Animated GIFs In PDF Files With Affinity Publisher?

[WilliamBosley117]

Hey, I was wondering if Affinity Publisher can support importing animated GIF files or other short video clips as something like a cool animated cover photo. Is this a thing Publisher can do? If so, what happens if someone prints it (does it just grab the first frame of the clip?)? If not, then is this a feature that Affinity has planned for the future? It would really help me and Affinity stand out if this is included in this post-printer world of business and entertainment.

Thanks in advance for any answers. 🙂

[Old Bruce]

Hi and welcome to the forums,

19 minutes ago, WilliamBosley117 said:

Hey, I was wondering if Affinity Publisher can support importing animated GIF files or other short video clips as something like a cool animated cover photo. Is this a thing Publisher can do?

No it is not. Most likely will never be.

[WilliamBosley117]

3 hours ago, Old Bruce said:

Hi and welcome to the forums,

No it is not. Most likely will never be.

That's unfortunate. It's something Adobe can do with .MOV and .WAV files, so I was hoping Affinity would at least some day have plans to implement. I guess I'll have to get a hold of Adobe at some point to give that a try. I make products for Pen and Paper RPGs, so it would really help set my products apart when most people are playing on laptops and mobiles these days. Anyway, thanks for the response!

[deekay]

I'd love to see that feature, too! 

[Rosson]

100% agree. We're looking for a software that lets us add a little GIF to what we make in publisher so that we can post user guides and release notes for our products. Being able to make a little animated GIF on the publisher documents would be a game changer.

[LEB]

I also agree, what is the technical limitation?

[Hubert M. Killoran]

On 1/24/2022 at 1:42 PM, WilliamBosley117 said:

Hey, I was wondering if Affinity Publisher can support importing animated GIF files or other short video clips as something like a cool animated cover photo. Is this a thing Publisher can do? If so, what happens if someone prints it (does it just grab the first frame of the clip?)? If not, then is this a feature that Affinity has planned for the future? It would really help me and Affinity stand out if this is included in this post-printer world of business and entertainment.

Thanks in advance for any answers. 🙂

 

[Komatös]

Hi @Hubert M. Killoran and welcome to the forums.

NO, Affinity publisher does'nt support animated gifs or any video. Only stills are supported. And so far I'm aware, there is no plan to do so.

[Hubert M. Killoran]

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