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April 10, 2017
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Captivate 9 vs. Storyline for Responsive Projects

  • April 10, 2017
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Does anyone think that Storyline is a better tool for responsive projects because it has a player that adjusts the layout automatically?

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    Correct answer RodWard

    I hope this thread doesn't end up being a product war.  I consider both Captivate and Articulate Storyline to be both excellent authoring tools and each has features that the other lacks, etc etc.

    However, before anyone gets too involved in claiming one is better than the other, I think we should all just sit on our hands for a little while longer until the next version of Captivate comes out.  If the discussion here is really intended to be measuring Storyline 3 against Captivate then it should be the version of Captivate that comes out in 2017, not Captivate 9 that it is measured against.

    The next version could drastically change the comparison.

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    Yarik V.
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    April 12, 2017

    Hi Rod, Lilybiri, Paul,

    I think that we should not fight,, "one user Storyline. The last two years I have quite a big pungent  critic of Captivate, if something does not work or works poorly. I think it's normal. The software is developed, the technology also.

    I'm still a big fan of this great product, I am taking it day and a day I learn new things beyond the normal work. I look forward to experimenting with new Fluid boxes, because I have hundreds of applications Captivate and I would like them later in the year gradually converted into responsive projects.

    I do not see any reason to pass on the Storyline. The price is more than three times more than Captivate, the results are comparable. For me personally, it made sense to add toolset iSpring Suite and Captivate both instruments. I'm more than equipped to virtually anything. Both cost for me still half of price of Storyline / yearly.

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    SM6601Author
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    April 12, 2017

    In Captivate, can you get the player skin to appear on the right of the screen like Storyline? I see this as valuable.

    RodWard
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    RodWardCommunity Expert
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    April 12, 2017

    Skin Editor > Playbar > Position dropdown > Right

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    StevePixel
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    April 11, 2017

    I agree with Paul on the two showstopper issues in Storyline for me. Price ( $1100 USD a year-for-life) and the third party player install to play content.

    This discussion is very reminiscent of the Apple vs Windows debate. I think Storyline does a brilliant job of making their interface very user friendly and inviting (much like Apple, but you absolutely pay for the simplicity) while Captivate is much more customizable and in my experience  a much more stable platform. You can throw anything at it and works well, both in build and in launch.

    To make a totally baseless assumption I think Storyline appeals to the more artistic developer, while Captivate appears to be used by the more detailed, engineering oriented.

    Cheers

    Steve

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    SM6601Author
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    April 11, 2017

    I have yet to find the responsive player app in the app store. I don't think Storyline requires an additional download anymore.

    Paul Wilson CTDP
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    Paul Wilson CTDPCommunity Expert
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    April 10, 2017

    Two strikes against Articulate for me 

    1. The fact you need an extra player for all your users to install. Many users don't want additional software on their mobile devices
    2. The cost for new Articulate customers is very prohibitive. Captivate remains one of the best values in authoring tools. I can't wait to see what they come out with next. 
    Paul Wilson, CTDP
    RodWard
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    RodWardCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    April 10, 2017

    I hope this thread doesn't end up being a product war.  I consider both Captivate and Articulate Storyline to be both excellent authoring tools and each has features that the other lacks, etc etc.

    However, before anyone gets too involved in claiming one is better than the other, I think we should all just sit on our hands for a little while longer until the next version of Captivate comes out.  If the discussion here is really intended to be measuring Storyline 3 against Captivate then it should be the version of Captivate that comes out in 2017, not Captivate 9 that it is measured against.

    The next version could drastically change the comparison.

    RodWard
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    RodWardCommunity Expert
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    April 12, 2017

    When will people learn to use the correct terminology and not confusing words to - sorry for the word -  promote a half-baked feature? A responsive project is totally different from a scalable project. Just like a passive video is different from an interactive tutorial. Sad but marketing people do not have a lot of ethics...


    I agree with you Lieve.  But let's not forget that there are marketing people on BOTH sides of this particular issue, and they all tend to 'guild the lily".

    I also dislike the way that marketing materials for authoring tools tend to use language that implies great e-learning can be created "in just a few clicks" without any required expertise on the part of the person using the software.  I find this demeaning.

    It's like saying that anyone who purchases PhotoShop instantly becomes a world-class graphic artist. Or anyone that purchases a set of chisels from a hardware store can churn out sculptures like Michaelangelo. Everyone would spot the lie in marketing that claimed similar things.  But unfortunately too many people in the learning industry forget that identical principles apply to their own genre.

    It's not the tool, it's the tradesperson that creates the end product.

    The bare bones truth is that almost any e-learning authoring tool is good enough to create great e-learning in the hands of a true professional.  Conversely, even the best tools in the world won't save you and your course content if you don't know what you're doing.

    It takes YEARS of hard work and persistence to acquire the design skills and expertise to create the kind of e-learning that most learners WANT to sit through.  Captivate and Storyline or any other tools are just software chisels in the hand of the people that wield them.

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