Loss of rollover behavior with animated GIF

I am currently working on a webpage design that has lost the ability of the rollover behavior on a page when animated gifs are optimized. The gif images are on seperate states that cycle forever, but the rollover slices at the top of page will flash slightly when moused over but go back to original state. The other pages that don't have the animated gif will work properly and hold the image when highlighted. I have changed the rollover behavior on the master page from simple to swap image and that does not help. I have also tried to insert the animated gif images as slices and only animate that portion on the page, but I can't get that to work either. Any tips?
Thanks

I found out that it works better to import the animated GIF's through dreamweaver.
It is now working.

Similar Messages

Problem with animated .gif

I have a problem with animated gifs. So if I set a animated gif as background and a button is over it as in the example below, then everytime the animation goes on the button disappears until I go over it with the mouse. So what can I do to solve this?
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
public class FrameBackImage {
          public static void main(String args []){
               final JFrame frame = new JFrame("Frame");
               frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
               frame.setSize(400, 400);
               frame.setResizable(false);
               frame.setLayout(null);
               java.net.URL imageURL = ImageApp.class.getResource("animatedw.gif");
               ImageIcon imageIcon = new ImageIcon(imageURL);
             final JLabel label = new JLabel(imageIcon);
             label.setBounds(0,0 , 400, 400);
             frame.getLayeredPane().add(label);
             JButton button = new JButton ("Exit");
             button.setBounds(200, 129, 60, 60);
             button.setBackground(Color.black);
             button.setForeground(Color.white);
             frame.add(button);
             button.addActionListener(
             new ActionListener(){
                    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
                         System.exit(0);
             frame.validate();
              frame.setVisible(true);
}

In the future, Swing related questions should be posted in the Swing forum.
Your usage of the getLayeredPane() method is something I've never seen before, so I don't know if thats the problem or not.
How to display a "background image" is asked all the time in the Swing forum. So to familiarize yourself with the forum you can try searching the Swing forum. Using the keywords I highlighted would be a good place to start.

Help with animated gif background once opened in Photoshop c33 extended

I often work with animated Gif's and a
adding doggies etc to the top layer.
I am having a problem with animated Gif with (existing transparent) background when saving from the web and opening in Photoshop cs3 extended it is changing the background to White automatically ? ( which is not what I want) I would like to know how to keep in the same format with the tranparent or even change to black as that is the background on my website.....do not know why it is converting it to white in photoshop or how to change....Thank you advance!

Thank you so much....after many hours playing with ....went right too and worked perfect!! Thank you !!

Problems/help with animated GIF exports

I am an experienced Photoshop user. I recently upgraded to CS5 (Windows) and have been attempting to produce animated gif files.
After reading a few tutorials on the topic, I have been able to:
Create a PSD with a few jpg images as layers;
Move the layers to the animation window;
Set the cycle times and optimize the animation window; and,
Use the Save for Web Devices dialog to create the GIF file.
Everything appears to be normal throughout this process. However, the exported GIF file appears as a dark gray frame when I open it in IE, or upload it to my image hosting site.
Anybody else experiencing this type of problem?
Thanks

No, my Photoshop CS5 saves animated GIFs just fine, and I did just what you said. For example (you have to click on an image here to see it animate):
Can you post your image here? Maybe it could be a problem with your browser not animating the image properly? What version of IE do you use?
-Noel

Problem with animated gif when direct image sharing over iChat

Im having an issue that an animated gif isnt displaying animated when I drag and drop it into an instant message window with a buddy. I drag it from Firefox animated into the chat window but its doesnt get animated. I can see his gifs are animated when he drags and drops it from Safari into the chat window. Does the internet browser make a difference, or is there an option I haven't turned on. I tried searching through the preferences and haven't got a clue to what's stopping my gifs from being animated during direct instant message session.
Im using the latest iChat 5.0.3(745).

Hi,
Welcome to the  Discussions
If you drag the pic to the Desktop (Download) and then drag to the Browser does it display as Animated then ?
9:03 PM Sunday; December 12, 2010
Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"

Help with animated gif messages

I can't seem to get animated GIFS with music as a SMS or a MMS to play. They are sent from people with phones like the Razor, LG, Envy etc. on the same network as mine ( Verizon ). When I get the message it will show the GIF for about 1 second then it dissapears, then the music plays. It will also give me the option to open the attachments or slides but the GIFS don't open . I can get Video messages from anyone and the videos plays fine. In the past when I opened one of these messages it would kill the audio on my phone and I would have to do a hard reboot for my phone to work even though I could still receive SMS and MMS messages, just the audio on the phone died. I was told the new OS 4.5 would correct this. The only thing it fixed was now if I get a animated GIF message it still does not play but my phone does work and I don't have to reboot. Is there a setting I need to change or is this not supported? I have 2 Curves 8330 OS 4.5.0.77 BIS on Verizon with the unlimted BB plan.
Thanks,
Leo
Solved!
Go to Solution.

GIF file format is not supported by Blackberry. Check the details of the supported file formats by BlackBerry.
tanzim
If your query is resolved then please click on “Accept as Solution”
Click on the LIKE on the bottom right if the post deserves credit

Text messages with animated .gif files attachment

I recieved a text the other day with an animated gif file attached. I believe it was sent as a zip file. Anyway I tried to open it and all I got was a gray screen with an icon . No animation.. The second one I recieved was from a buddy. I watched and listened to it on his Droid 1. I had him send it to my phone text came through fine when I went to load and play the gif file it .had sound but no animation, just the gray screen again. I know the attachment is a zip file as I sent it to my email and opened it on my computer. Any thoughts maybe there's a setting I'm not finding? I'm using whatver text mesage program thats standard on the DX.
Thanks
MTY55.

Sounds like the issue you are having is that the files are zipped, MMS should be zipped because it has to access the files to display it.. I send and recieve anifated gif files and they play fine but also keep in mind that for some reason the stock email client does not play all files at same time, if there is a audio and photo, it will play audio and then the photo..

Quality problem with animated gif through flash

i got a problem with making animated gif through flash.
on html/swf publication it looks clear.
but the weird thing is through gif publication, it wouldn't show. and exporting it as a movie as gif cause visual defect when put up on web.
it looks better when you open it in a browser.
this is how it looks for a profile gif in thumbnail mode. blocky and unclear.
how do you get it to look good both in thumbnail mode and in browser mode. i seen other that have a clear gif in thumbnail mode. are my setting wrong for flash? or should i just do gif in photshop instead. i heard rumors flash don't do gif very well.

Change your gif export setting under publish...
          Dimensions         : Match movie
          Playback             : Animated
                                    : Loop continuously
          Options               : Optimize colors
                                    : Smooth
          Transparent         : Opaque
          Dither                 : None
          Palette Type       : Adaptive
          Max colors         : 99999

Duration problem with animated gif

Hi!
I love the animated gif feature and have used it several times successfully.
This time, it seems to ignoring my settings for duration. I've set the number as high as 1500/100, but when I preview in browser (Mac Safari or Firefox), the images just whip by. I did slice the animated area and optimize it as an animated gif and export it. When I worked with it again this morning, the first image reflected the 1500/100, but the rest are still racing. I've tried to attach file here.
Also, I'm wondering if this really should be done in Flash rather than FW. The client wants maybe 5 or 6 images and with the 7 test I have now, I see we're at 216K file size. I don't know flash but if the blog theme we use doesn't have something set up, I assume I'll just outsource the Flash development.
Thanks,
Caryn

Okay...it works for me, but....
One thing to be careful of is saving vs. exporting. When you create your file, you should save it as a Fireworks .png document. Then, to produce your animated .gif, you should export it. I like using the Image Preview (under the File menu), as I can tweak any of the settings I want. Other people prefer the Export item and optimize their output.
There are two kinds of .png files. A Fireworks .png has all the layers, vector shapes, Web layer, active filters, and special proprietary information that Fireworks uses. A flattened .png is just a bitmap, whether it has 32, 24, or 8 bits. There's no distinction between these files based on the extension. Another user once suggested using .fw.png for Fireworks documents and .png for exported .pngs and I found that a good suggestion.
In any case, a good rule to follow is to use save when you want a Fireworks .png and export when you want a Web-ready bitmap of any format.
So, this is my "but." I took your file and changed the durations of the other frames. I saved it as a Fireworks .png. I then went to File > Image Preview and selected Animated GIF as the format. From the Animation tab, I set the number of loops to 3 and exported. I then saved the .png again to store the loop information.
Here's the .png (474k):
Here's the animation (303k):
Given that the .gif format does't have the colors to reproduce photographs well, I still recommend you look into image rotators. These are scripts that can cycle through a set of images. See this thread:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/518231?tstart=1

Transparency problem with animated gif within AJAX overlay

Hello all,
I have designed and animated a loading spinner in Photoshop CS3, which needs to sit within an Ajax overlay, with transparency set to 75.
I tried exporting the spinner as an animated gif with a transparent background (using Save for Web), but it gave the animation a pixelated outside edge. Does anybody know how to remedy this?
As the Ajax overlay is semi-transparent, I tried exporting the animated gif with a black background and transparency set to 75%. I ticked the transparency box in the export window, but once it is loading in the Ajax it doesn't seem to be transparent (see here: http://www.chrisgartside.co.uk/flash/Screenshot.jpg)
Any help is very much appreciated.
Best wishes,
ruth.

I forgot to mention that the Ajax pop-up is fired up from a Flash gaming applet.
Thanks very much in advance.
ruth.

Safari 4: Problems with animated GIF

Hi,
since I've updated to Mac OS X 10.6 my Safari 4.0.3 has Problems with some animated GIF.
Some of these smileys look strange.
OS: Mac OS X 10.6.1
Mac: iMac (24-inch Early 2008)

HI,
Apparently you aren't alone.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10059219&#10059219
Carolyn

Problems with animated gifs in Premiere Pro

Hi everyone,
I need some help with my video project - I made some animated gifs that I want to add to the end credits. Importing them etc. works just fine, but in the video, the images always show up with a white background (white "box" around the animted figure), although the gifs definitely have a transparent background to start with. If I import them e.g. as png stills, they are transparent.
Am I doing something wrong? Or is that a Premiere thing&do I have to re-create the animations inside Premiere?
I couldn't find anything on this in the forum and I am grateful for any help/suggestions!
Thanks&have a great weekend!
Patrick
I am using Premiere Pro CS 5 on a Mac. The gifs were created in Photoshop.

Welcome to the forum.
When Still Images show as black, the first things that I investigate is the pixel x pixel dimensions of the images. With many Stills, even if they are within the allowed pixel x pixel range, one's computer's resources can be used up, and an alternate workflow might be useful - Scale the Images to match the Frame Size of the Sequence, prior to Import, in a program, like Photoshop. This ARTICLE might be helpful.
The second thought is that the video driver is no longer performing properly, and needs to be updated. What is make/model of your graphics card, and what is the current number/date of your installed video driver?
Good luck,
Hunt

[need help with animated gif - shows up fuzzy on IE]

Hi,
I created an animated gif in photoshop cs3 with combination of text and images in Mac. For some reason, the text on the banner looks fuzzy on Internet Explorer. Do any of you know what is wrong with the banner? Can anyone help me on this?
Thanks

How does it look in Firefox on Windows? By only testing one browser on Windows, you cannot determine if it is a matter of the browser or the overall settings for the computer.
Do you have a page to share so that we can see the fuzziness or can you post the GIF file here?

Firefox slows down when opening a site with animated gifs

After updating to FF4, I find that whenever I try to open a page that has multiple animated gifs on it, firefox slows down tremendously. CPU usage goes up to 50-75% and all animated gifs are moving really slow.
It's not only large animated gifs, but it also occurs on forums that have animated smilies. I never had this problem in FF 3.6 nor any other browser (IE, Chrome, Safari). If I start FF4.0 without any add-ons or plugins it does the same thing. Even with a fresh install. Does anyone have a solution to his problem? Since I can't use some of my favorite sites now with FF, without my pc slowing everything down.

Disabling the hardware acceleration worked for me!

Spry Effects with Animated GIF

Hi,
I'm using Spry's fade it effect in conjunction with Spry's
update content to update a div with html content. Now i have an
animated gif that is totally non-related to this action on the
screen that is "draggable". What is happening is that each time i
invoke Spry's update content....The animation of the GIF
stops....However, this happens in IE and not FF...
Is there a bug here?

Hi,
Just an FYI, in most browsers, JavaScript executes on the
main UI thread which is the same thread that is responsible for
painting/updating the screen. If you have JS on the page that is
doing some long operation in a tight loop, or if you dynamically
insert lots of HTML content into the document, causing the browser
to recalculate/layout/re-render a lot of content in the page, then
you might see this situation.
I can't tell what your situation is without seeing what you
are actually doing.
--== Kin ==--

Loss of rollover behavior with animated GIF

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for