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White Vanilla
Inspiring
Nov 11, 2018 11:11 PM UTC
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gif not running interactive PDF

I am trying to insert and run gif's in my 'interactive pdf,' but Leo is not able to raise his glass.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance for your response.

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Steve Werner
Steve WernerCorrect answer
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Nov 11, 2018 11:14 PM UTC

Interactive PDF has never supported animated GIF images. Sorry.

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Aaroneous11235
Aaroneous11235
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Dec 7, 2020 1:20 AM UTC

But I've used GIFs in my pdf presentations.

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ahmadaskar2020
ahmadaskar2020
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Aug 12, 2021 8:11 PM UTC

how

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BobLevine
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BobLevineCommunity Expert
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Aug 12, 2021 8:18 PM UTC

As already pointed out animated GIF is unsupported in PDF. This conversation has pretty much run its course so I'm going to lock it. If you have something else you need help with please start a new conversation.

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vladan saveljic
vladan saveljic
Inspiring
Nov 12, 2018 8:51 AM UTC

you could convert your gif file to mp4 or mov and place it into pdf file

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    White VanillaAuthor
    Inspiring
    Nov 12, 2018 9:11 AM UTC

    Thank you for your response.

    Do you might know which Adobe app can convert such formats from gif to a mp4?

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    Derek Cross
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    Derek CrossCommunity Expert
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    Nov 12, 2018 9:14 AM UTC

    If you want to produce InDesign documents that include animations etc, that are easy to produce and work on most devices, have a look at InDesign's Publish Online (only available on InDesign CC2015 upwards).

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      Steve Werner
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      Steve WernerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      Nov 11, 2018 11:14 PM UTC

      Interactive PDF has never supported animated GIF images. Sorry.

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        White VanillaAuthor
        Inspiring
        Nov 12, 2018 9:08 AM UTC

        Thank you for your response.

        Another question, when clicking epub preview in indesign the gif works.

        So, in theory, I can use gifs, but need to load it as an epub.

        Is epub from adobe?

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        BobLevine
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        BobLevineCommunity Expert
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        Nov 12, 2018 12:07 PM UTC

        Fixed Layout EPUB will work with Apples Books app. Other readers have varying levels of support.

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