storyline running slow - will this carryover to live version?

Hi Sarah,

I'm wondering if the "100 people" are from the Storyline character pack perhaps?

I would suggest, once you get your people images resized/cropped/etc. to your desired size, optimize them to that size. If you look at the size of any image and it says it's current size is anything less than 100%, you are showing at a smaller size, but the file still retains all the data needed to show at its full size, which with many images can slow things down.

Optimize image(s):

• Save your image at its current (edited) size (right-click > export picture > save picture).
  • JPG for anything not requiring transparency 
  • PNG for transparency only
• Import that image to your stage, using your existing image as a placement guide, if needed.
• Delete the original image.

Hope that helps.