How to embed a GIF into InDesign?

[Mike245564850iup]

Is there a way to embed a GIF into InDesign, similar to the way you embed a video using HTML code? It seems like maybe GIFY might be a solution, but Im not sure.  I don't mean place a GIF, I mean embed. I have a very large GIF and I'm looking for a way to keep file sizes small. Thanks!

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

Animated GIFs depend on the viewer, which is nearly always a browser or something with browser DNA. There's (obviously) no way to do it in a printed document, and PDF does not support the animated format.

If you just mean a small image file size, both JPEG and PNG can be brought to very small sizes with some tradeoff of resolution.

[BobLevine]

Why do you need to embed it and what is the end use of this InDesign document?

[Frans v.d. Geest]

You can place an animated GIF file in a frame (no need for HTML) and it will work in fxl-epub when viewed in certain apps, like Apple Books or through Publish online. It will not work anywhere else, like PDF. What you suggesting is a link to a file somewhere else (like a movie online), do you expect it to play inside the frame?