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Michael30621428f7dz
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Nov 10, 2023 10:33 PM UTC
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GIF will not export the correct new size until the preview updates (which often times it will not).

I am trying to export animations as gifs. I have these sat up for videos for other uses, so I would like to export them at 50% as gifs. However I've been running into this issue where I set the percent and export it, half the time they remain the full size. What I have noticed is this happens when the preview does not update after I change the image size. What I do is go to "Export Animated Gif..." then the export window pops up with an additional pop up titled "Processing..." with a progress bar. Then when that's done, I change the percent to 50 and click out of the text box. Which then it should automatically run the "Processing..." pop-up again and update the preview, then when I export the gif is correct. However half the time after I change the size, that pop-up will not appear again, the preview will not update, and the exported gif will be exported in the original size.

 

Is there a way to manually update the preview? Or some better work around?

Thanks!

 

  

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    Michael30621428f7dzCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    Nov 13, 2023 2:19 PM UTC

    Okay, after messing around with this, I think I have found the answer that seems to make it work each time. Below the percent, if I change [Art Optimized] to [None] then back to [Art Optimized], it will then update the preview. Which then it will export to the new size I have chosen. 

     

    This has worked everytime so far so this must be the answer I needed.

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    Michael30621428f7dzAuthorCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    Nov 13, 2023 2:19 PM UTC

    Okay, after messing around with this, I think I have found the answer that seems to make it work each time. Below the percent, if I change [Art Optimized] to [None] then back to [Art Optimized], it will then update the preview. Which then it will export to the new size I have chosen. 

     

    This has worked everytime so far so this must be the answer I needed.

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    Mario_CR
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    Mario_CRCommunity Expert
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    Nov 13, 2023 4:02 PM UTC

    Forgot to ask, what version are you using? I still can't reproduce this.

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    Michael30621428f7dzAuthor
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    Nov 13, 2023 4:55 PM UTC

    You are using a newer version, mine is 23.0.2. 

     

    It seems like when I simply change the percent size, Animate sometimes doesn't see that input as something to warrant a change behind the scenes. However when I screw around with the "Art Optimized" drop down it's like Animate finally thinks, "Oh! Changes are made, I better update." Weird but whatever.

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    Mario_CR
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    Nov 11, 2023 1:21 AM UTC

    I'm not seeing that on my end (using version 24.0.0). 

    To avoid having to wait for large gifs, click on the 'Original' tab at the top. You won't load a preview that way but you won't have to wait while changing parameters.

     

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      Michael30621428f7dzAuthor
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      Nov 13, 2023 2:11 PM UTC

      Same problem seems to occur when I switch it to "Original". When I change the size to 50% then select "Original" from "Optimized", it still only works some of the time. I can tell when it will fail because the preview gif size remains the same instead of shinking in size in the Export Image window.

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