DX and animated Gifs

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Is there a way to import a Animated gif into DX?

I am using Beneton Movie Gif.

Dx does not support Gif files.

desktopx
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Can't be done. I'm not sure but, wonder if this has to do with GIF licensing?

Google Bitstrip. It's an old program that converts a gif animation into a horizontal or vertical bitmap strip. Then edit it in an image editor & save as a png.
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
if you can't find Bitstrip - get Irfanview (it's free)
use Irfanview to extract all frames, then put them back together a a pngstrip using AniUtil
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks SirSmiley and BeeArther.

I will give them a try.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Softpedia has Bitstrip(19kb) since redlar's site is kaput. You could also use GifSplitter which will split the images into separate images.

if you can't find Bitstrip - get Irfanview (it's free)
use Irfanview to extract all frames, then put them back together a a pngstrip using AniUtil
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Interesting, didn't know Irfanview could do this. Does it extract the frames to a transparent png?
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
Does it extract the frames to a transparent png?
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nope

extracts to separate gif frames - but will keep tranparency if selected in the options

for those you extract with no transparency, you can run them through Giffy (getting kinda a hard to find)
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well, I tried to download BitStrip but none of the websites will let me download :SNIFF!:

Tried Irfanview, But I must not be understanding how to do it.

Can you please give me a step by step on how to do it. If you have the time.

I can get png animated but everything is not in right size and color is all changed.

Thanks for the help
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
hey WeatherBound

send me the gif at earthlink.net
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks Bichur,

I have been messing around with Paint.net and came up with the right png graphic and the used the AniUtil and it worked Awesome.

Boy this will change the way I make DX themes :)

Thanks everyone for your Help
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I would use Image Ready, you can put it into Photoshop then and do what you want with it. B[]

(Image ready comes with Photoshop)
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Boxxi

I would use Image Ready, you can put it into Photoshop then and do what you want with it.
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I wish I would have Photoshop. Maybe one day in the future.

Thanks
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I have been messing around with Paint.net and came up with the right png graphic and the used the AniUtil and it worked Awesome.
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