Forum Discussion
Scrubbing the timeline
I was very excited to start using Storyline (after seeing how gorgeous e-learning content was with Rise and using Camtasia), and I was ...very frustrated by the Timeline workflow.
I don't know if the goal was to make Storyline as close to "PowerPoint" UI, but it's clear to me that the creatives responsible for creating the timeline had probably never edited a video in their life.
The timeline is probably the single most problematic feature of Storyline:
1) I need to be able to scrub the timeline to preview in real time.
Related but worth mentioning: 2) I need assets on the timeline to appear on the canvas when they're present on the timeline and to not appear on the canvas when they aren't present on the timeline. Seriously, having to insert a shape as a layer just to cover up items that I'm not working on is ....a surprisingly poor experience for how expensive a product Articulate is.
3) objects on the timeline should be able to snap-to/align
4) I should be able to split items on a track, and I should be able to put unrelated items on the same track (e.g., putting pictures on the same track).
I don't want a complicated video editing process like Adobe Premiere Pro, but I also want something similar to camtasia or an entry-level non-linear video editor. Given the option to add video and audio to Storyline projects, I'm perplexed that more thought wasn't put into the design.
This! A million times this! " I need assets on the timeline to appear on the canvas when they're present on the timeline and to not appear on the canvas when they aren't present on the timeline." Please, O gods of Storyline, I beg you! Please bring this capability before I retire! :D Thanks!