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HowTo: Create a Compact Animated GIF of a Lights Display
( Peter Olsen)
Step 3 : Software
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| | There are many shareware and commercial programs that allow you to create animated GIF files. Do a search on the web and/or see last step below. I use Ulead GIF Animator V5.05 for several reasons as outlined below. You can download a fully working version from http://www.ulead.com/ga/trial.htm and trial it for 30 days, then you need to purchase it. If you need longer than 30 days to evaluate it you could try:
http://www.allcracks.net/download.php?id=81825&action=download
but of course that is purely to allow a longer trial prior to purchase. (I found that I had to re-run the patch each time I wanted to use the program after the 30 days, but it runs in a fraction of a second and then starts up the program automatically so it is not a problem.)
I also use Gif Construction Set because some of its displays are more convenient than GIF Animator. It shows the partial frames whereas GIF Animator fills in the background when you open a GIF file (as opposed to a UGA file).
Here is a sample from Gif Construction Set that shows the partial frames.
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