Frame delay issues

I have created an animated gif in Fireworks 8 with a frame
delay of 5 seconds (each frame). The animation works fine in
Fireworks, but when I save the file and use it in DW 8 as a swap
image the frame rate seems to return to default of 0.07s. Is the
issue in DW or FW? How do I fix???

Well for the most part. I just went through 20 clips (not my own), and actually there are times that Premier, Quicktime and FC have different frame rates for the same clip. I found that in 3 of the 20 clips. The other 17 were exactly the same in PR and QT. Only 1 time did all three have the same FPS, and that was with video footage (additional clip I just imported) that I shot. So, I'm not sure what to make of it. I am going to move away from this now because it's really a non-issue as far as the video quality. As I mentioned my concern is that if FC has an issue with Frame Rates, then maybe there may be something inherently wrong with my version. And honestly, I'm not convinced of that either so I just took a proactive approach and set up a one on one at the Apple Store next week. I will take my clips and play them in FC 10.1 on one of their computers in the Boulder store. If they do the same thing, then I'll know that my version is fine. I think that is the best solution so I don't bother you all anymore with this.
Thank you Tom and the others who worked with me on the frame rate issue. I'll move on now.
Have a great weekend!
All the best,
Greg

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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58640
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