Superimposing 2 or more ani GIFs to create a single GIF how?

[mmissinglink]

Hi,

I have some previously created text GIFs that I'd like to superimpose upon one another so that all text appears simultaneously and then generate this as a new single GIF file, but the text GIFs cannot animate sequentially, rather simultaneously over each other. These text GIF files are animated GIFs and have transparent backgrounds. They are virtually the same size and have the same rate of animation.

I don't want to have to create a new GIF from scratch because the text GIFs I would like to combine and output as a single GIF are not plain text, but rather textured text.

Can GIF Animator combine multiple animated GIFs which have transparent backgrounds into one animated GIF or do I have to use a different program?

I want to display the final GIF on a web page.

Thanks in advance for your help.

[mmissinglink]

In other words, I want 3 of my previously created animated text GIFs (which have transparent backgrounds) to be able to be combined (sort of superimposed over one another) so that all the text in each GIF plays simultaneously....then put this out as a single animated text.

The animated text files I intend to use have their text spaced so that it won't overlap the text of the other two GIFs.

I want to avoid if possible using multiple animated GIF files on this particular web page, and so that's why I'd like to create one GIF from the 3.

Thanks.

[VikingAnimations]

You bet it can... very easily.

There is a consideration or two to note, however...

Number Of Frames - to make this the easiest, all animations should have the same number of frames. If not, then you will need to do some tweaking. If the first gif opened has more frames than the next two, you will have to manually add one or more of the objects from the last two gifs to the excess frames. If the first gif has fewer frames, GA 5 will automatically use objects from the first gif to fill out the newer frames.

Pixel Size - are they close to the same size? If not, more tweaking is required.

Open the first animation. If you have an idea as to how big you want the canvas to be for your new animation, now would be a good time to change the size. Feel free to make it bigger than you may need, as you can crop it down later.

Next: Make sure the first frame is selected. Next, click the "Add Image" button on the standard toolbar. Navigate to the second gif file, select it.

Before you add the third animation, you should first now position the second animation. All the objects for the second animation should be showing as selected in the Object Manager. Select the Pick Tool, and make sure the Attribute Toolbar has a checkmark in "Move Active Objects Only." In the Workspace, click and drag the second animation to where you want it to go.

Once you have it positioned nicely, use the "Synchronize" button. On the dialog box that pops up, check only the following:
- Active Objects Only
- X offset, Y offset
- All frames
Then click OK

At this point, click on Frame 1 again. Then repeat the process from "Add Image."

That's about it!

[mmissinglink]

Viking,

You are a certified genius and Gif Animator 5 rocks big time!!!!!

Thank you....worked like a charm!

Btw, I don't know if there is a section on this type of GIF creation in the manual, but I couldn't find it.

[VikingAnimations]

Thank you!

I can't say that I've read that manual (skimmed it once or twice, maybe), but there should be something in there somewhere.

Some useful tips and hints can be found on my website, also. Nothing specifically (yet) on combining multiple animations, but I may have to add that.