A GIF animator, What do you use?

JREAM · August 28, 2009, 12:13pm

I have no idea what to use for a GIF animator, can anyone tell me what they use?

I wouldn’t mind spending $50 for some software if its easy to use and good, I just find myself doing this on and off a lot and think I should just get some decent software. I would prefer it to be free but Ive searched Google long and hard and haven’t found anything that worked right, maybe I didnt look hard enough.

Please advise

system · July 13, 2010, 10:16am

You can create animated avatar using Video Avatar.Also convert video to gif. It’s really cool prog)

ifoxmedia · August 28, 2009, 12:21pm

I use either image ready by adobe or flash. both will produce a moving gif file.

sk89q · August 28, 2009, 2:25pm

I use either Photoshop or Jasc Animation Shop. The latter is pretty nice and the newest version (though not recent anymore) is even free:
http://ftp.jasc.com/pub/en/ani311en.exe

JREAM · August 28, 2009, 3:38pm

cool I will try out the JASC one.

I did not know flash could make gifs, that is very happy to know

bpartch · August 28, 2009, 4:17pm

I use Fireworks

Dark_Tranquility · August 30, 2009, 2:16pm

Photshop CS4 Animation panel is just wonderful IMO! I don’t need anything else
So if you already have photoshop you don’t need any other software (even older versions -CS2 and older- were bundled with Image Ready and that will do the trick). Same if you have FW.

allofcraigs · September 3, 2009, 8:40pm

can you make a .gif with gimp?

Dark_Tranquility · September 4, 2009, 10:21am

I believe you mean animated gifs? http://www.gimp-tutorials.com/tutorial/Designing-an-Animated-gif-with-GIMP-408.html

shimmy · September 6, 2009, 12:16am

I use Jasc Animation Shop as well. It so much simpler then animating in Photoshop

kidrock001 · September 14, 2009, 7:08am

flash is easier to handle, try that.

commm · September 14, 2009, 5:01pm

where are your logo ?

boicu_org · September 14, 2009, 8:31pm

I use Flash for that … but be carefull you must have all the movements on the 1st layer … not in movies and symbols … all must be in a looooong layer if not the exported .gif file will be a simple picture and you`ll try to figure it out why

stevekolers · September 15, 2009, 2:50am

Use Art GIF Animator. I used it, and was very satisfied.

system · October 21, 2009, 2:10pm

For creat video into a gif,you can use VidGif…It’s very simple programm.:)I use it.

AlexDawson · October 23, 2009, 5:02pm

I use Ulead GIF Animator, it’s probably the best individual product for the task I have come across and is exceptionally easy to use and comes with a huge number of plug-in’s, the only problem is that Corel (who took over Ulead) no longer actively produce it so there’s no guarantee it’ll work in the future.

kte_moss · October 24, 2009, 6:16pm

I had used ART GIF Animator. It was quite good. You can try it.

stoneslinks · October 24, 2009, 6:31pm

I use image ready, its wonderful. and sometime Coral Animator

Stomme_poes · October 28, 2009, 9:47am

can you make a .gif with gimp?

That’s the only way I’ve been making animated gifs. Possibly the better tool to use, if these animated gifs are going on web pages, is to find not the easiest to use or cheapest tool, but the tool who can optimise the most.

If your animation is more than a few layers/frames, you’ll want the best optimation you can get, to prevent filesizes getting ridiculous. I’m not sure Gimp is the best optimiser, but it’s the one I can afford (lawlz) and my animations are banners who don’t get too complicated or large in the first place.

southernlady · November 10, 2009, 7:19am

I use Animation Shop (Jasc) as well…it’s a stand alone product so it does not need to be anchored by another Corel/Jasc product.

Also, you can resize, recolor your files in AS. You can also open a GIF and edit one that is already made, resize it, if it’s a blank and needs text added, there is a text feature.

It’s far more powerful than people give it credit and it works in Window 7…I’ve tried it out.

Liz