Animated elements (Lottie Files) in Interactive Pdfs

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July 13, 2021
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Hello 👋

Is there a way to import Lottie files into indesign and then export an Interactive Pdf (not epub) with them gloriously animating in, perhaps when you click a button or even just for the hell of it, because you know sometimes your client wants a pdf with some animation in it (but pls not a heavy .mp4)

Wouldn't it be great to be able to make rich multimedia interactive pdfs, ahhh. 🥳

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Mike Witherell

Community Expert

Also, you cannot import / place Lottie files into InDesign.

Mike Witherell

thebobwolfAuthor

Inspiring

Thanks Mike, I also tried to import one before posting the question. It would be nice to be able to use such a small animated file in InDesign.

BobLevine

Community Expert

You can use animations in InDesign for output to Publish Online, Fixed Layout EPUB or with in5. You cannot use them in PDF and Lottie Animations are designed for websites.

If you want more than is capable with InDesign's native features, you can use Animate and save as OAM and place that in InDesign.

Derek Cross

Community Expert

You can't have animations in a PDF.

thebobwolfAuthor

Inspiring

Thanks for your succinct reply Derek. Years and years ago we could happily have animated content in an Interactive Pdf but since the removal of flash / swf support this has left a bit of a gap for this kind of rich media (something Adobe once championed) Since Lottie files are very light, much smaller than .mp4's and can even contain interactivity it would be nice to imagine that Adobe will in the not too distant future develop a way to use them with Indesign.

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