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missplank
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May 12, 2018
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Compress Gif to under 40KB

  • May 12, 2018
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Hello I need to compress my gif file to under 40KB.

It is a simple animation created in after effects.

The requirements need to be 15 seconds long, gif format and under 40kb.

I don't seem to be able to get it lower then 13MB!

I have tried everything to the point it is loosing all quality.

Help?

Thanks!

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Correct answer Rick Gerard

If there are any static sections in your animation you can trim them to one frame then set the duration of that frame in Photoshop. I have not produced Gifs for a long time but I used to do ad banners all the time that had 10 frame transitions (plenty for a gif) between slides. The slides were static for 6 to 10 seconds so a looping banner with 6 slides could be made using only 66 frames and it could easily take more than a minute to playback. My AE comp would be only 66 frames long, the uncompressed movie would be loaded into Photoshop and the duration of the 6 static frames set, then the file saved for the web. There is no reason at all to have a single duplicate frame in an animated gif.

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Roei Tzoref
Roei Tzoref
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May 12, 2018

15 seconds is a really long duration for a 40KB Gif. how are you optimizing your GIF? what resolution? does it have a point where it freezes? (you could save frames this way)

read this: https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/10-ways-to-optimize-an-animated-gif-file--psd-34649

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    Rick GerardCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    May 12, 2018

    If there are any static sections in your animation you can trim them to one frame then set the duration of that frame in Photoshop. I have not produced Gifs for a long time but I used to do ad banners all the time that had 10 frame transitions (plenty for a gif) between slides. The slides were static for 6 to 10 seconds so a looping banner with 6 slides could be made using only 66 frames and it could easily take more than a minute to playback. My AE comp would be only 66 frames long, the uncompressed movie would be loaded into Photoshop and the duration of the 6 static frames set, then the file saved for the web. There is no reason at all to have a single duplicate frame in an animated gif.

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