How to Use LottieFiles to Enhance Your Online Training Content in Articulate Storyline 360

This week, I'll show you how to use LottieFiles.com to find and download animated GIFs and then bring those GIFs into Articulate Storyline 360 to add life to your static pages. If you're an instructional designer or learning developer looking to create engaging and interactive online training, this tutorial is perfect!
LottieFiles is a popular online marketplace for high-quality animated images to enhance web & online training content. In this video, I'll guide you through searching for and downloading the perfect GIF for your project. Once you have your desired GIF, I'll demonstrate how to bring it into Articulate Storyline 360 and show you some best practices for incorporating animated GIFs into your online training.
Whether you're a seasoned instructional designer or a beginner just starting, this tutorial is designed to make finding and integrating animated GIFs into your e-learning content as simple and easy as possible. So, let's dive into the exciting world of LottieFiles and Articulate Storyline 360!
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[@SoulsymbolTattoos]

Hi Jeff, love your tutorials, so i hate to be nitpicky - but what your are doing is not really incoperating the power of lottiefiles into Storyline. you are just using the free animation and massacre them into gifs, which is arguably one of the worst containers (in terms of quality and size) to hold animation in. That being said, I would love to see a way to integrate those sleak lottiefiles into articulate...

[@LearningDojo]

Boris - I don't disagree at all. I would love a better integration in Storyline. That said, I am not opposed to using them as GIFs until that feature comes along. I love how Camtasia 2023 works though, you can drop in the LottieFile JSON file and adjust on the fly. Would love the ability to do that in Storyline. Just thought it was at least worth showing what you could do for now but yeah I am with you. Storyline could integrate them better for sure.

[@alexbradley6398]

Thank you! I am excited to play with Lottiefiles. Do you know if Lottiefiles will work okay inside a SCORM package on an LMS?

[@LearningDojo]

Because it is insert as a gif and part of the SCORM package I don't see why it would not unless your LMS strips out GIFs which would be weird if it did.

[@anastancioarielmacuacua1993]

Hrwat tutorial Jeff. I didn't know about Lottie files until I watched your video. Ths KS for keeping us updated.

[@LearningDojo]

Thanks! Glad you found this useful!

[@Laura_5757]

This was very fortuitous timing! Just before watching this, I was watching a video explaining the new Camtasia 2023 update and then here we go with more information on Lottie files! Speaking of which, I’d love to see a video on using Camtasia 2023. I’m getting my update later today and the new features seem great (and there are a few features that I’m already used to on Storyline, like motion paths, yay!)

[@LearningDojo]

Hey Laura - I do have 1 video on 2023 already but I am in the process of creating more so look out for those.

[@gibranmuchtazar.m.dien-6406]

why after the project is published all the writing becomes pictures

[@LearningDojo]

The writing from the Lottie file or the writing in Storyline?

[@gibranmuchtazar.m.dien-6406]

@@LearningDojo writing in the storyline using a text box

[@LearningDojo]

​@@gibranmuchtazar.m.dien-6406 Storyline has always done that, not sure why honestly. I don't know if it is actually an image it converts it to but yeah you can't select it like normal text on the web.

[@manxman8008]

does the animation assist in learning the topic or is it a distractor?

[@LearningDojo]

Fair question. I would say it could enhance but yes could also distract if it is on a loop. But it is debatable. It is a good question but not one I have an answer for. I like to explore what is possible but leave it up to the developer to make their own decision.

[@bankylaw3745]

If you're training bunch of ADD children probably a distraction but if you're training adults and it's still a distraction then do you really have any hope of teaching them to begin with? 😂

[@shaikhmaheen]

Very helpful

[@LearningDojo]

Glad you think so!