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animated GIF Last modified: Friday, March 29, 2002

A type of GIF image that can be animated by combining several images into a single GIF file. Applications that support the animated GIF standard, GIF89A, cycle through each image. GIF animation doesn't give the same level of control and flexibility as other animation formats but it has become extremely popular because it is supported by nearly all Web browsers. In addition, animated GIF files tend to be quite a bit smaller that other animation files, such as Java applets.

GIF animation on the WWW  This is a page of GIF animation resources that includes a gallery, documentation, software and tools, HTML assistance, technical specifications, and a tutorial. GIF Construction Set for Windows Home page for the GIF Construction Set for Windows, an application for creating animated GIF images. It contains a description, FAQ, demonstration, and shareware download link. Grafman's Animated GIFs Provides animated GIF demos, along with a link to free animated GIFs and sample code. Grafman's VR World Provides links to randomly generated 3D models and VRML demonstrations. There's also a VRML gallery, information and specifications, and 3D animated GIFs demonstrations. Screen saver development This is Silkmoth On-Line, a site that provides information on professional screen saver development and animated GIF creation services and many free downloads. The Animated Gif Artists Guild Home page of the Animated Gif Artists Guild. Here, users will find links to Guild information, animation competitions, and a large collection of animated GIF files. Yahoo!'s animated GIF page Yahoo!'s directory of links for animated GIFs.