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Storyline Audio editing is a nightmare
When using the audio editing window, so many things are broken. I have used the editor many times and you will see by the attached videos, only a couple of the broken UI items. I am currently working on a large project with 20+ audio slides.
Some of the newly discovered issues are:
Copy an item, it only stays on the clipboard for a few more actions. Poof, the item is not in the clipboard.
Try to select an exact area to paste some audio into, the play head jumps around so much that you spend minutes to accomplish a 20 sec task.
That along with all the other issues makes doing any simple editing so frustrating.
Hello Everyone!
I'm happy to share that we have released a new update for Storyline 360 (Build 3.87.32265.0).
In this update, we have implemented a fix for:
- The playhead sometimes jumped to an incorrect point on the audio waveform in the audio editor.
As a first step, I recommend updating Storyline 360 to the latest version. Here's how:
If you have any questions on Update 87, please let us know in this thread or privately in a support case.
Have a great day!
So it's been a year since I posted the audio nightmare story and videos. I have done all the updates throughout. I am back working on an audio heavy project and it is Nightmare on Storyline street part 2. I know Articulate absolutely does not care about this horrible experience in Storyline, but I wanted to document the complete lack of effort.
I wish I would have started this project in Captivate. Lesson learned. I cannot imagine our organization will renew the Articulate subscription. Just cost too much to deal with the lack of updates.
Hi allen nation,
Thanks so much for reaching out! I'm sorry to hear that you've run into these issues. I understand how frustrating that can be! I appreciate you sending along videos of what you are experiencing.
We have a known issue with the audio editor seekbar jumping around similar to your videos. I have added your voice to this known bug. We'll be sure to update this thread with any news or updates in the future.
Also, I'd like to take a closer look at that clipboard issue you are experiencing. I tried replicating this behavior on my end with no issues and want to be sure I'm understanding this correctly. When you have the chance, could you please send along a video of this behavior when you are in Storyline 360?
Looking forward to hearing from you, allen nation!
These videos are while using Storyline 360.
Is there any plan to fix the known audio issues. If Captivate has better audio features our teams will be forced to switch back to using the new version coming out this summer.
Sure wish Articulate was proactive in updating major software fixes.
Storyline is a great authoring tool, but a poor audio or video editing tool. Nothing personal, but to use your words, I find I can open an audio tool (well, to be completely truthful, I keep it open when I know I have editing to do), make an edit, save it, and import it into SL in less time than it takes you to "Try to select an exact area to paste some audio into, the play head jumps around so much that you spend minutes to accomplish a 20 sec task." Best tool for the job, I always say.
There are a lot of free editing tools, some online and some you can download. Audacity, for example is free, has more features than SL and is pretty reliable.
You could use an eggbeater to drive your fishing boat, but why would you? You can use an e-authoring tool to edit audio and video, but why would you?
Hello Everyone!
I'm happy to share that we have released a new update for Storyline 360 (Build 3.87.32265.0).
In this update, we have implemented a fix for:
- The playhead sometimes jumped to an incorrect point on the audio waveform in the audio editor.
As a first step, I recommend updating Storyline 360 to the latest version. Here's how:
If you have any questions on Update 87, please let us know in this thread or privately in a support case.
Have a great day!
