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CreativeCommon
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February 28, 2018
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Can't embed a gif ?!

  • February 28, 2018
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So, ok we're in 2018 and I can't embed a gif in a pdf.. But is there any alternative to gifs ? Does a video can be embed AND auto-play AND loop ?

Thank you

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Correct answer Frans v.d. Geest

Lets make things a bit more clear: a GIF is no problem, it is an ANIMATED GIF that will not work in PDF. Try FXL epub if you want to create ‘interactive’ things.

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FeAle-7IZsBx
FeAle-7IZsBx
Participating Frequently
March 9, 2018

Hi,

PDF format doesn't have support to GIFs.

But we can use video and sound files in PDF to read from desktop and notebooks. Remember that these users must have the flash player install to play multimidia.

Now a days, a good option to use all (almost all) interactive features from InDesign is ePUB FXL, Publish Online and In5 plug-in

Regards

Frans v.d. Geest
Community Expert
Frans v.d. GeestCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
March 9, 2018

Lets make things a bit more clear: a GIF is no problem, it is an ANIMATED GIF that will not work in PDF. Try FXL epub if you want to create ‘interactive’ things.

BobLevine
Community Expert
BobLevineCommunity Expert
Community Expert
March 8, 2018

Maybe you could back up and tell us exactly what you're trying to achieve and why. Interactive PDF is a crapshoot anywhere but desktop and laptops with Acrobat Pro or Reader.

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CreativeCommonAuthor
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March 8, 2018

I work with Adobe InDesign.

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Legend
March 8, 2018

[Moved to Adobe InDesign]

AkanchhaS8194121
AkanchhaS8194121
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March 1, 2018

Hi CreativeCommon,

I believe you are working with Adobe Reader DC which is a free application of Adobe? As Adobe Reader is a free app, so it has certain limitation in its functionality.

If you are willing to add video or any other multimedia formats, then you need to use Adobe Acrobat DC which is a paid application.

How does it works using Acrobat, for that you may see- Playing video, audio, and multimedia formats in PDFs, Adobe Acrobat

Hope this will help.

Regards,

Akanchha

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