With so many new Rise updates, I wanted to create a course showcasing what this awesome tool can do, using fluffy puppies and wagging tails. Dog puns/jokes are welcome in the comments section, even if they’re a little ruff. 😊
Hey Laura,
Looks like Sarah shared her tip here and our community team did a write up on gifs as cover photos too:
You need to use a gif maker and then each frame has to be transparent. I use ScreentoGif which is free.
Depending on the type of animation, I'd build it in PowerPoint and treat each slide as a frame. Then create the animation that way. Right click on the objects and save as image (PNG).
Then you need to import the individual frames into the gif app and save as .gif.
HI Sarah -
I know this is an older post, but we're working on a project where we'd like to have an animated image in the cover photo (where you have the dog pushing down the cat). We're having some difficulty figuring out what the size of the animated piece should be. We're creating an animation in SL 360 and converting it to a GIF. No matter what size we try to publish the video to in SL or convert to in the tool, everything is too big. We've even tried making the actual objects on the slide smaller - nothing works.
What was the size of your original animations in SL? What were the settings used in the GIF converter to ensure proper sizing? (We're using EZGIF.com.) The image is also pixelated, which we think is related to size but don't know for sure. Can you share some additional detail about how you created the animated dog/cat in the cover photo?
Thank you!!
Very nice -- fur'real! The dog/cat image had me barking with laughter! That pup is a regular labracadabrador (How DID you do that, by the way?)
Karin, I just rolled over laughing from your comment! To create that gif wasn’t too far-fetched. I used Storyline to create it and Camtasia to record and export as a gif. You can also create gifs in PPT using a different method. I was thinking about doing a HOW-TO video to share the process.
Please share!
Good use of the animated GIF header. Also like the nice clean design and consistency across the blocks. It's a point I make in our getting started sessions. I'll be sure to share your example. :)
Thank you, Tom! That would be awesome. 😊
This is pretty fantastic Sarah, well done.
Thank you, Cameron! I had a ton of fun creating it.
Good day, nice job! I do have a question about the Wellness - Stay Home or Go To the Vet drag and drop. How did you get the three items aligned in a row as well as add the icons to the drop locations? I don't see how to change the drop area images other than doing something in Storyline and bringing in as a Block.
I checked this on my phone and it looks like that is what you did as it shows up with a play button, so must have been made in Storyline and brought over as the item below Alyssa is alluding to.
Hopefully those interactions in the future can be more customizable in Rise so we don't need Storyline as well :0)
Thanks, Jeff! Yes, the Stay home or go to the vet activity is a Storyline block. To keep the consistency of look and feel, I created it to look and behave similarly to the built-in Rise drag and drop block. The tool seems to be quickly evolving. I’m excited to see what other features are added in the future.
Thanks Sarah, nice job and appreciate the reply.
Not sure if you saw my post today on bringing those blocks in, but I can't get rid of the corners and outline on the block.
I set all the colors in the SL360 player to the same color including borders, bg in advanced editing etc but still some of it does not change. Did you run into this? Yours does not have the corners my do, I was thinking maybe it is the built in SL template I was using. Please see attachment. Thx.
This is fantastic, Sarah! Thanks so much for sharing with us!
Did you make this part of the Grooming lesson using a Storyline Block? Brilliant idea! 💡
Thank so much, Alyssa! You’re exactly right. The Should I groom my dog or hire a groomer activity was made with a Storyline block. 😊
Hi Sarah! I love your rise example! I notice that you do not have the standard Lesson titles, however the Lesson title is still showing in the menu.
How were you able to replace the standard headers with the image and keep the Lesson title in the menu?
Thank you for sharing, you definitely were able to showcase the pet-tential of Rise!
Thank you, Erin! Here’s an awesome video I found on YouTube showing how to remove the lesson headers. I used a different text editor tool, but the process is the same.
Hiya Sarah! Thanks for sharing this great project. I just added it to our examples hub here: https://community.articulate.com/e-learning-examples/rise-dog-care-basics
Hiya Kelly! You're awesome! Thank you for adding it! Hope it 'sheds' some light on what Rise can do. :)
