{"id":35768,"date":"2022-07-20T02:11:08","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T02:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/?p=35768"},"modified":"2023-11-10T14:03:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T14:03:14","slug":"working-with-audio-and-video-in-articulate-storyline-360","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/2022\/07\/20\/working-with-audio-and-video-in-articulate-storyline-360\/","title":{"rendered":"Working with Audio and Video in Articulate Storyline 360"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Working-with-audio-and-video-in-Articulate-Storyline-360.jpg\" alt=\"Working with audio and video in Articulate Storyline 360\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Working-with-audio-and-video-in-Articulate-Storyline-360.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Working-with-audio-and-video-in-Articulate-Storyline-360-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>eLearning plays an important role to enhance learners\u2019 skills starting from the very basic to the most advanced one. To achieve the goal of any eLearning course, developers invest a lot of time to design and build a course that will engage the learner. In addition to the educational goals and scientific material for any eLearning course, visual and audio material play an important part in delivering educational goals.<\/p>\n<p>The video and audio creation process can be very complicated and time consuming. Thanks to some authoring tools like Storyline, the process can be less complicated and affordable. In this article we will go through the audio and video features in Articulate Storyline 360.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><em>Working with Audio<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>There are many ways to insert audio in Storyline.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1_audio-menu-storyline-360-GPI-blog.png\" alt=\"audio menu - storyline 360 - GPI blog\" width=\"197\" height=\"218\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1. <strong>Import file from an existing audio file<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">This option enables you to insert any audio from your device to your timeline. Storyline supports .mp3, wav, wma, and many other audio extensions.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Import audio file from Media library<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">This is the same as the import from file. It enables the user to import from the media library of the current project or any previous projects.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Record from mic<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">This option enables the user to record directly from his personal microphone. To do this you have to set the recording options to \u201cOptions\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2_audio-options-storyline-360-GPI-blog.png\" alt=\"audio options - storyline 360 - GPI blog\" width=\"185\" height=\"226\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/3_audio-playback-storyline-360-GPI-blog.png\" alt=\"audio playback - storyline 360 - GPI blog\" width=\"345\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/3_audio-playback-storyline-360-GPI-blog.png 508w, https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/3_audio-playback-storyline-360-GPI-blog-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>4. Text-to-Speech<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">This is a very distinguished feature because it can save a lot of money and effort. All you must do is to copy the text you need to convert to audio and choose the suitable language and voice type you want. The steps are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Copy the text you want to convert to an audio<\/li>\n<li>Go to Audio &gt; <strong>Text-to-Speech<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Copy the test to the window below<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-35791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/4_Text-to-Speech-storyline-360-GPI-blog-1024x229.png\" alt=\"Text-to-Speech - storyline 360 - GPI blog\" width=\"640\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/4_Text-to-Speech-storyline-360-GPI-blog-1024x229.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/4_Text-to-Speech-storyline-360-GPI-blog-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/4_Text-to-Speech-storyline-360-GPI-blog-768x172.png 768w, https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/4_Text-to-Speech-storyline-360-GPI-blog.png 1077w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Choose the language and voice gender<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>TIP:<\/strong> You can also choose to add Closed caption in the same step by checking the \u201cGenerate Closed Captions\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click \u201c<strong>OK<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now you have an audio with subtitle generated in the same step. Below is the output of this step.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-audio\" data-id=\"su_audio_player_6977b9d4116f3\" data-audio=\"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/working-with-audio-in-Articulate-Storyline-360-GPI-blog.mpeg\" data-swf=\"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/shortcodes-ultimate\/vendor\/jplayer\/jplayer.swf\" data-autoplay=\"no\" data-loop=\"no\" style=\"\"><div id=\"su_audio_player_6977b9d4116f3\" class=\"jp-jplayer\"><\/div><div id=\"su_audio_player_6977b9d4116f3_container\" class=\"jp-audio\"><div class=\"jp-type-single\"><div class=\"jp-gui jp-interface\"><div class=\"jp-controls\"><span class=\"jp-play\"><\/span><span class=\"jp-pause\"><\/span><span class=\"jp-stop\"><\/span><span class=\"jp-mute\"><\/span><span class=\"jp-unmute\"><\/span><span class=\"jp-volume-max\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"jp-progress\"><div class=\"jp-seek-bar\"><div class=\"jp-play-bar\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jp-volume-bar\"><div class=\"jp-volume-bar-value\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jp-current-time\"><\/div><div class=\"jp-duration\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jp-title\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><em><br \/>\nWorking with Videos<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Working with videos in storyline will not enable you to create advanced videos, but it can help you create simple videos.<br \/>\nThere are many ways to insert video in Storyline.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/5_working-with-videos-storyline-360-GPI-blog.png\" alt=\"working with videos - storyline 360 - GPI blog\" width=\"178\" height=\"198\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1. Import video from file<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">This option enables you to insert a video file from your device to your timeline.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Import video from Website<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">This option enables the user to embed video from popular video hosting websites like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vimeo<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>3. Import video file from Media library<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">This is the same as import from file. It enables the user to import from media library of the current project or any previous projects.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Record a video from Webcam<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">You can record videos using your personal webcam following the below steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to the Insert &gt; Video &gt; <strong>Record Webcam<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Make sure to adjust the device settings before you start.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35801 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/6_Record-Webcam-storyline-360-GPI-blog.png\" alt=\"Record Webcam - storyline 360 - GPI blog\" width=\"250\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/6_Record-Webcam-storyline-360-GPI-blog.png 363w, https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/6_Record-Webcam-storyline-360-GPI-blog-176x300.png 176w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click the red <strong>Record<\/strong> button to begin recording<\/li>\n<li>When done, click the \u201c<strong>Stop<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can preview the output of the recording before inserting it to the timeline by clicking the <strong>Play<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><em>Tips for Dealing with Audio and Video in Storyline<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Storyline has an audio editor that enables you to delete parts from the audio, control the volume by increasing or decreasing it and add silence where needed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-35806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7_audio-editor-storyline-360-GPI-blog-1024x149.png\" alt=\"audio editor - storyline 360 - GPI blog\" width=\"640\" height=\"93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7_audio-editor-storyline-360-GPI-blog-1024x149.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7_audio-editor-storyline-360-GPI-blog-300x44.png 300w, https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7_audio-editor-storyline-360-GPI-blog-768x111.png 768w, https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7_audio-editor-storyline-360-GPI-blog.png 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can export audios from Storyline to mp3, wave, and both mp3 and wave at the same time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/8_export-audio-GPI-blog.png\" alt=\"export audio - GPI blog\" width=\"239\" height=\"108\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can choose a poster frame for your video by right clicking on the video frame and choose \u201cSet Poster Frame\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/9_set-poster-frame-storyline-360-GPI-blog.png\" alt=\"set poster frame - storyline 360 - GPI blog\" width=\"428\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/9_set-poster-frame-storyline-360-GPI-blog.png 428w, https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/9_set-poster-frame-storyline-360-GPI-blog-300x90.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Recorded or imported videos can be controlled by the timeline and the video editor. Video editor enables you to trim, crop, adjust volume, add logo, and control the brightness and contrast of the video.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/10_Articulate-Video-Editor-storyline-360-GPI-blog.png\" alt=\"Articulate Video Editor - storyline 360 - GPI blog\" width=\"631\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/10_Articulate-Video-Editor-storyline-360-GPI-blog.png 631w, https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/10_Articulate-Video-Editor-storyline-360-GPI-blog-300x69.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Videos imported from websites can\u2019t be edited in the video editor. It also plays separately from the slide and can\u2019t be controlled by the timeline.<\/p>\n<p>Storyline is not a video and audio advanced producer, but it has the essentials that enable course developers to polish and enhance the quality of the final <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/resources\/best-of-elearning-localization-blogs\/\">eLearning<\/a> course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>eLearning plays an important role to enhance learners\u2019 skills starting from the very basic to the most advanced one. To achieve the goal of any eLearning course, developers invest a lot of time to design and build a course that will engage the learner. 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