Todd MacDonald
Todd MacDonald
Chief Contrarian at Pinchot & Co
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Todd MacDonald replied to the discussion How to install new templates ENGAGE 13
"Hi- It appears all the 13 downloads are static visuals.  Did we loose the ability to do custom interactions w/13.  The Carousel Interact..."
  • 8 years ago03/31/16 at 2:44 pm (UTC)
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"Sure... and thanks for the help. I spent the last couple hours testing some scenarios.  The main project is pretty large @ about 1.3GB, ..."
  • 9 years ago03/10/15 at 7:52 pm (UTC)
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"Thanks Leslie, I am current on Storyline 2 as well as system updates.  The issue seems related to either Storyline 1 files that were imp..."
  • 9 years ago03/10/15 at 7:08 pm (UTC)
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Todd MacDonald replied to the discussion Storyline Translation Export Error
"Hi - Any final word on this bug.  The thread above does not seem to make a definitive case and clearing all my internet settings as a PO..."
  • 9 years ago02/22/15 at 6:44 pm (UTC)
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"Did an official fix/work around get posted.  I can't trace it in this thread.  I'm getting the same error and tried all kinds of file nam..."
  • 9 years ago02/22/15 at 6:13 pm (UTC)
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Todd MacDonald replied to the discussion Tips needed for timeline synch consistency
"I'm also finding that advancing long video streams during regular  story playback  sometimes (but not always) causes graphic and text bui..."
  • over 10 years ago09/03/13 at 8:55 am (UTC)
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Todd MacDonald started a new discussion Tips needed for timeline synch consistency
"Greetings; I am using a lot of video.  Recently I'm finding that sometimes  the timeline preview  (when you click the play button while i..."
  • over 10 years ago09/01/13 at 8:15 am (UTC)
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Todd MacDonald replied to the discussion Understading Storyline Resume dynamics
"Thanks Phil....that is the behavior I would expect but it does not happen consistently or at all. Do you know if an Exit Course trigger  ..."
  • almost 11 years ago05/20/13 at 12:40 pm (UTC)
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Todd MacDonald started a new discussion Understading Storyline Resume dynamics
"Greetings- Students are getting very inconsistent behavior when trying to utilize the Resume feature in Storyline.  The course is not ru..."
  • almost 11 years ago05/20/13 at 11:21 am (UTC)
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Todd MacDonald replied to the discussion Publishing Test Story for iPad
"Hello Peter- Why deselect the Mobile Player option?  I was under the impression that the Mobile Player option was the premier iPad experi..."
  • 11 years ago04/05/13 at 12:46 pm (UTC)
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"Thanks Peter and no worries..  Funny that you ask...I checked to be sure all slides were set to the same state  (Automatic).  Then after ..."
  • 11 years ago03/19/13 at 9:00 am (UTC)
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"All of a sudden, several slides (maybe more) are not resetting their timelines when returning to the slide.  By this I mean that  If we a..."
  • 11 years ago03/19/13 at 7:50 am (UTC)
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Todd MacDonald started a new discussion Any tips for timeline synching challenges
"Hello- Are  there any tips on keeping the video timeline and the slide timeline in synch when using the player (not the media) slider?  W..."
  • 11 years ago03/15/13 at 12:51 am (UTC)
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"Thanks Justin... and sorry for the delay.  We are heads down at the moment and stripping out the nav system will take a bit.  Back to you..."
  • 11 years ago03/15/13 at 12:43 am (UTC)
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Todd MacDonald replied to the discussion Large Projects and Managing Cache Expansion
"The current working file is about 3.2 gig with a published story size of about 200MB  I'm impressed with system stability and wondering i..."
  • 11 years ago03/06/13 at 8:10 am (UTC)
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Todd MacDonald started a new discussion Large Projects and Managing Cache Expansion
"I was wondering what size large .story files people are working with.  Any large .story tips?"
  • 11 years ago03/05/13 at 10:52 pm (UTC)
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"Thanks Justin.  Will do. Can you handle 3 GB .story files?"
  • 11 years ago03/05/13 at 10:28 pm (UTC)
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"Thanks Christine! These are good things to know.   I'm currently building with a 3GB story  (.Story size) with a 180mb published size and..."
  • 11 years ago03/05/13 at 10:25 pm (UTC)
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Todd MacDonald replied to the discussion Can Menu items be set at a Scene level?
"I found the Restricetd option but I was hoping I could limit what was exposed. Thanks T"
  • 11 years ago03/04/13 at 8:40 pm (UTC)
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Todd MacDonald started a new discussion Can Menu items be set at a Scene level?
"I'd like to give a user progressively more menu access as she moves though a course.  Can I set unique menus per Scene? Thanks"
  • 11 years ago03/04/13 at 8:36 pm (UTC)
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Todd MacDonald replied to the discussion Tips for Timeline cues across Layers
"I've not done any calculations but I suspect that is where the timing is off.  I'll give that a try. Thanks T"
  • 11 years ago03/04/13 at 8:01 pm (UTC)
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Todd MacDonald started a new discussion How do you keep the Stroy View from freaking out?
"It seems that every once in a while, the Story View zoom will take on a mind of it's own.  Nothing seems to get it working riigt.  Usuall..."
  • 11 years ago03/04/13 at 6:54 pm (UTC)
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Todd MacDonald replied to the discussion Tips for Timeline cues across Layers
"Thanks...hope all is well"
  • 11 years ago03/04/13 at 6:50 pm (UTC)
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Todd MacDonald replied to the discussion Tips for Timeline cues across Layers
"Thanks Bruce. The Project size is over 3GB  so I'll need to carve the relevant pieces out. Deadline tomorrow so a few days out for the bi..."
  • 11 years ago03/04/13 at 11:30 am (UTC)
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"I have a fairly complex navigation pad (a set of custom buttons that track progress and turn on and off based on that progress)  What I'm..."
  • 11 years ago03/03/13 at 10:00 am (UTC)