Why do images from our SMEs appear sideways in Articulate Storyline?

Storyline reads pixel data directly and does not apply EXIF orientation corrections. Photos taken on mobile phones store orientation as EXIF metadata, which Storyline ignores. Deliteful fixes the pixel data itself so the image imports correctly.

Can I fix images for an entire course module in one batch?

Yes. Upload all misoriented images for a module at once, apply the rotation, and download the corrected set for import.

Does this work for images I'll use in Rise 360 as well?

Yes. Rise 360 has the same EXIF handling behavior as Storyline. Pixel-corrected images from Deliteful import and display correctly in both tools.

Will rotating images affect their quality in the published course?

No. Deliteful applies no compression during rotation, so image quality in the published course output is determined by your authoring tool's export settings, not by any quality loss introduced by Deliteful.

Fix Image Orientation Before Importing Into Your eLearning Authoring Tool

Images exported from screen capture tools, field photography, or client-supplied assets frequently arrive misoriented — and authoring tools like Articulate Storyline and Rise import exactly what the pixel data says, ignoring any EXIF rotation metadata. Deliteful corrects orientation before images enter your eLearning production workflow.

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Curriculum developers building courses in Articulate Storyline, Rise 360, Adobe Captivate, or iSpring encounter image orientation problems most often with two asset types: field photos taken on mobile devices by subject matter experts, and screenshots exported from certain screen recording tools that embed orientation as metadata rather than pixel data. Both render sideways inside the authoring tool, requiring manual correction that breaks the production rhythm when you're managing a multi-module course build.

Deliteful processes PNG, JPG, JPEG, and WebP — the formats authoring tools accept — and applies rotation at the pixel level so imported images display correctly on the first import, on every device the published course runs on. The flip options handle mirror corrections for diagram assets or interface screenshots that need to be horizontally reversed for RTL language versions of a course. At 1 credit per image, it's a low-friction step to add before asset import.

How it works

1
Export images from your source
Gather field photos, SME-supplied images, or screenshot exports that need orientation correction.
2
Upload to Deliteful
Select your PNG, JPG, or WebP files.
3
Set rotation to match intended display orientation
Choose the angle that will make the image display correctly when imported into your authoring tool.
4
Import corrected images into your authoring tool
Download from Deliteful and import directly — no manual rotation adjustment needed inside Storyline or Rise.

Frequently asked questions

Why do images from our SMEs appear sideways in Articulate Storyline?: Storyline reads pixel data directly and does not apply EXIF orientation corrections. Photos taken on mobile phones store orientation as EXIF metadata, which Storyline ignores. Deliteful fixes the pixel data itself so the image imports correctly.
Can I fix images for an entire course module in one batch?: Yes. Upload all misoriented images for a module at once, apply the rotation, and download the corrected set for import.
Does this work for images I'll use in Rise 360 as well?: Yes. Rise 360 has the same EXIF handling behavior as Storyline. Pixel-corrected images from Deliteful import and display correctly in both tools.
Will rotating images affect their quality in the published course?: No. Deliteful applies no compression during rotation, so image quality in the published course output is determined by your authoring tool's export settings, not by any quality loss introduced by Deliteful.

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