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Entrance animation/exit animation - can we do emphasis?
I would like an object in Storyline to pulse repeatedly from the beginning to the end of the timeline. In PowerPoint I would use an Emphasis animation - is there a workaround in Storyline?
Hi everyone!
I have some great news to share! We just released another update for Storyline 360. In Update 84, we've included important fixes and new features.
One of the new features we've included is:
- Choose from a library of emphasis animations that grab learners' attention with effects like pulsing, shaking, and teetering.
Launch the Articulate 360 desktop app on your computer to take advantage of this update, and click the Update button next to Storyline 360. You'll find our step-by-step instructions here.
Please let me know if you need additional help!
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Thanks so much, Ray! That will save me well over 200 hotspots today.
I had it no fill and dashed lines (for flashing running ants). It was (annoyingly) letting me trigger with a click anywhere on the screen and not just inside the no fill box. done and done.dave
+1 from me as well! Seems like Storyline should have everything PPT has, especially now that it's been around for so long.
And my vote. I'm looking at video animation software like Powtoon with pulsing / popping animations, and html Elementor effects like mouse/scroll effects & mini image zoom in/out with hover. Another way forward could be an animated icon library as some of the emphasis effects oscillate between two states.
+1 will really help
What I've done is to put a shape behind whatever I needed to pulse, have both an entry and exit animation (fade in/out; at the same 0.5 sec duration each) and have the following 2 triggers:
- Change state of [shape] to Hidden when Entry Animation is complete
- Change state of [shape] to Normal when Exit Animation is complete
It creates a loop that pulses using the states.
+1 for emphasis animation.
How would you create a spotlight effect?
This is what I currently did...
1. Make 3 copies of image
2. Top version is the cropped area you wish to "spotlight". Add the soft edges picture effect
3. Middle version is normal. Set an exit fade animation with a shorter timeline
4. Back version should be recolored to dark gray
Is there an easier way?
Voting for this too!
Hello everyone, any updates on emphasis animations and when we can expect more? I could really use a pulsing one in the project I am developing. Cheers.
+1! (Add me to the list of requestors too!)
