InDesign CC Epub - Animate an Image Gallery

[@KnelMacasinagDakis]

Hi, thanks so much for this very helpful tutorial. I am working on spreads and I want an image on the left side be enlarged on click and so it will be seen also over the adjacent page. Is this possible? When I export my doc to ePub, part of the enlarged image is hidden in the adjacent page. Thank you, I will wait for your reply.

[@EliasSarantopoulos]

Knel, it's hard for me to picture your question, if possible connect with me via email and we can continue from there. Maybe some screenshots will help. Thank you! 😀👋

[@KnelMacasinagDakis]

@@EliasSarantopoulos Thank you, I will send you an email.

[@EliasSarantopoulos]

@@KnelMacasinagDakis Whenever you are ready. 😀👍

[@mickeyromeo]

Excellent!

[@EliasSarantopoulos]

Thank you! 😀

[@2much4skin]

if I export the epub with fixed lay out, and preview it in books, it works, but only my roll-off effects doesn't show or work. It loses alot of user expierence. Any idea what im doing wrong?

[@EliasSarantopoulos]

It's hard for me to decipher from the comment. Anyway you can share your example? 😀

[@2much4skin]

@@EliasSarantopoulos yea do I email you or make WeTransfer link?

[@EliasSarantopoulos]

@@2much4skin You can email me first and we can chat there if you wish. My credentials are at the end of each video. 😀

[@sarahjackson06]

Hi Elias. Thank you for your tutorial. I am trying to add a slideshow as a pop up once my picture has been selected/clicked (rather than just one photo). Is this possible in InDesign? If so, could you explain how it would be accomplished?

[@EliasSarantopoulos]

Sarah Jackson If course you can, it's all about the Object State. So that object state will have a gallery let's assume of 5 photos with two arrow buttons for next and previous state. It's usually called a nested object state. Try that and thank you for watching!! 🙏

[@EliasSarantopoulos]

Also for the popup I have recorded a Popup video tutorial on EPUB, the previous one from the one you watched, that will give you an insight, hope that helps. Thank you! 😀

[@swati5024]

Hi, thanks for this video. After making animated file how to save it? So that I can use it on FB and Instagram. Please help!!!!

[@EliasSarantopoulos]

Swati Gaurav Only as an Epub so you can keep all the animation.

[@735645060]

What file do you save it as for the animations to work?

[@EliasSarantopoulos]

Betty Chen I export it as an EPUB file format, also some features work for an INTERACTIVE PDF file format. Let me know if that works for you. Thank you! 😀

[@swati5024]

Elias Sarantopoulos, there are two EPUB- Fixed Layout and Reflowable, which one would you suggest?

[@vangelova7443]

Exporting it either as an EPUB document or PDF interactive does not work. I mean... after being exported, all the animations and the thumbnails of the images do not work. Why is that? I am using InDesign CC 2018.

[@EliasSarantopoulos]

Vi An, you can only export as an EPUB and in my example, I exported it as a Fixed Layout EPUB. Interactive PDF will not work most of the time with such complex animations and Object States. One recommendation is, create a new document, add an animation, export that and test it. Try that and see where it gets you. Thank you! 😀

[@vangelova7443]

@@EliasSarantopoulos Thank you for the reply. The only way it worked is when I exported it in a .swf format. Could it be because I am using a portable version of the software? But anyway, thank you for the descriptive and useful video! Your explanations did help me grasp the animation options in InDesign.

[@EliasSarantopoulos]

Vi An I am very happy to hear that, I thank you for watching! Honestly I have not tried the mobile version, I only export as EPUB which works inside the iPad since I am mostly producing magazines and interactive books. 👍😀

[@AhmedGomaa-nb7vf]

I've done all the steps that worked properly in review mode ... but it's not working after saving at all, please help

[@EliasSarantopoulos]

EX Gomaa, send me a private email if you wish to further connect with me so I can look at the issue at hand. If so, please zip all the files InDesign imports so I can see the whole picture. Let me know, thank you. 😀

[@AhmedGomaa-nb7vf]

@@EliasSarantopoulos ok and thank you

[@AhmedGomaa-nb7vf]

@@EliasSarantopoulos but i dont have you email :)

[@EliasSarantopoulos]

It's at the end of every KZbin video EX Gomaa.

[@AhmedGomaa-nb7vf]

@@EliasSarantopoulos I have sent a short video to your email