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Looping GIF doesn't loop in Captivate 9

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April 8, 2016
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Hi, I have a GIF that I downloaded from a image/animation site. It's set to loop. I imported it into PPT and it worked fine - kept looping. However, when I import it into a Captivate 9, it doesn't loop - just runs through one time.

Any ideas why? What can I do to fix this?

Thanks

Michele

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rebeccam151

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I was having trouble with this today, using Captivate 9. Very frustrating, my colleague suddenly realised that if you select the animation, under the 'timing' tab there is an option to 'loop'. Select this and the gif loops perfectly!

RodWard

Community Expert

Getting an animated GIF to loop continuously in Captivate output isn't actually a problem. As noted by other users, all you have to do is select the Loop option on the Timing tab.

However, I have just discovered that in HTML5 output it seems to be impossible to have an Animated GIF that is set up to only perform 1 iteration to stop at that point and NOT loop continuously. The same animated GIF will work as expected in SWF output and in any web browser, but NOT in Captivate's own HTML5 output.

I've checked the GIF in several different programs (Photoshop, Animate, Fireworks) and all confirm that the GIF is set up properly to only perform ONE sequence. But when inserted into a Captivate 10 CPTX and published to HTML5 the GIF will loop continuously, even though Loop is NOT selected in the Timing tab.

Has anyone found a way to get an animated GIF to loop once only in Cp HTML5? I'd be interested to know. Otherwise I think we'd have to class this as a bug.

Lilybiri

Legend

2023 --- and we still can't use Animated GIFS in Captivate? I exported an Animated GIF to Play ONCE.... but it just keeps looping in Captivate. So I guess I just wasted a few hours.... since now I have to use a static image because I cant stop the LOOPING! I wish I understood what the Captivate team is doing.... it really shouldnt be so difficult.

Still the same for me, I can use animated GIFs, with some restrictions when creating them (for which I use mainly PS). What is the setting in the Timing Properties panel?

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arashmaz

Known Participant

Does that still work in a published SWF or only HTML5?

Lilybiri

Legend

Yes, OAM works in both outputs.

mohanadas

Adobe Employee

Hi Michele,

Are you publishing to SWF or HTML5? Is it with only a particular GIF or any GIF?

Thanks,

Mohana

Lilybiri

Legend

Hi Mohana,

I hope Michele will answer as well. But I had the experience with non-looping GIF's both in SWF and HTML output, normal and responsive projects. I create them normally in Photoshop, with a minimum duration for frames of 0.1sec. Looping worked in CP7 for SWF output, do not remember for CP8.

Lieve

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Michele MAuthor

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‌Hi, right now, I am only publishing to HTML, but eventually I also need to publish to both HTML and HTML5.

I've tried with a few pre-existing GIFs that I did not create.

Thanks

Michele

Lilybiri

Legend

Sorry that you didn't get any answer. I had the same experience (looping GIF created in PS), but I tend to replace animated GIF's by OAM's, so didn't bother too much to find out the reason.

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Michele MAuthor

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Thanks. What program do you use to create the OAM? Can you convert a GIF to an OAM?

Michele

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