How to Resize a GIF File

The GIF file format is virtually responsible for an entire new dimension of graphical stupidity. GIF files are mini, animated, low quality images that usually portray a meaningless and funny/disgusting/lame story/joke/message meant to make forum or gaming user profiles look cool.

More useful purposes of GIF files include on screen tutorials of how to perform a task on your computer and the beloved animated banners you see flashing on numerous websites (yeah, look who’s talking right?).  GIF files can also be converted from static images or from a video file and maybe too large for use as avatars/profile images due to the size limitation most membership websites set on these images.

In this case, your best option would be to resize the image. Unfortunately, Microsoft’s state of the art (note: italics imply sarcasm) Paint tool as well as several other popular imaging tools tend to break the animation when GIF files are resized rendering the, I repeat meaningless and funny/disgusting/lame story/joke/message, useless. To make sure this calamity doesn’t happen, GIFWorks.com provides a free, web based editor tool that allows you to seamlessly resize GIF images to you preferred size maintaining the original animation and quality of the image. All you need to is select File > Open Image, once the file is uploaded, choose Edit > Resize, select your desired size and downloaded the modified image.

Another alternative solution, which is also a free, web based image editor is the Blibs editor tool. If you are aware of any other solutions, please share it in the comments.

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1 Comment so far
  1. shiroi neko January 20, 2010 11:46 am

    In many conditions we have to resize the GIF file format and it’s relly great post who want to resize the GIF file format . Thanks for sharing it.

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