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spudnik
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30 Aug 2008, 1:46 am

I use a program called PhotoScape, and made a simple animated gif of a ferret paw Image
http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/index.php



lau
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30 Aug 2008, 9:42 am

I have used the GIMP, but that's overkill, to my mind.

I use a tiny command shell utility called "gifsicle", which gives direct control over just about every detail.

I used it (with a serendipitous bug) to make these 13 GIFs:
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30 Aug 2008, 4:05 pm

There is the ImageMagick tool 'animate'; I've used it in the past with good results


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31 Aug 2008, 2:04 am

Illustrator Photoshop & Imageready. It's a little complex but you can do some really amazing things with it if you know what you're doing.


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