Other multi-frame image file alternatives to GIF?

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FrankR
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Other multi-frame image file alternatives to GIF?

Post by FrankR » Thu Jun 28, 2012 12:49 am

Are there any other image file formats supported by LiveCode that do GIF-like multiple frame animations?

We're dying with the way our GIFs are rendering inside LiveCode. Can anyone offer any alternatives?
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Re: Other multi-frame image file alternatives to GIF?

Post by sturgis » Thu Jun 28, 2012 12:55 am

If you pull the intact frames out into separate files using a gif editor you can set the icon of a transparent button to the sequence of images using code.

EDIT: If you're using convert to create your optimized gifs you might try the -coalesce switch when converting.

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Re: Other multi-frame image file alternatives to GIF?

Post by sturgis » Thu Jun 28, 2012 1:38 am

Here is a button with your example gif broken apart into pngs (just a quick test, only 1 frame retained transparency so some work would be required)

Grab the stack here. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11957935/gifbyframes.livecode If you don't have 5.5 and can't open the stack let me know and i'll save it as legacy.

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Re: Other multi-frame image file alternatives to GIF?

Post by Klaus » Thu Jun 28, 2012 12:08 pm

Frank,

please only ONE thread per problem, thanks!
Will delete the other thread.


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