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#ANIMATED GIF BACKGROUND WINDOWS 8 HOW TO#
ini file for how to get and use ImageMagick gif file (individual frames) as if it was a. convert -coalesce "C:\PathToInput\InputName.gif" "C:\PathToOutput\OutputName.png" gif image to a "Bitmap" with the following in a cmd.exe command prompt window: You can exit the Command Prompt window.Ĭreate a skin like this to display the images one after the other to display the animation: Note - You will need to get and install ImageMagick from: The images in this example will be named Loading-0.png, Loading-1.png. png images for each of the "frames" in the. Or in this example, while in the folder with the file:Ĭonvert -coalesce "Loading.gif" "Loading.png" The following is the format for the command line you will need:Ĭonvert -coalesce "C:\PathToInput\InputName.gif" "C:\PathToOutput\OutputName.png" gif has transparency, you will need to output to. Any output image format can be used, but if your. Use the ImageMagick tool to extract the "frames" from the. In the Command Prompt window, deconstruct your. png files, then displaying them one after the other in a way that creates an animation effect. This method involves "deconstructing" your. This may include options to size with W and H, AntiAlias, Rotate, TransformationMatrix and others.ĭisadvantages: A bit more hard drive space, and a bit more CPU usage. Method One: Using individual frame images (preferred)Īdvantages: You can define the size and other attributes of the image(s) when they are displayed. It will by default install to C:\Program Files\ImageMagick, and add itself to the Windows PATH.