Save animation as *.gif

PaperCut · Post by **PaperCut** » 11 Oct 2006, 08:51

Hi all,

I'm having a bit of a tough time saving an animation in *.gif format.

On the File > Save As.. > dialog, there's only an option to save as *.psd which I've already done. But now I'm trying to save the whole animation as a Gif file...

Somebody please help. I'm using Image Ready by the way

Paper!

Black-Ice · Post by **Black-Ice** » 11 Oct 2006, 08:58

Um... If I remember correctly you should choose the option to "save optimized as..."

Post by **maxxis** » 11 Oct 2006, 09:00

Are you using Photoshop or ImageReady?

Black-Ice · Post by **Black-Ice** » 11 Oct 2006, 09:11

maxxis wrote:Are you using Photoshop or ImageReady?

PaperCut wrote:................
Somebody please help. I'm using Image Ready by the way

Paper!

ArmatageShanks · Post by **ArmatageShanks** » 11 Oct 2006, 09:13

@Black-Ice.

Maybe he edited it after he saw maxxis' post...

LinkX · Post by **LinkX** » 11 Oct 2006, 09:20

PaperCut wrote:Hi all,

I'm having a bit of a tough time saving an animation in *.gif format.

On the File > Save As.. > dialog, there's only an option to save as *.psd which I've already done. But now I'm trying to save the whole animation as a Gif file...

Somebody please help. I'm using Image Ready by the way

Paper!

preview the file in a web browser(right click on the image Preview in-> Firefox/Internet Explore) and then save it like you would with any other image

EDIT: or as Black-Ice said you can go to File->Save Optimized As...

Black-Ice · Post by **Black-Ice** » 11 Oct 2006, 09:28

ArmatageShanks wrote:@Black-Ice.

Maybe he edited it after he saw maxxis' post...

nope...
It was there when he started this thread...

Another way you can do it is to send the image to photoshop and then
File>Save for web...
here you can adjust certain things to maybe make the pic smaller etc...

LinkX · Post by **LinkX** » 11 Oct 2006, 09:32

Black-Ice wrote: Another way you can do it is to send the image to photoshop and then
File>Save for web...

if you do that, it wont be animated, it will only be 1 frame

Black-Ice · Post by **Black-Ice** » 11 Oct 2006, 09:38

LinkX wrote:
Black-Ice wrote: Another way you can do it is to send the image to photoshop and then
File>Save for web...
if you do that, it wont be animated, it will only be 1 frame

Er... wrong...
All my gif avatars and sigs were done that way coz they were way too big, and they were all animated...

LinkX · Post by **LinkX** » 11 Oct 2006, 09:42

Black-Ice wrote:
LinkX wrote:
Black-Ice wrote: Another way you can do it is to send the image to photoshop and then
File>Save for web...
if you do that, it wont be animated, it will only be 1 frame
Er... wrong...
All my gif avatars and sigs were done that way coz they were way too big, and they were all animated...

well i just tried it with an animated av and it stays 1 frame

only imageready has an animation palette,

PaperCut · Post by **PaperCut** » 11 Oct 2006, 09:46

Black-Ice wrote:
LinkX wrote:
Black-Ice wrote: Another way you can do it is to send the image to photoshop and then
File>Save for web...
if you do that, it wont be animated, it will only be 1 frame
Er... wrong...
All my gif avatars and sigs were done that way coz they were way too big, and they were all animated...

Actually he isn't I've tried that too...

Even if I try to open the *.psd file in PS it opens only the 1st frame

Black-Ice · Post by **Black-Ice** » 11 Oct 2006, 09:49

PaperCut wrote:
Black-Ice wrote:
LinkX wrote:
Black-Ice wrote: Another way you can do it is to send the image to photoshop and then
File>Save for web...
if you do that, it wont be animated, it will only be 1 frame
Er... wrong...
All my gif avatars and sigs were done that way coz they were way too big, and they were all animated...
Actually he isn't I've tried that too...

Even if I try to open the *.psd file in PS it opens only the 1st frame

For some weird reason photoshop isnt really designed to work with gifs... Thats why most/all of the gif editing (etc) has to be done in image ready... and only when it is complete you can export to photoshop (which will only show 1 frame) and then save it.

It works on my PC...

LinkX · Post by **LinkX** » 11 Oct 2006, 09:53

Black-Ice wrote: It works on my PC...

Special PC's FTW!

PaperCut · Post by **PaperCut** » 11 Oct 2006, 09:56

Black-Ice wrote:
ArmatageShanks wrote:@Black-Ice.

Maybe he edited it after he saw maxxis' post...
nope...
It was there when he started this thread...

True... :bigups:

I've tried Save Optimised As...
This is all I get...

No option to save as *.gif

Black-Ice · Post by **Black-Ice** » 11 Oct 2006, 09:59

PaperCut wrote: I've tried Save Optimised As...
This is all I get...

No option to save as *.gif

Maybe my PC is special.... I will have a look when I get home tonight.

LinkX · Post by **LinkX** » 11 Oct 2006, 10:02

go to Window->Optimize and check if you have got .gif selected and not .JPG

PaperCut · Post by **PaperCut** » 11 Oct 2006, 10:37

I'll give it a shot

edit: :bigups::bigups::bigups::bigups::bigups:
LOOK MA!! IT WORKED... IT WORKED!!!
:bigups::bigups::bigups::bigups::bigups::bigups:

LinkX · Post by **LinkX** » 11 Oct 2006, 10:43

and does it work now?

PaperCut · Post by **PaperCut** » 11 Oct 2006, 10:52

Thanx LinkX!, Black-Ice and everybody else... :biggrin:

:bigups::bigups::bigups:
U da flippin man!!!
:bigups::bigups::bigups:

PaperCut · Post by **PaperCut** » 15 Nov 2006, 10:58

How come I can't get this dang thing right!?!? now

It doesn't save as one *.gif file. Even if I preview in browser and save as... it saves the slice I right-clicked on...

help please

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