Animation and .gif files 2

[gmontero]

Hello everybody!!

I am a photoshop rookie
I have done a simple animation - two frames, only one text layer differs from one to the other -
I saved it as a .gif using "save for web".
I can see my animations working on the .gif file on my PC but I sent it to my friends and they cannot see the animation, only the first frame appears

Any ideas??????

Thanks!

Gabriela

 

[audiopro]

You need to optimise it save it as 'save optimised as' from within Image Ready. Save for Web is for static images only.

Keith

http://www.studiosoft.co.uk

 

[apepp]

not if its a gif, animation is possible within Pshop CS apps now, using the same animation window that imageready has...

...check this link out...

http://av.adobe.com/russellbrown/ExportedKnockoutSM.mov

have fun!
andrew

 

[gmontero]

Hello...
Sorry to bother you again
But I have tried both suggestions - Image Ready and Pshop CS apps (like the link provided). In both cases, I can see the gif file with the animation on it on my PC but when I sent it via email to my recipients they cannot see any animation
Any more ideas ???

Thanks again!

Gabriela

 

[jmgalvin]

You cannot simply open and play an animated gif on a computer. It's meant to be playded within a browser or a creation app for animated gifs.

Tell the recipient to open a blank window in their browser and use the Open command to open the gif.

Using OSX 10.3.9 on a G4

 

[apepp]

...JMGalvin is right, animated gif's in some mail applications don't work, Mac OS X Mail is one of them...

andrew

 

[ctopher06]

change your email you send to view as HTML, then insert picture, browse for gif file.

Chris

 

[gmontero]

Guys!!

Thanks a lot for your help!!
It is working now

Gabriela

 

[ctopher06]

Good! Which suggestion worked for you?

Chris

 

[gmontero]

Actually both...

I changed my email and my recipients open the file with a browser

Thanks!