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Daniel Redland
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June 14, 2023
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Newbie question - how to reduce file size?

  • June 14, 2023
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Hello, I've just tried to use Animate for the first time, to create a 14 second animated GIF.  However, the output file size is shocking:

 

1920 x 1080: 278 MB

800 x 450:  25 MB (attached)

 

Could it be because I've stretched the images over 120 frames each?  Is there a setting in Animate to simply pause for say 4 seconds on one frame?  

 

Thanks in advance!

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    ClayUUID
    Legend
    June 14, 2023

    Since it looks like you're just flipping through some still images instead of exporting an actual animation, ideally you'd be using code to cycle through some JPEGs instead, because the 256-color limit of GIF is absolutely going to degrade your image quality.

     

    But if for some madcap reason you're absolutely committed to using GIF, you should only use a single timeline frame per image, then set your frame rate to the desired delay.

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    Steiner
    Known Participant
    June 14, 2023

    Hi Clay (responding from my personal account - the DR account is a work thing).  As originally mentioned, this is my first time using this app.  I was hoping to time each transition idependantly, based on the amount of text on each slide.  5 seconds here, 4 seconds there, etc.  Hence trying to extend each graphic asset.  No idea how to use code, but would be happy to learn if you've the time. 

     

    If not, I'll see if the idea of a frame rate change works.  Won't be as accurate as After Effects, but it will probably achieve the file size reduction I require.

     

    Thanks

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      ClayUUID
      Legend
      June 14, 2023

      GIFs allow frame delays to be set on a frame-by-frame basis. There are specialized GIF authoring tools that can do this.

       

      Or you could just export an actual video file instead of a GIF.

        Mario_CR
        Community Expert
        Mario_CRCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        June 14, 2023

        Gifs in Animate generate a new image per frame so if you stretch an image over 120 frames and export it to gif, it won't be a single image anymore, but 120, one for each frame.

        There are external apps and services you can use to optimize these gifs, however, like ezgif.com

         

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        Steiner
        Known Participant
        June 14, 2023

        Thanks for the optimization tip Mario, I'll give that a go  (replying from my personal Adobe account).

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