GIF animations load only first frame

GIF animations show up as still images. Animation only loads after right-clicking and going to image info.

You have the image.animation_mode set to none as you can see in the System Details List.
*image.animation_mode: none
You need on of the other (normal or once)

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I use ImageIcon to show gif animations on screen. I want to use only non-looping gif animation files.
Always when I show a gif animation for the first time it runs correctly through all the frames.
However when reloading later the same gif animation only the last frame appears. I want to see all the frames of the animation, not only the last frame.
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How can I reload the first animation again so that it shows all the frames not only the last frame???
I have tried for ex. commands updateUI(); and setImageObserver but they don't seem to help.
I am only a novice so...
Please I would really appreciate your detailed advice what lines I should rewrite in my code and how?
Thank you very much!!

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PSE12 should be able to open layered gifs with all the original layers intact. You need to use:
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Hallo Zusammen,
Vielleicht kann mir jemand helfen, denn ich habe keine Ahnung woran dies liegen könnte.
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Seems valid enough to me, insofar as Adobe has a prominent ad across the top. That would *technically* make your post sort of spam-like, Chris.
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Dear Ms. Brundage -
I followed the directions detailed in your blog entitled "Moving a Catalog from Windows to Mac" as well as your description of the process on page 58 of your book "Photoshop Elements 9 - the missing manual."
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Thanks again.
Steve Haas
[email protected]
[email protected]
(770) 313-0038

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Okay so I've been coding java for some time now and I mostly just make applications for fun.
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    List<Integer>       delays    = new ArrayList<Integer>();
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    List<Integer>       tOffsets = new ArrayList<Integer>();
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