How to Edit Animated GIFs

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GIF formats are heavily used to display images specifically online for its impressive compression levels as well as for its ability to display animation. While there are several comprehensive image tools that allow various kinds of customization, most image tools don’t provide adequate customization for animated GIF files.

You might want to edit an animated GIF  for various reasons. Most forums online allow animated GIFs as avatars so you might want to personalize an animated GIF. That’s just a single example. A while back I should you how to split animated GIFs however the tool doesn’t really support extensive customization of the GIF.

If you are looking for more features, you can check out Ulead Gif Animator. It provides a multitude of features to edit your GIF files. The site contains a free trial which you can download here. For a completely free version you can download the older version of the application when it was freeware here (scroll to the bottom of the page).

Once you open the application you can create a file from scratch and add your frames or you may import an existing GIFs and add, modify or delete the frames depending on your requirements. If you run in to any trouble with the application, leave a comment below.

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    3 Comments so far
    1. seer July 5, 2010 4:29 pm

      thanks, but I prefer to use Video Avatar (geovid.com)

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    2. Naura July 13, 2010 3:43 pm

      As for me,i do my avatars yourself,for it i use Video Avatar.There you can choose a video formats, and make the gif.It’s really good program.Try.

      Reply

    3. Marcelo February 13, 2011 7:15 pm

      It’s been a long time since I last edited an animated gif! But, at the time, I used PaintShop Pro and it was a cool tool.

      Reply

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