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Can you adjust a slide duration without dragging the end point?
I know this has been asked before but I can't find an answer...
Is it possible to adjust a slide duration without dragging the end point?
I have a slide that is 900 seconds long.
It contains 10 seconds of audio and 890 seconds of silence. When using a seekbar the audio ends and the seekbar is only 5% full.
Every slide in my course is the same and it takes forever manually dragging the end point back to 10 seconds.
I just want a box where I can type in the number of seconds for slide duration, or to right-click on the time line and select "set end point".
Here's a video that I made of super quick fix for this issue. It's manual, but super easy.
Brilliant! So easy. Wish that were more intuitive in the interface. Thank you!
Thank you Robert (and Anthony?) for this amazing tip. Huge time saver.
Outstanding fix!
Thanks again. I've read all the responses and watched all the videos.
Unfortunately, none of them contain a method to shorten the time line, except by manually dragging it.
Changing the duration of indidual objects only helps if you're trying to make the time line longer.
Here is the challenge!
- Make a new side
- Create an object with a very long duration, eg. 900 seconds (Right-click and use the 'timing' controls to do this)
- Delete the object
- Figure out a way to reduce the timeline back to 10 seconds without having to drag it manually.
And then, post the solution here for instant fame and glory.
Go to Robert Lengacher post below...it works Perfectly! -Start dragging timeline over and simply 'tap' your left arrow on keyboard and your timeline will jump to end of media or objects that are not fixed.
Adding to Robert's suggestion, if you create a cue point on your timeline, when you drag the timeline and press the left arrow, the timeline will adjust to that cue point. This technique allows you to more easily set the exact time you want with minimal over/under shooting.
Perfect. This is exactly what I was looking for! I think I had to look around for almost half an hour before finding your solution, Victoria-thanks!
Cute points. I was wondering if they had something useful to do with this :)Victoria - I have been looking for this solution for years! Thank you so much. I should have read further down in the comments way earlier! You're a life saver.
Just to clarify, when I say "shorten the time line" I am referring to entire slide duration, not individual objects.
Cheers
Hi Ed,
There is not a feature to "snap to longest object" although it sounds like a good feature request.
Done! Submitted a request! :)
I too would like to know if there is a way to adjust the length of the slide without dragging the arrow. I was looking for a feature like in Captivate where you can manually type in the length of the slide. It would make it so much easier if you have a slide that is say 900 sec long and you want to shorten it without having to drag over that super long period. If it is not available, definitely needs to go into the new release.
I agree - I have one mega sound file that I need to break up for each slide, and when I do so, it keeps the slide length of the uncut audio. It is taking me about 5 minutes to drag the line back. Going Crazy.
Somehow in Storyline 2, the time line on my slide was set to 8,330 seconds. I eventually found an object that was set to start and end at this time. I'm not sure HOW that happened as I know I did not drag an object that far, attempt to hide it by shortening the length so severely, only to be frustrated now trying to shorten the entire time line again. REALLY? I have to drag this ALL the way back again? That is going to take FOR-EV-ER!
Hi Geert,
Thanks for replying.
Unfortunately this did not solve my problem. The last step, "change the duration", only changes the duration of the object, not of the entire time line.
Hi Anu,
Here's a handy way to quickly shorten the duration of the timeline: click and drag the end of the timeline to the left, and as you're dragging, hit the left arrow key on your keyboard. The timeline will jump back to the object with the longest duration on your timeline.
You can also use CTRL+Mousewheel to adjust the timeline zoom.
