Forum Discussion

AmitGoel-ad982e's avatar
AmitGoel-ad982e
Community Member
5 years ago

Remove background on Character Animator imported to Storyline 360

Hello,  I've been at this a few days and looked at several threads, but I can't figure it out.   I am just learning Adobe Character Animator and I'd like to add the animations to my Storyline 36...
storyline 360
AmitGoel-ad982e's avatar
AmitGoel-ad982e
Community Member
5 years ago

Hi Marla, 

Thank you for the response.  

I can export as an Animated GIF, but I believe GIFs don't support sound, so this is a no-go.  

I tried a few different formats including MP4, Quicktime, Windows Media, Animated GIF.  

Every one returns a black background when I try to import to SL 360.  I tend to think the issue is in Storyline because every format returns the same background even when I specify a transparent background.  

I even removed the background in Photoshop and then tried importing to Storyline.  The black background reappeared.  

I can recolor the entire image in PPT or Storyline, but then that recolors the ENTIRE image, the little guy in the center doing the talking AND the background. 

I'll continue to experiment, but right now I'm really at a loss as to why I can't simply make the background transparent and import to Storyline.  

Amit

  • AmitGoel-ad982e's avatar
    AmitGoel-ad982e
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    UPDATE:  I figured it out!  If anyone is interested, I pasted the link below of the video I used to figure out how to change the background.  Once the Character Animator was washed through Camtasia, I published it and then imported the MP4 into Storyline 360.  Now the background is gone!  

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALqEM_BNq7w