need an animated gif program

hat · 2005-03-12, 11:58 PM

Hi Guys,

I am trying to make a gif using just under 100 images. I want it to be quite large and I want all the images to flash up one by one in different possitions with different time delays for each image. I found a way to do this using some pretty simple java, but I lost the webpage with the how to instructions and can't find it again.

Can anyone tell me a program of script that would do what I want.

Thanks
Hat

Joe · 2005-03-13, 09:30 AM

It'd probably easier to do this in Flash (pretty basic Flash animation).

For a program, I would recommend Selteco Bannershop GIF Animator (www.selteco.com), it makes it easy to add images and set the time delay for each image.

Cleo · 2005-03-13, 09:31 AM

I use ImageReady which is part of Photoshop to make gif animations.

Useless · 2005-03-13, 10:07 AM

I use Macromedia's Fireworks 4 for anitmated gifs.

urb · 2005-03-13, 02:29 PM

Making a gif with that many animation frames needs to be very small on the page (120x60 pixels) or you're going to have a huge file size which may cause you problems. Even with a massively reduced number of colors it will probably load too slow and look terrible.

If each frame is a photo, remember that photographs compress better as jpegs, not gifs.

Flash is a much better option, but from what you said, I'd say that you are looking for something along the lines of this
http://www.codelifter.com/main/javas...lideshow1.html
using well compressed jpegs.

I would be asking myself if a surfer is gonna sit through 100 photos in a slideshow. But I guess I don't know exactly what you are trying to do with it.

MadMax · 2005-03-13, 05:46 PM

I use JASC Animation Shop from Corel. Great program, comes free with Paint Shop Pro but it's available separately. check it out here

2005-03-12, 11:58 PM	#1
hat Internet! Is that thing still around? Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 5	need an animated gif program Hi Guys, I am trying to make a gif using just under 100 images. I want it to be quite large and I want all the images to flash up one by one in different possitions with different time delays for each image. I found a way to do this using some pretty simple java, but I lost the webpage with the how to instructions and can't find it again. Can anyone tell me a program of script that would do what I want. Thanks Hat __________________ hat

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2005-03-13, 09:31 AM	#3
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2005-03-13, 02:29 PM	#5
urb All the way from Room 101 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,557	Making a gif with that many animation frames needs to be very small on the page (120x60 pixels) or you're going to have a huge file size which may cause you problems. Even with a massively reduced number of colors it will probably load too slow and look terrible. If each frame is a photo, remember that photographs compress better as jpegs, not gifs. Flash is a much better option, but from what you said, I'd say that you are looking for something along the lines of this http://www.codelifter.com/main/javas...lideshow1.html using well compressed jpegs. I would be asking myself if a surfer is gonna sit through 100 photos in a slideshow. But I guess I don't know exactly what you are trying to do with it. __________________

2005-03-13, 05:46 PM	#6
MadMax "Without evil there can be no good, so it must be good to be evil sometimes" ~ Satan Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Motor City, baby, where carjacking was invented! Now GIMME THOSE SHOES! Posts: 2,385	I use JASC Animation Shop from Corel. Great program, comes free with Paint Shop Pro but it's available separately. check it out here