I wanna create animated banners for my website in .gif format. Please tell me good software to perform that operation.

Photoshop can do animations same with Fireworks

no it can't..

ImageReady can..

but i suggest using ImageReady, isn't that hard to use!

Yes it can :S you go to "Window" tab then Animation and you can do it frame by frame

thats in image ready? :S

and i went to "Window" then Animation isn't there..

Thats whats i have in my list

yea.. your clearly using CS3.

anyways, i'd use ImageReady...

Bad thing with CS3 no ImageReady

<< Just done this though
Looks like cant use Animation on forum

cs3 is for n00bs anyhoo

Yes i like image ready .. but Microsoft GIF Animator
enables you to convert video to gif...... nice


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May I ask what the point of bumping this was? He was asking about making buttons, not converting video.

are there any good free programs out there?

HI ..try these 2 programs ...there great fun ...
plus you can get your own website up and running
in no time at all...SHOW GUYS what you can do..
http://www.wysiwygwebbuilder.com/

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/13212





BUTTONS ? This topic post is about...I Want To Create Animated Banners
ALERT ? Are we awake?

I don't do many animations but when I really just make something frame by frame, it would be Jasc Animation Shop. I think it is now known like Corel. I use low requirements graphic programs. I got a very low computer but still a fast internet. Animation Shop isn't free though, maybe there is free old versions.

You just bumped a month old topic

but Yeah i prefer imageready.

HI! ^,^ I can't understand Image Ready.. I made a banner already but I want it to be animated.. I want it to have different words that blink. Example: The first word on the banner, HI!, next word, MY NAME IS ZYMIC, next word, I LOVE EARTH! and has a delay of 0.5 seconds.. What I want to ask is that when I open my banner in image ready and click window then animation, there is only 1 image selected. How can I add more images so that it will play with different words.? TNX! ^.^ Sorry for being a noob in this program...

Using ImageReady for basic animation [like the one you have in mind] isn't difficult. Try some of the tutorials here.

I know how to create gif banners from movies.
All that you need is GeoVid VidGif.
Very simple and usefull tool, and free trial version is non-limited!!

Thats because the image isn't animated.

the best one i've come across is the GIMP
that's free, and you just put a different frame on each layer, first layer at the bottom of your layers list, last at the top, then save as .gif
it'll come up with a box saying gif doesn't support layers/transparency and then you click "save as animation"
if it gives you an error about the colours choose "convert to indexed"
that's good, an easy and free way of doing it, and there are a lot of animation tutorials for gimp on sites such as deviantart.com

A free Animated GIF creator i've found somewhat easy to use is Benton Movie GIF



Benton Movie GIF Website

I've made a few animated GIF like banners with that program. I found it somewhat slow on loading or starting
the program, but it had a simple user interface for the simple tasks I wanted it to do. It uses DirectX so, that
could be the reason for the slow load up at the beginning.

I have always found it easier to use Photoshop/ImageReady combo.

Jacob.

I have tio agree with you there clew... I use gimp and I love it... I am really good with it and I can make awesome animations with it but I would like to start using flash banners... Although I very much dislike the latest version (2.4.6 which uses the picture editing window as the base running program) I would recomend gimp to anyone starting out into picture creating world (I mean like complex pictures)... I find it has a basic and great interface to help begginers create pictures easily and effectily... With its many animation that have been added to the program for you to include in your pictures I think it is the best program out there... also gimp may use some of photroshops brushes if they are a certain file type (which I forget)... well good luck with your banner