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Export a still-image GIF or animated GIF

Animated GIF is best suited for solid‑color motion graphics at a small frame size, such as an animated company logo. It works better for synthetic graphics than for live‑action video. It is convenient because it is viewable in most web browsers without requiring a plug‑in, but you cannot include audio in an animated GIF file. Export animated GIF the same way you do any other file, making sure that you choose Animated GIF as the File Type), except that you can specify special options by clicking Compile Settings in the Export Movie dialog box.

Note: For best results, test completed Animated GIF files in a web browser before distributing.
  1. Choose File > Export > Movie.
  2. In the Export Movie dialog box, click Settings.
  3. For File Type, choose GIF or Animated GIF, and then click Compile Settings.
  4. Specify the following options, if available:
    Dithering
    Select to simulate colors that are not available in the web‑safe color palette used by web browsers. Dithering simulates unavailable colors using patterns that intersperse pixels from available colors. Dithered colors may look coarse and grainy, but dithering generally improves the apparent color range and the appearance of gradations. Deselect this option to move unavailable colors to the next closest color in the palette; this may cause abrupt color transitions.

    Transparency
    Select None from the menu to create the movie in an opaque rectangle. Select Hard to convert one color into a transparent area; click Color to specify the color. Select Soft to convert one color into a transparent area and soften the edges; click Color to specify the color.

    Looping
    Select if you want the animated GIF to play continuously without stopping. Deselect this option if you want the animated GIF to play only once and then stop. This option is not available for a GIF sequence.

  5. Click OK to close the Compile Settings dialog box and then specify the other options you want in the Export Movie Settings dialog box.