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ManuelBERRI
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4 years ago

Hey there,
Still trying to figure out what is going on.
I performed a few tests recently.
1) OFFLINE TESTS:
a) I opened Storyline 360 then  went offline. You need an internet connexion to be able to open the Text-To-Speech dialog in Storyline 360 (you get an error message when attempting to do so). It means that a connexion to one or several WebServices are established, and then, once you have typed in you text and clicked on "update", the Audio + VTT are created on the fly. 
b) I also tried to publish offline to see if the "cache" issue relates to an internal cache or an external one (see my message dated 09/05/22 at 1:19 pm (UTC)) .The project was "successfully" published, but the audio was not updated though [sigh].

Conclusion: these tests tend to show there must be some sort of internal cache after all. But where the hell is it?

2) MISCELLANEOUS TESTS
a) I tried to modify GUID used in the TTS\@AssetG within slide.xml and the props\@g within story.xml and theme.xml, then I tried to publish again, to see if by any chance, the audio is updated. Alas, it is not, and even worse, the audio + subtitle completely disappear...
b) I tried to delete the MP3 from the storyline archive (under story\media\) to see if this could "force" a rebuild of it. But when you do so, then the Storyline file cannot any longer be opened.
c) I tried to rename the MP3 et replace the old name with the new one in \story\story.xml, \story\slides\slide.xml, \story\slides\_rels\slide.xml.rels and \story\theme\theme.xml. The storyline file can be opened, but the audio file doesn't load nor can be read. Upon publishing the project, the audio is not recreated.

conclusion: MP3 file name  and TTS\@AssetG are not just random name. They are somehow implied in the Audio regeneration at some point (very vague conclusion indeed).

Voilà, that is all for today.

Would be glad to hear about your findings, if any.

Kind regards,