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suzyt64368213
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August 23, 2022
Question

Animated gif won't stop looping forever

  • August 23, 2022
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My animated gifs won't stop looping forever. I export: Save for Web (Legacy) and Choose Once under Looping Options and it loops continuously. I've updated to the latest version of Photoshop and also have tried multiple online animated gif converters to stop the looping but nothing is doing the trick. Does anyone have any solutions? 

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    gaucigirl
    Participant
    October 29, 2023

    I have this problem also, and I can't figure it out. I've selected 'once' in the export options (Save for Web Legacy), yet it continues in a loop of forever looping. Please help!

     

    Trevor.Dennis
    Community Expert
    Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 29, 2023

    Check the post immediately before yours.  The one from SG...

    He says you need to view the GIF with a web browser like Safari or Chrome to see the Giff as others will see it.  

      kimmydesign
      kimmydesign
      Participating Frequently
      January 30, 2024

      It's looping everywhere for me. The same file that a few weeks ago didn't loop is now looping. The only place it's not looping is Safari.

        SG...
        Adobe Employee
        SG...
        Adobe Employee
        August 26, 2022

        Lifting directly from @Conrad_C 's post in another thread (thx!):
        "Yeah, I have found that there is something off about how macOS shows GIFs, not just Preview but using QuickLook in the Finder as well. They introduce various glitches that don’t happen normally.

         

        As far as I can tell, the best way to preview an animated GIF as others will see it is to drop it into a web browser. Safari works fine so I test my animated GIFs there, but Chrome and the others should also work well."

          J E L
          Community Expert
          J E LCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          August 26, 2022

          Hi @suzyt64368213, I'm sorry you don't have any replies yet. Were you able to get your animation to only loop once? Where (how) are you viewing the GIF after exporting? Some browsers, interfaces, platforms, and websites automatically loop GIF files, so you may have no control over that without access to play settings. Are you seeing it loop continuously even in the Photoshop export panel when you test it? Let us know what's happening!

           

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