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sarahdaphneb
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October 18, 2016
Question

Animated GIFs in Indesign CC doc and export as Interactive PDF

  • October 18, 2016
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Hi everybody!

Quite new to this..I tried to find something on this thread but I had no success:) This is my question: is it possible to place animated gifs within an InDesign CC document and then keep thee animation while exporting it as an Interactive PDF?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Sarah

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Justin Putney
Justin Putney
Known Participant
October 10, 2019

It won't work in Interactive PDF.

 

Other options list here:

https://indesignsecrets.com/animated-gifs-indesign.php

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Jerome Kobewan
Participating Frequently
May 24, 2017

I don't know how to post a new topic so i placed my inquiry here. Hi team! May I ask if there is already a resolution about embedding animated GIFs onto PDFs or Interactive PDFs? I'm trying to create newsletters using InDesign but from what I've read online dated 2016, Adobe doesn't recognize GIFs. I would appreciate if someone answers back regarding my inquiry?

BobLevine
Community Expert
BobLevineCommunity Expert
Community Expert
May 24, 2017

Animated GIFs are not part of the PDF specifications.

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    sarahdaphnebAuthor
    Participant
    October 24, 2016

    Thanks everybody for your replies! I'll try using Photoshop to convert GIFs in movies and see what happens:)

    Willi Adelberger
    Community Expert
    Willi AdelbergerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 18, 2016

    No, it is not possible as PDF does not know or recognize GIF animations.

      Steve Werner
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      Steve WernerCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 18, 2016

      You could use Photoshop to convert your animated GIFs into a movie file. The preferred format is MP4 with H264 encoding.

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        jfuchel
        Participant
        October 21, 2016

        If we converted it to .mp4, would it play within an Interactive PDF? Also, I used to make Interactive PDF's using Acrobat Pro but the button and properties tools are not there in the latest version. Did I miss something? Must I use InDesign now to make an Interactive PDF? Any other easy tools to make a quick mock-up of a 'page' that can show an animgif or video?

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