Using Split Animated Gif Tool - Tutorial |
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In this tutorial, we will look at the features of Split Animated Gif(SAG) tool and learn how to use them.
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To start Split Animated Gif, click Tools > Split Animated Gif from Menubar.
- First of all, we need to open an animated gif file. Click on the button to open the dialog box.
Select an animated Gif image and click "open" button.
- If you have selected an animated Gif file, all of its frames can be seen on the SAG screen.

SAG screen consists of two parts namely, Animated Gif Frames and Gif Selection. In Animated Gif Frames part, frames of a gif image is shown, whereas in Gif Selection part, we can change the image file worked on, save the frames or set SAG options.
- Let's look at the SAG options:
- Add Images to project after saving : Saved images in SAG screen can be added automatically to the current project.
- Show message after an image is saved : Each time a frame is saved as an image, an information message is displayed.
- Auto Name Images being saved : You can set names of frames being saved or let the application to add frame number information as a suffix to the image name automatically.
- Now you are familiar with the SAG screen. In our last step, we will look how to we can save the frames for our projects. You have two options to save; either you can save all frames by a single click on Split All button, or save each frame by double-clicking on its image:
- Save All Frames : Click on Split All button to save all of the frames.
- Save Single Frame : Double-click on an frame to save it. If "Auto Name Images being saved" is unchecked, a dialog box appears to give the frame a name.
By completing this tutorial, you have learnt how to use Split Animated Gif tool and save frames of animated gif file to be used in your projects.
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Using Split Animated Gif Tool - Tutorial |
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