there were widgets. So many widgets. Lots of widgets to provide what I would consider basic functionality. That somehow one couldn't edit. If one wanted something to look 'styled' or part of a coherent visual plan it was frustrating, to say the least.
But, and coming from a graphic design background, it did allow for text styling functionality all those years ago. Something Storyline has only adopted this year. Incredible.
One of the most frightening things I found when I changed to Storyline was how 'loose' everthing felt. I could do stuff. Actual things. And make it look good. And there were ways of making it look like this, or this, or that and wow... it was such a liberating feeling.
There was something about working within the limits of Captivate (similar to QuarkXpress for any ol' pre-press workhorses out there <touches chest - "salute"> prior to InDesign) that made it kind of hardcore, like trying to write a book without using the word "the". Or ride a bike without a saddle. And front wheel. It could be done but damn, it took a hell of a lot of effort.
Sure, drop-down accordions are easy to do (ish) in Captivate and nigh on impossible (programmatically challenging) within Storyline but that has been the only thing I really missed from Captivate.
Maybe it's come on in leaps and bounds. Maybe it's loosened up. I dunno.
When I last had to use it, and subscribed and opened the slick-looking new interface of Captivate up I was kind of disgusted the way nothing had really changed. Like throwing a sheet over a bed of nails and hoping folks think it's comfy.
I'd love to know if it has changed. But I am not going to check it out. My therapist has told me not to go back there.
Ever again.
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