Backgrounds for Animated Gifs

First let me say I am new to Captivate. I think it is an
awesome tool in creating CBT's. Here's my problem. I have an
animated .gif file it is small (only 96.0KB) I created it in Adobe
Image Ready... I want to import it into captivate and use it as a
navigation icon. The problem is the animation appears fine but
there is a black background? I can't get rid of the background. Any
ideas? Suggestion to do it differantly? PLEASE HELP!!

Keep in mind that when animated GIFs are brought into
Captivate, they are converted to SWF format, so you are ultimately
looking at a Flash animation, not a GIF animation.
The black background is a common occurrence, and in my
opinion is caused by timing issues with the original animated GIF.
Try experimenting with changes to the original GIFs properties,
specifically the frame rate, and overall time for display. Also be
sure that the "background" of the GIF is a solid (transparent)
color.
Good luck - and
welcome to the Captivate User Community!

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