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GIF restarts with a hotspot on top of it
Hello,
I have a project that has a GIF, a hotspot, and some shapes on top that will take the learner to different layers when clicked on. The issue is, for some reason, the GIF restarts playing when the user clicks on the shapes. I tried adding the GIF to the slide master, but its behaving the same way.
Any other ideas? I'm using Storyline's latest version (64bts).
Thank you!
On your layers, have you tried adjusting the layer properties to "pause the timeline of the base layer"? I suspect if you do, the gif will just keep playing from where it left off, but hard to know without seeing your .story file!
Thanks Elizabeth!
Please find the .story file attached. This is not my exact project, but it does have the GIF I want to use, and I have recreated the settings on this file :)
Basically, the learner has to click on the shapes to open the layers, and the GIF has to continue its course without repeating every time they click on the numbers.
Hope this helps!
Converting the GIF to MP4 would definitely solve the problem. If this is not an option for you, try to do this:
1. Create a new layer (you can call it "Main"), and move all objects, including triggers, from the Base layer to the Main layer.
2. Create a trigger Show layer Main When the timeline starts on this layer (the base layer).
3. All layer should have same property settings (pic-1).
4. All layers (except the Main layer) should have two triggers (pic-2)
See attached .story file for reference.
