hi all, in an email i have just received a few animated GIF files, i select one of them it opens up PREVIEW and i can see one frame of the animation on the left, on the right is a number of still pictures showing all the different frames.
So please how can i view the GIF file in its true animated form ?.
tim
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7), iPad 2, iOS 4.3.2
use Safari to view it
use Safari to view it
The Simplest is to drag it to your Web Browser.
Graphics Converter if you have it can Open .gifs and has a Play function
9:44 PM Monday; May 16, 2011
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb( 10.6.7)
 Mac OS X (10.6.7),
"Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images."  No, Seriously
You can also view gif files in Quicktime.
yeah thanks lads, Safari is sufficient to view it. didn't work in Quicktime though.
tim
I use a QuickLook plugin - http://sourceforge.net/projects/animgifqlgen/
great stuff "red_menace" that one works a treat, well done. thanks.
tim
Thanks for th Points
7:08 PM Tuesday; May 17, 2011
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb( 10.6.7)
 Mac OS X (10.6.7),
"Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images."  No, Seriously
Hey CMCSK! Could please show me that link where you got that little moving dude and other moving animations?I can't find one!😊
Came from one of Firefox smiley add ons - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?q=smiley&cat=all&x=21&y=16
I look at animated gifs all the time and have found far and away the two simplest ways to do it are:
1. Single-click the gif icon, then click the "Quick Look" icon in the Finder window's "toolbar" (if it isn't in the toolbar yet, then in the Finder "View" menu choose "Customize Toolbar" and drag the "Quick Look" eyeball to the toolbar).
...or...
2. Just drag the gif icon onto the Safari (or FireFox) dock icon.
Either way is equally easy - I choose one or the other, depending on my mood and where the cursor is on the screen.
You also try this:
Single click an animated gif icon, then choose "Get Info," and in the Get Info panel, choose "Safari" from the "Open With..." drop-down menu. Voila! Then ALL your animated gifs (and non-animated gifs too) will automatically open and play in Safari, just by double-clicking on them!
(I wish there was a way to choose "Quick Look" from the "Open With..." drop-down menu, but I guess it doesn't count as an "application," being rather a built-in Finder feature.)
hey buddy that is absolutely spot on, thanks. that is certainly the easiest way 🙂
tim
How about:
1. Click on the icon
2. Hit spacebar
?
spot on thanks!
If you just want to view it in Apple Mail, right click the image/attachment and select 'Quick Look Attachment' from the list.
HTH.
Easiest way in Mac Mail is to right click and select Quick Look Attachment from the list (see screenshot). HTH
how can i view an animated gif file ?
