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Multiple layers and timeline
Haven't found this discussed in the forums.
I have a slide with two layers. Both layers have audio. I've designed it such that the base layer plays its audio, then the second layer is shown via a trigger, and its audio plays.
The seekbar is tuned to the base layer, so it conforms to the 17 seconds of the base layer's audio. Therefore the seekbar appears finished although the second layer is now playing its additional 15 seconds of audio.
Additionally, I would prefer that the slide advances automatically rather than by user.
Proposed solution: I haven't tried this yet. Wanted to check here first. I'm wondering whether extending the base layer timeline an additional 15 seconds, to match the additional time of the second layer, will simultaneously cause the seekbar to be more in sync with the entire slide content, and whether that will also allow the slide to advance automatically at the proper time, not when the base layer is finished, thus proceeding to the next slide before the second layer has had a chance to begin.
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Hi Crystal,
Were you able to share a copy of your .story file here with us? That way we can take a look at what you've got set up.
I would need to share it outside of the public forum.
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Absolutely. You are welcome to share it with me directly here. Just please be sure to include the forum url/link as well.
Is it possible to hide the layer timeline, when I have selected 'Pause timeline of base layer', so that I can see the paused base layer timeline when the layer is open?
Hi Red Pen! While you can't hide the seekbar on the layer alone, you can show the paused seekbar while on the layer.
Set your layer properties like this:
✅Allow seeking: No
✅Pause timeline of base layerWhen the layer opens, the seekbar will remain paused for the base layer, and when the layer hides, the seekbar resumes with the timeline. Here's an example.
Hello guys, not sure if this has been resolved, but I'm having a similar problem:
I have a slide with a series of layers triggered by tabs, and one extra layer which shows the progress bar.
Progress layer comes up when user clicks the Info Marker and it closes when the same Marker is hit inside the Progress layer.
When that happens though, the layer that was on display disappears and videos or audios on it do so as well.
I have added a trigger to stop timeline when Info Marker is clicked, a trigger in the Progress layer to resume Timeline on main slide and I changed the properties to revisit where you left.
It doesn't look terrible, since I can still see the buttons for the layers and the instructions after first animation, but I was wondering if it wouldn't be possible to just resume where you left, regardless of a specific layer, audio, video, animation, etc...
Hello norka!
It sounds like it might be a change within the Slide Properties or Layer Properties. It would be helpful for me to take a look at the .story file to see how the project currently flows. Would you mind either attaching it to this discussion or uploading it privately in a support case?
