Hi,
I have an animated .gif file that was sent to me which I need to edit. What software will do this? I only really need to change the canvas size, but if I do that in Photoshop it's no longer animated afterward (unless there's something I don't know). I haven't worked with animated .gif files very much. Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Phyllis
Justin S posted this at 14:57 — 31st January 2001.
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Well if you have Photoshop 5.5 or 6, it should have come with Adobe ImageReady 3.0 as well. If you have that, then you can edit the animated GIFs in that. Otherwise, there are many good free animated GIF programs available from http://www.download.com. I use GIF Movie Gear, which I highly recommend, but isn't free.
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NSS posted this at 15:01 — 31st January 2001.
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I use gifcon32 it's a shareware program without any time limit and very easy to use to create and edit your animated gif. Below is the link to download the software/program and tutorial.
http://www.emu.edu.tr/edufacil/compcent/gifcon/gifcon.htm
Regards,
NSS
phyllis posted this at 16:19 — 31st January 2001.
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Hey thanks!
I did have Adobe ImageReady and it worked fine. I'll check out some of the other software you suggested too as I may have occasion to start creating animated banners.
Phyllis
Adam Oberdorfer posted this at 18:30 — 31st January 2001.
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Ulead GIF Animator is another very popular animation software for GIF format.
fantastvik posted this at 16:46 — 19th September 2008.
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Hi!
i use a 3DMLW editor called QuantumHog. its an open source community product. free to download. you can create web based animations very easily in it. has anybody else used it.
lorily posted this at 21:06 — 21st September 2008.
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there is also a program called animation shop that will allow you to view as well as perform animated gif's. hope this helps
decibel.places posted this at 20:19 — 22nd September 2008.
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I think the Gimp also lets you edit an animated gif as layers, much like Photoshop (but free open source
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I used to be a PaintShopPro and gifcon user, now I just fire up the Gimp!
Speaking of animation programs, I have been intrigued by Flypaper, a kind of Flash/Powerpoint hybrid ( used to be free too, there is still a free trial )
fantastvik posted this at 10:31 — 3rd October 2008.
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there is something called Irfan view. has anybody used it? can it also be used for animation?
cmoyer posted this at 01:53 — 5th October 2008.
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Irfan view is more of a photo/document reader though you can do minor edits like change the color to b/w or sepia. I don't think it can be used for image animation. I don't believe it reads animation well anyways.
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jaibin posted this at 10:13 — 15th October 2008.
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Please try Ulead GIF Animator 5 . It is very easy to use and affordable animation software. Easily create fast-loading animation for your web site and PowerPoint presentations.
Jaibin
fantastvik posted this at 18:43 — 29th October 2008.
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i would like to know, how to create the web animation. i would like to make it clear that 3D web animation is different from animation, coz of the file size, 3D web animation gets easily loaded, normal animation on web takes ages to load.
aathuls posted this at 06:29 — 31st October 2008.
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Flash is good animation software. It's good and its got some great effects. flash is the best option.
starindia posted this at 09:53 — 13th November 2008.
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Depending on your need and budgets you have to choose proper software.In my opinion Maya is better because it have lots of options for lighting, shadows, textures, movements.