I am working on an eLearning projext that requires a lot of GIF files from the client to be integrated into the learning.
While searching the forums I found several posts where people got help in making GIF files work and a few saying that GIF files need to be converted to SWF files.
Which is correct?
Can I insert a GIF file into Storyline? If so How?
Should have read this first. Thanks for the support, I was having the same problem but then in preview I see that the gif is animated. So not a dumb question :)
Actually, I got a response but still am unable to get a GIF to work in Storyline 360.
I'm beginning to think it's the way I'm able to download it. Is there a computer setting that I can change?
One of my coworkers can download it and it works just fine. But it just doesn't work for me. I tried so many time - unsuccessfully - that I finally just gave up! :)
So, even using another site, the items are not downloading in a useable format for you?
I've not heard of that happening.
Could you try in a different browser perhaps? Do you have a website/URL link to a gif that I could take a look at to see if it works well for me?
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So, even using another site, the items are not downloading in a useable format for you?
I've not heard of that happening.
Could you try in a different browser perhaps? Do you have a website/URL link to a gif that I could take a look at to see if it works well for me?
It also looks like your email signature came through when you replied via email. You can remove that if needed by clicking ‘Edit’ beneath your response. Here’s a quick Peek video if you need help.
I don’t actually see an option to download so perhaps that’s where it’s going wrong? (I’ve tried other sites, too, but this was recommended by someone who was trying to help me previously.)
I see options to copy the link, embed, etc. OR if I right click on the image, I can copy, etc. If I do copy, it saves as a .gif on my computer. But, when I try to insert that into a video, it doesn’t work. I just get a static image with no “giphy” action.
Perhaps I’m just doing it wrong?
Thanks for your help.
Jill
P.S. As far as the signature, I’m just using the email to reply – not posting on the site. When I clicked the link to post directly to the site, I didn’t see this thread (between you and me), so I was confused.
I tend to make gifs more than search, and they sure don't make it easy to save. I had to do a right-click 'Save Image As' and then was able to add that image to my SL file.
I'll attach both here for you to take a look and see if it works for you as well.
Click the link here to pop into our conversation and see the response with your signature if you were hoping to remove it.
Thank you so much for your patience and diligence in helping me to get this work. I swear I'm not really a novice at this whole thing but was obviously missing something here! (And I promise this isn't my first day to sit at a computer!) :^)
I do want to learn how to create them and need to watch Tom K's recording on how to do that. If you have any other helpful hints or links for creating your own gifs, please feel free to share.
Eh, I'm not so fun with gifs - it's usually just screen recordings to help customers here that end up being 15s or less and I just turn 'em into a gif so I don't have to voice over :)
I don't know how to make fun ones either.
Be sure to pop back in and show me what you come up with :)
I have the same problem : I have this animated gif who works fine in my browser and on Windows viewer (see attachment), but when I insert it in storyline it becomes a static picture.
Any idea ?
I created it with Photoshop. What are clearly the correct options for exporting gif working in storyline please ?
Thanks for your post and for including that GIF file. When I inserted it onto a Storyline 360 slide, I saw the same problem you did. Strange thing is, I can insert other GIF files without a problem.
I'd like to share this with our Support team to get some further insight. They'll reach out as soon as they have more to share with you!
Hellow the problem with the .gifs when you make the preview is this:
player tab / player style, it must be the classic, the modern does not allow you to run the .gif or preview, nor does it allow you to publish a project that contains a .gif
The problem has a solution, if you want to use the modern environment, simply, you go back from classic to modern and run preview and now if it works, maybe when you move it to classic it takes some feature that is missing in the modern environment and when you take it back it already acquires that characteristic. the fact is that it works.
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Yes, I am (which I learned from this post). AND, I'm on 360.
Hey Jill,
Would you be able to share the .gif so that we could take a look?
I've added one here. Admittedly, I downloaded this from the internet. But, it is a GIF, so.....
Thanks!
Jill
Hi Jill,
Admittedly, I cannot open that .gif at all. Is this coming from the same location as your last .gif you had difficulty with?
I grabbed a .gif off Giphy and was able to successfully view and use in Storyline. Files attached.
Well, it's probably the .gif that I was attempting to use. I may check out giphy.
I'm in the medical industry so I had been looking for something specific to that. But, I see on Giphy that they have those, too.
Thanks!
Oh, hopefully they do have some things for you to use then :) Thanks for the update Jill and just let us know if you need further assistance.
Should have read this first. Thanks for the support, I was having the same problem but then in preview I see that the gif is animated. So not a dumb question :)
Hi Rajani and welcome to E-Learning Heroes :)
Sounds like you found information that you needed here in this conversation?
Just wanted to double check. Just let me know if we can help you out with anything.
Actually, I got a response but still am unable to get a GIF to work in Storyline 360.
I'm beginning to think it's the way I'm able to download it. Is there a computer setting that I can change?
One of my coworkers can download it and it works just fine. But it just doesn't work for me. I tried so many time - unsuccessfully - that I finally just gave up! :)
Thanks for any ideas or suggestions you may have!
Jill
Hey Jill,
So, even using another site, the items are not downloading in a useable format for you?
I've not heard of that happening.
Could you try in a different browser perhaps? Do you have a website/URL link to a gif that I could take a look at to see if it works well for me?
It also looks like your email signature came through when you replied via email. You can remove that if needed by clicking ‘Edit’ beneath your response. Here’s a quick Peek video if you need help.
Hey Jill,
So, even using another site, the items are not downloading in a useable format for you?
I've not heard of that happening.
Could you try in a different browser perhaps? Do you have a website/URL link to a gif that I could take a look at to see if it works well for me?
It also looks like your email signature came through when you replied via email. You can remove that if needed by clicking ‘Edit’ beneath your response. Here’s a quick Peek video if you need help.
Okay, so I’m using giphy..com (https://giphy.com/gifs/animation-heart-xUA7biF7n8LcAqh4bK/undefined).
I don’t actually see an option to download so perhaps that’s where it’s going wrong? (I’ve tried other sites, too, but this was recommended by someone who was trying to help me previously.)
I see options to copy the link, embed, etc. OR if I right click on the image, I can copy, etc. If I do copy, it saves as a .gif on my computer. But, when I try to insert that into a video, it doesn’t work. I just get a static image with no “giphy” action.
Perhaps I’m just doing it wrong?
Thanks for your help.
Jill
P.S. As far as the signature, I’m just using the email to reply – not posting on the site. When I clicked the link to post directly to the site, I didn’t see this thread (between you and me), so I was confused.
Thanks again.
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Thanks for sharing the link with me Jill.
I tend to make gifs more than search, and they sure don't make it easy to save. I had to do a right-click 'Save Image As' and then was able to add that image to my SL file.
I'll attach both here for you to take a look and see if it works for you as well.
Click the link here to pop into our conversation and see the response with your signature if you were hoping to remove it.
Hallelujah! I've got it now! and it works!
Thank you so much for your patience and diligence in helping me to get this work. I swear I'm not really a novice at this whole thing but was obviously missing something here! (And I promise this isn't my first day to sit at a computer!) :^)
I do want to learn how to create them and need to watch Tom K's recording on how to do that. If you have any other helpful hints or links for creating your own gifs, please feel free to share.
Thanks again for your help, Leslie!
Jill
Woo hoo! Glad I was able to help you out Jill :)
Eh, I'm not so fun with gifs - it's usually just screen recordings to help customers here that end up being 15s or less and I just turn 'em into a gif so I don't have to voice over :)
I don't know how to make fun ones either.
Be sure to pop back in and show me what you come up with :)
I have the same problem : I have this animated gif who works fine in my browser and on Windows viewer (see attachment), but when I insert it in storyline it becomes a static picture.
Any idea ?
I created it with Photoshop. What are clearly the correct options for exporting gif working in storyline please ?
Hey Gillian,
Thanks for your post and for including that GIF file. When I inserted it onto a Storyline 360 slide, I saw the same problem you did. Strange thing is, I can insert other GIF files without a problem.
I'd like to share this with our Support team to get some further insight. They'll reach out as soon as they have more to share with you!
Hi Alyssa,
Thanks for your reply.
As I told to your the support, I tried to export my gif again by changing some parameters (the size of the image) and strangely, it worked fine.
It would be great if the articulate support wrote an article about the properties that gif must have to work in the software.
Best regards,
Gillian
Hi Gillian,
Thanks for letting me know how you were able to solve it! I'll definitely pass along that feedback to my team. 😊
Bonjour, j'essaie de mon coté d'inserer un Gif anime (fichier source livré par le client) mais cela ne fonctionne pas ...
Hi Amilcar,
I tested your gif in Storyline 360 and published it to Review 360. I was able to view the gif both while previewing and in the published format.
Take a look at this Rise 360 link. Did you try to insert the gif as a picture?
The problem has a solution, if you want to use the modern environment, simply, you go back from classic to modern and run preview and now if it works, maybe when you move it to classic it takes some feature that is missing in the modern environment and when you take it back it already acquires that characteristic. the fact is that it works.
to run the preview close the file after you change the environment again open the file and run the preview