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--- Animated GIFs ---

Animated GIFs are...

bulletBased on GIF89A specification
bulletCreated from multiple images.
bulletIndividual images are tagged with...
bullethow long they are each displayed
bullettransition effect from one to the next
bulletbackground colors and effects
bulletYou can set the image to display continuously or stop after so many runs.
bulletAssembled using an Animated GIF editor (e.g., GIF Construction Set or Animation Shop)

Tips...

bulletAnimated GIFs store "complete" images, therefore they can become quite large.
bulletYou are still limited to 256 colors, these do not work well with photo-quality images.

Examples...

The following uses a transparency effect...

 

 

The following...

 

 ...was created from the following separate images...

 

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