Hi , I Am New Here . can i use Animated GIF Image in Storyline ??? Thanks. Rajeshwari Shelar

Hi Leslie, I figured out what the problem was. I forgot to add frame delay time in photoshop which resolved the problem. Gif really ills the quality. Thanks for the help.

Hi there. I have the same issue discussed here. AS Ahssan, I have exported an animated gif using Photoshop CC. It works well on a web browser and powerpoint. When I import the file on storyline 2, I only get an static image. I don't get any error message. I have checked the delay time and it seems to be ok. Sadly, I cannot share the file. What can I do?

Hello Xavier and welcome to E-Learning Heroes :) Thanks for reaching out and letting us know what you are experiencing with your gif. I was able to identify an issue we have reported surrounding high-resolution gifs. A workaround listed is to reduce the resolution or quality of the gif, and I've also seen reducing the size to be a solution for some customers. Hopefully one of those will be able to help you out as well. I'll attach this conversation to our report.

Hello Rajeshwari, Welcome to community. Yes you can use Gif animated images in storyline. :) Insert it as you do for normal image files.

Hi Rajeshwari! Looks like Parashuram is assisting you here, but I wanted to pop in and welcome you to E-Learning Heroes :)

can i use Animated GIF Image in Storyline ???

30 Replies

ParashuramVhava
Community Member
11 years ago
Hello Rajeshwari,

Welcome to community.

Yes you can use Gif animated images in storyline. :)

Insert it as you do for normal image files.
LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
11 years ago
Hi Rajeshwari! Looks like Parashuram is assisting you here, but I wanted to pop in and welcome you to E-Learning Heroes :)
JussiLuukkonen
Community Member
10 years ago
I created a GIF but it does not show on the Storyline preview and I cannot figure out why not. Could you help with this please? I have a very tight deadline and it seems that Storyline is a complex and not so straight forward tool as I thought it would be.

Another thing: is there any Mac OS version coming?
- WendyFarmer
  Super Hero
  10 years ago
  Hi Jussi
  
  I downloaded and inserted your gif and its working in preview for me. See attached screenr. What error message are you getting or what is happening?
  
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  - JussiLuukkonen
    Community Member
    10 years ago
    I don’t get any error message.
    
    Jussi Luukkonen, MBA
    Director
    Business Action Script
    
    www.businessactionscript.com
    
    email: jussi@businessactionscript.com
    mobile: 021 999 652
LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
10 years ago
Hi Jussi!

Do you experience the same issue if you insert in a new file or is it just happening in a particular file?

As to the Mac version, that is a common request and you are welcome to share your thoughts here as well.

Also please note that replying to the forums via e-mail attaches your signature, but you are welcome to pop in and edit if needed.
- JussiLuukkonen
  Community Member
  10 years ago
  Hi Leslie
  
  thank you for your quick responses.
  
  I have so far been testing only with the GIF I sent to you on one screen. I have a very tight timeframe for this and I need to progress the work, which means that I have very limited time for testing. I would appreciate if you could come up with a practical solution without extensive troubleshooting. Another pain is that I didn’t create the basic version of this Storyline file, which means that way it has been put together causes another set of headaches. I am very novice Storyline user, which makes things even more challenging.
  
  Cheers
  Jussi
  
  Jussi Luukkonen, MBA
  Director
  Business Action Script
  
  www.businessactionscript.com
  
  email: jussi@businessactionscript.com
  mobile: 021 999 652
LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
10 years ago
Hi Jussi!

I apologize for not being clear. I did not have any trouble with your GIF. Wendy mentioned the same findings when she took a look.

I'm attaching the file that I tested with.

Therefore, it seems like the issue may be within your file or software.

If limited to your file, you can import into a new file or if you have difficulty with your software you may want to consider a repair.

If you feel you need to work directly with our support engineers, you may connect with them here.
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ahssanmoshref
Community Member
9 years ago
Please correct me if I am wrong: I have imported an animated gif like I would import an image and the animation is not showing. I get static image.

I am right now installing the update to see if that will fix it.
ahssanmoshref
Community Member
9 years ago
ya the installation did not help.
LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
9 years ago
Hi Ahssan!

Could you share the gif so that we could take a look?
ahssanmoshref
Community Member
9 years ago
Hi Leslie the actual project file is big. upload a test file specific with then animate gif. If someone can help make that work I could take it over to the project.

I have added the storyline file and two gif files.

I really appreciate you guys looking into this quickly.
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LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
9 years ago
Hi Ahssan! Those two gif files worked as static images for me in all environments, not just Storyline. Not sure of the formatting that was utilized.

Check out the two I saved attached here and see if they will work in your file.