iBooks Author v. Keynote for digital timeline--URGENT
I have been working on a digital timeline project that will be viewed on an ipad in a museum that a visitor can scroll through and also see on a large screen above the kiosk. I have gone back and forth on the best application to use for this project and had decided on Keynote. However, there are some limitations that I'm concerned about and am now wondering if iBooks Author would be the better choice.
General design elements of timeline:
background image on each page (created in PS)
text boxes for each event, some with images
The basic requirements for this timeline:
being able to scroll forward and backward through five historical periods (used the "push" animation in Keynote)
a navigation bar at the bottom of each page where a viewer can jump to any of the five periods
being able to select an event for a "pop-up" screen with a larger version of the image and extended text description
I have been able to accomplish most of this with Keynote. However, here are the problems I've encountered:
Using animation effects for the "pop-up" screen won't allow a viewer to skip this option since as you click through, it triggers the action
My work-around solution (going to a new slide to "fake a pop-up window") yields a pretty obvious powerpoint--looking transition
When you scroll backwards, the slide "push" transition doesn't work. The basic way you scroll through pages in ibooks is actually preferable to slide transitions
I really have to resolve this as soon as possible so that I can complete the entire timeline. So far, I have worked on one section to figure out a method. Any advice about which software to use would be very very appreciated. At the moment, I am leaning toward switching to iBooks Author but I want to make sure it can do what I need it to do.
Thanks so much
iBooks Author-OTHER
