Changing the Stage of a Character within a Layer

Hi, Kim.
Thank you for reaching out!

Do you have a sample .story file you can share so we can understand your setup? You should be able to change the state of the character from each layer (even if the character is on the base layer):

Let me know if you're experiencing something different.

Hi Maria

Thanks for the quick response. I have attached my slide. I see that you start the state changes when the layer starts, but I am wanting to do it at different times. Would love to see where I might be going wrong.

Cheers

Kim

You have triggers to the wrong characters which is one of the issues. I show it here and offer a tip to make the production much simpler. 

Hi Tom

Thanks for that. Was there supposed to be audio on the file as I cannot hear anything but I can see it all.

Doh! My mic was unplugged. I can record another one if you want. Or were you able to get the gist of it.

1. All of your characters are titled the same and the triggers aren't connected to the right characters. 
2. I'd rebuild it with single characters on the base slide. Then you only need to manage one character rather than multiples on each layer.

Hi Tom

Thanks, yes I have it now. I used cue points but understand what you are saying about the single characters on the base slide only. I will do that from now on as I didnt realise I could control their movements in the layers if they were on the base slide.

Maybe having a training around characters across layers would be a good one! :-)

Cheers

Kim

Cool. Glad it's working. I am going to use this in one of our upcoming webinars.

Sounds great.

I would be keen to know more about characters too and making sure you can simulate a more real conversation. How do you add the more nuanced effects with the text to speech and audio, to really get that natural conversation going?

Cheers

Kim