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Storyline 360 and GIFS (Cartoon Animator/Crazytalk Animator output)
I am trying to use Cartoon Animator (the newest version of Crazytalk Animator) to create Gifs of a bunch of characters I use in my PPT courses. They insert as GIFs fine in PPT, and play great when put in our LMS with Presenter.
But every time I try to use Storyline (from the SL1 to 360 now), I can never get them to work. They don't play and appear static in SL360. I know all versions of Storyline have had issues with GIFs it seems (which at this point seems like it should have been resolved), but I had high hopes recently. Vyond did a video on using their animation software with SL360, and made a GIF and plopped it in SL360 and all was wonderful in the world. But, when I render to GIF in Cartoon Animator, they do not work in SL360. Literally the same issue I have seen in multiple threads for 6+ years now. Anyone have any insight on how Vyond's GIFs might work yet other don't seem too? I really want to love Storyline, but I always seem to hit roadblocks like this and get frustrated and just go back to PPT and Presenter because they always work.
Thanks!
Hi, Brian and Dave!
I have some great news to share. We just released another update for Storyline 360. In Update 76, we’ve included important fixes and new features!
One enhancement we’ve included:
Storyline 360 now supports high-resolution animated GIFs.
To take advantage of this update, launch the Articulate 360 desktop app on your computer, and click the Update button next to Storyline 360. You'll find our step-by-step instructions here.
Please let me know if you need additional help!
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Hi Brian,
Thanks for contacting us and sharing what you are running into your project.
We are currently investigating an issue with high-resolution GIF files. As a workaround, you can reduce the resolution or quality of the GIF file. I've added this conversation to our report as we track user impact and so that we can share updates with you here.
If you'd like to share the GIF file, I'd be happy to take a look.
I lowered the quality setting in Cartoon Animator, no change. :(
Cartoon Animator is free to try for 30 days, just FYI :)
Hi Brian,
I don't know about Cartoon Animator, but I've been using animated gifs in my courses and they work just fine. I create my animated gifs using After Effects and Photoshop.
Do you have Photoshop? If so, I would recomment that you load your Gif into photoshop to verify if it is actually an animated gif, and not a static gif. If you want to share one of your gifs here, I'd be happy to check it for you.
Dave
Thanks Dave! That is super cool of you. Cartoon Animator puts the GIF in the clipboard, which you then paste in whatever software you are using. In powerpoint, it works great. In SL360, not so much. I will have to figure out how to actually get it as a file...maybe save image from ppt?
Try pasting it into powerPoint, then in PowerPoint, select Save as image.
Select as Dave--i see what you did there ;)
Ok, here you go Dave...and thanks again!
Ha, that was supposed say "Save as image."
That image is not an animated gif. It only contains one frame. I suspect that is because when you copy it to the clipboard as you described, you are only able to grab one frame. I don't think that the clipboard can't hold more than one frame.
Here I've added a crude animation of it for you to try. Import it into your project as a regular image.
I hope that helps.
Dave
Hmm. well, the clipboard must be able to initially hold the entire thing, because Cartoon Animator puts it there and then you paste that into Powerpoint, and it works. Maybe I could send a single powerpoint slide with the Cartoon Animator GIF pasted in already? Would that be helpful at all? Oh, and again, HUGE thanks for the help Dave.
Yes, if you can send that, I'll see if I can find a way for you to retrieve it. I think it can be done.
Dave
