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Storyline 360 - Converting AI Voiceover to Text-to-Speech bug?
We are in a situation where we need to convert AI Voiceovers to Text-to-Speech so that we can better control pronunciation of a word. All of these voiceovers already have the Closed Captions in place and in an effort not to duplicate work, it was suggested to use this process:
- Right click on AI voiceover in timeline
- Select Text-to-Speech from hovering menu
- In the Insert Text-to-Speech modal, uncheck "Generate Closed Captions"
- Click "Update"
While showing a coworker this process, I was able to do this once. However, on subsequent attempts to complete the same process, nothing happens when Update is clicked (other than the Text-to-Speech modal closes). No progress bar is displayed, no Text-to-Speech object is created. I've restarted Storyline, restarted my PC, and have had coworkers reproduce the same issue.
Can anyone else confirm this and/or offer advice? Thanks in advance.
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jimmyadne, thanks for the reply and suggestion. I, along with two others did the following:
- Created a brand new SL file
- Added AI Voiceover to a slide
- Under Manage Closed Captions, created AI CC and saved
- Selected the AI Voiceover on timeline and right clicked
- Choose Text-to-Speech from menu
- In modal, unchecked "generate closed captions"
- Clicked update
We did this on two slides. On the first slide the conversion to Text-to-Speech worked. On the second slide, and any subsequent attempt, the conversion does not happen.
So basically, it works once in a file and never again. I'm fairly sure this is a bug. Hopefully someone outside our organization can repeat the issue.
That definitely sounds unexpected, especially if the workflow succeeded once and then consistently stopped creating the Text-to-Speech object afterward. Since multiple people can reproduce it, it seems less likely to be a project-specific issue. I'd be curious whether it happens in a brand-new Storyline file with a simple AI voiceover as well, as that could help narrow down whether it's related to the conversion process itself or something specific to existing captions and project settings.
