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Animation/continuous loop

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Expert: - 4/1/2010


Question

running dog
The attached animation stops after a certain time. How can I turn it into a continuous loop?

Answer
Hey Aziz,

What you need is a GIF Animator.  There are tons of them that you can download for free on the internet.  They all are different but work the same in essence.  The animation has a certain number of frames.  In the program you basically should be able to determine what each frame looks like, how long in milliseconds (ms) it appears, and how many times the animation loops (i.e. once, infinite, etc.)

Just go to google or yahoo search engines and search "GIF animator free" or "free GIF animator editor" and you should find plenty of free stuff to accomplish your goal...and the key word is "FREE"...

Cheers,
Andre

Andre Hickman

Expertise

3d Studio Max beginner to expert levels...After Effects complex compositing techniques...Photoshop expert level...Illustrator intermediate level. I can also answer questions for general animation, motion graphics design, and video editing/composition.

Experience

Logo and simple character animation, motion graphics, video composition in After Effects, as well as Photoshop, and Illustrator techniques, and the use of all of the above in a workflow, to achieve a final design element or production.

Organizations
Freelancer--Turner Studios, Atlanta, GA Owner--Andre Hickman Creative, LLC

Education/Credentials
Turner Studios Govenor's Protege/Mentor Program Georgia Institute of Technology--B.S. Mechanical Engineering Morehouse College--B.S. General Science

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