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

[Matt308]

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

 

[cheddar cheese]

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

 

[Matt308]

Is that a free download or must I purchase?

 

[cheddar cheese]

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

 

[loomaluftwaffe]

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]

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]

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]

Thanks guys for the info! Appreciate it.