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How to Use Articulate Storyline on a Mac (with Videos!)
Here’s a question we get a lot: “Is there a Mac version of Articulate Storyline?” Lots of folks like to use Apple-built hardware such as iMacs, Macbook Airs, and Macbook Pros to create, desig...
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Hi Petre,
While I believe Storyline 2 to be a very solid eLearning tool I will disagree with your assessment of Captivate! I have been using Captivate since it was Robo Demo and can tell you it does things Storyline cannot. I don't denigrate these tools as I use all 3 (Captivate, Storyline and Lectora). IMHO a developer needs to be fluent with these tools to be successful and considered an expert.
Only the best,
Ivan
While I believe Storyline 2 to be a very solid eLearning tool I will disagree with your assessment of Captivate! I have been using Captivate since it was Robo Demo and can tell you it does things Storyline cannot. I don't denigrate these tools as I use all 3 (Captivate, Storyline and Lectora). IMHO a developer needs to be fluent with these tools to be successful and considered an expert.
Only the best,
Ivan
Hi Ivan,
thank you for your message. It is not in my intention to denigrate any of
these tools. I am simply expressing my feelings about it. User experience,
you know? :) When something feels awful, it is time to be improved. I don't
know about you, but my relationship with Adobe wasn't a love affair - I use
an iMac (maximum specs) and it was always slow no matter the solution they
provided me (clearing cache, etc). This wasn't the only problem with the
product, but surely the most important. With a slow flow, the productivity
is bad. If you have useful insights or advices to share, it will
appreciated.
I agree there are things that only Captivate can do, but sometimes (not always) they are less important than usability, functionality, etc. Regarding the expertise requirements in this profession, maybe you're right - knowing how to use all these tools is essential. But, of course, depending on the business context in which you are working, it is maybe sufficient to master one of them and concentrate also on other matters - the Instructional Design process, Instructional Video Design, Learning Consultancy, etc (there are a lot of companies that assign one person in all of these roles).
I agree there are things that only Captivate can do, but sometimes (not always) they are less important than usability, functionality, etc. Regarding the expertise requirements in this profession, maybe you're right - knowing how to use all these tools is essential. But, of course, depending on the business context in which you are working, it is maybe sufficient to master one of them and concentrate also on other matters - the Instructional Design process, Instructional Video Design, Learning Consultancy, etc (there are a lot of companies that assign one person in all of these roles).