What do you guys use to edit animated *.gif files?

Matt308 · 12-06-2006, 01:09 PM

Any suggestions for reducing physical size or file size (memory)?

cheddar cheese · 12-06-2006, 01:11 PM

I use Adobe Imageready to edit gifs...God knows if I can remember how...

Matt308 · 12-06-2006, 01:14 PM

Is that a free download or must I purchase?

cheddar cheese · 12-06-2006, 01:18 PM

Well I used a crack for mine...You gotta pay normally I think...

loomaluftwaffe · 12-09-2006, 08:25 AM

I use this, it's pretty basic, just drag and drop check loop or not, but it's free
UnFREEz
oh wait u mean edit? use ImageReady, it comes with Adobe Photoshop
the link is for MAKING animated GIFs

Gnomey · 12-09-2006, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by cheddar cheese

Well I used a crack for mine...You gotta pay normally I think...

Yeah, I did the same for mine. You should be able to it in both Photoshop and Imageready (although I never looked into it), there should be tutorials on the web.

Clave · 12-09-2006, 10:10 AM

Imageready also...

You can edit in Photoshop or Imageready, and switch between the two with a handy button...

To reduce file sizes you need to:

a) Reduce the colours to the acceptable minimum - say from 256 to 16

b) Reduce the overall size of the image

c) Reduce the actual number of frames in the animation if possible

If you post it here, I might be able to fix it - but there are limits to what you can do..

Matt308 · 12-10-2006, 01:03 PM

Thanks guys for the info! Appreciate it.