Safari can't handle gif 89a? Workaround?

Back in 1998 I made some GIF 89a animations to aid some students and they worked fine. A few years later the animations stopped working. Now they work in Firefox but NOT in Safari 2.0.4 (419.3)
My guess is that Safari only support animated GIFs if they have the format 87a, but not if they have the format 89a. There is (according to GraphicConverter) an important difference between these two formats is that 89a supports transparency while 87a does not. So, in 89a an animated GIF can be made smaller in animations where only a small area changes.
I don't want to buy Quicktime Pro (which probably could convert GIF89a succesfully to .mov). Does anyone know a workaround for this problem?
PowerBook G4, Mac mini intel, …   Mac OS X (10.4.9)  

Any browser supports 89a format .gif files.
Well my .gif animations played nicely years back (the previous millenia), but they don't now
Here's one that does not work in neither Safari nor Firefox
http://www2.chemeng.lth.se/edu/stella/stellaintro/images/step1.gif
it plays nicely in Quicktime though. Note that what does not work in the browsers is the transparency. It seems that you no longer can rely on the possibility to make an animation where you have a reference image and consecutive changes as compared to that reference. If you, however, make an animation consisting of a number of gifs of the same size then there is no problem.

Similar Messages

  • Safari can't handle PDFs???

    Safari 4.0.5 can't read pdfs... it cannot be configured to open pdfs with Preview. Lemme guess: We can use only Adobe products...
    Firefox is too slow... Chrome hangs or crashes every few minutes... and now Safari can't handle pdfs. It's useless...

    Safari forums - http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=169
    Firefox forums - http://forums.mozillazine.org/index.php?c=4
    Chrome forums - http://www.chromeplugins.org/google/

  • Safari can't handle some links...

    When I go to this link http://library.louisville.edu/research/mathematics/index.html and then click on MathSciNet, I get the following message: Safari can't open the specified address. This does not happen in Firefox (Mac) or any Window's browser. Is there a way to fix this?
    Thanks.

    Well, not exactly. It's supposed to take me to a "log in from home" page, so that I can download material from the mathsci as a UofL student. If I go directly to the mathsci website, I wouldn't be able to download material from it.
    Safari will not display this "log in from home" page.... but Firefox (Mac) and windows' browsers will...
    Thanks though.

  • Since I upgraded to ios5 safari can't handle the java setting on an internal work web site. When i click on a field it appears to be uncalibrated. How can I add another browser or go back to ios4 till a fix is found?

    My current work around is turning java on and off, but all fields are still not active. Please advise. Thank you.

    JavaScript is a rather flexible language and not always totally cross-browser, so what works with one browser may not work with another, or even in some cases a revision of one that worked before. Absent corrections to the web site, if the site isn't working on your iPad now, you will indeed probably need a different browser. There's no supported way to downgrade your version of iOS, but there are other web browsers available in the iTunes Store, including Opera Mini and iCab Mobile. One of those might be happier with the JavaScript on your web site. Opera is free, so you might want to try that first.
    Regards.

  • Safari 3(PC) can't handle double-byte characters

    I used Safari to browse a Chinese web site. However, there was a lot of BLANK SPACE coz Safari can't show the Chinese contents. Later, I noticed that Safari can't handle those html content that use non-English for the fontface name. If I change the font-face name to English(still the same Chinese font), Safari can display the content. However, it didn't use the font-face.

    I am running a windows xp. It is a microsoft XP professional(5.1 build 2600)
    intel celeron 1.1ghz
    with a 254mb of ram( that is part of a ram card)
    I am not running windows 95 it's just my pc is quite old.
    I downloaded the flash player 10 archive nothing else but the 10th version and I installed the newest version it had on there.
    If there is a better option please tell me. thanks
    edit: i am using mozzilla firefox the newest version of it.
    Ok I'd like to say this now I pressumed my pc couldn't handle flash palyer 10.3 since the requirments asked ofr higher specs.
    AND right before I tried to install it igot rid of my old flash palyer 10 and adobe flash activex.
    After that I tried to install the program for firefox yet after I pressed run NOTHING appeared and firefox was off. I keep getting a error that says it couldn't connect or run a script or something from internet explorer.
    I've been having these random script errors latly too.
    Yet I have cleared up my pc and recently ran anti-malware, anti-virus, and defragmentaion scans,etc and more. (Avast piriform malwarebytes). SO every tiemi did this the program would run underprocesses but it would do absolutly NOTHING so I end up having to stop the process. Each time itry to install it it deletes it'self orsomthing as well from the file I downloaded it to though i pressume that is normal
    Unless my problem lies more in the program then my pc then I'm ok.

  • In-Context Editor can't handle implicit index.html

    The In-Context Editor can't handle implicit index.html - e.g., when a menu link points to /subfolder/ with a file named index.html inside, the link works fine on the front-end but In-Context Editor users get a 404 Page Not Found error.
    Naively, it appends .htm to the folder, producing an invalid url like this: /subfolder/.htm
    The workaround is to explicitly include the filename in the link like /subfolder/index.html, but this is undesirable.
    Anyone else been bitten by this?

    /subfolder
    Will go to the same place as well.

  • Can't view gif images.

    I had to reinstall Yosemite on my computer and since I did that I can't view gif images in Firefox and Safari.  What do I need to do to be able to view gif images?
    Bill

    Am working on a webpage with some animated gifs in it. Everything works fine when it is loaded up, the images display and animate continuously. But these gifs may be updated on the server. I have some javascript that checks if the gifs have been updated by checking the modified meta data. If it has that image is reloaded. this works fine and the new image is brought up but that animation is never started. it just sits there on the first frame.
    works as planned in chrome. it also worked as planned in FF9 but does not in FF12

  • How can I handle exception? - to give user more friendly notification

    Hi!
    User gets an error:
    'Error in mru internal routine: ORA-20001: Error in MRU: row= 1, ORA-20001: ORA-20001: Current version of data in database has changed since user initiated update process. current checksum =...'
    How can I handle this exception (when two users want to modify the same set of data at the same time)? I would like to hide the above error message and give user more friendly notification.
    Thanks in advance,
    Tom

    Thanks Vikas for your answer.
    These workarounds are really creative and I want to use one of them. BUT my problem is to 'catch' the exception/error when two users want to modify the same set of data at the same time.
    Those solutions which we can read about in this link you gave me describe handling exceptions in pl/sql processes. How can I catch the error I am talking about in pl/sql code?
    Code would be like this:
    DECLARE
    two_users EXCEPTION;
    BEGIN
    IF --catch the error
    THEN RAISE two_users;
    END IF;
    EXCEPTION WHEN two_users
    THEN :HIDDEN_ITEM := 'Error Message';
    END;
    What should I put in a place where there is '--catch the error' ??
    Thanks in advance,
    Tom

  • OSMF 1.6.1/2.0 / Strobe Live issue : Framework can't handle an empty f4m descriptor?

    Hi,
    suppose that in a live media stream, the f4m descriptor just contains the following:
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <manifest xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/f4m/1.0">
    <id>live2</id>
    <mimeType>video/mp4</mimeType>
    <streamType>live</streamType>
    <deliveryType>streaming</deliveryType>
    </manifest>
    The official Strobe Player can’t handle this situation (see answers to comments in http://www.osmf.org/dev/1.5gm/setup.html, I tried Strobe 1.5 and I get an error when connecting) so I wonder if this is a general issue with OSMF, as I haven’t been able to make it work with my own OSMF-based player (I tried both 1.6.1 and 2.0).
    On the other hand in my attempts, after Flash Media Live Encoder has started streaming and the Wowza server fills the f4m descriptor with media-related data, I can load Strobe or my own OSMF-based player and the playback starts without problems.
    <manifest xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/f4m/1.0">
    <id>live2</id>
    <width>480</width>
    <height>360</height>
    <mimeType>video/mp4</mimeType>
    <streamType>live</streamType>
    <deliveryType>streaming</deliveryType>
    <bootstrapInfo id="bootstrap478000" profile="named" url="playlist_b478000_w478000.abst" />
    <media bootstrapInfoId="bootstrap478000" width="480" height="360" bitrate="466" url="media_b478000_w478000.abst/">
    <metadata>AgAKb25NZXRhRGF0YQMACXRyYWNraW5mbwoAAAABAwAEdHlwZQIABWF1ZGlvAAZjb25maWcCAAQxNDA4AAtkZXNjcmlwdGlvbgIAV3tBQUNG
    </manifest>
    So my conclusion is: currently I must not open the player before the event starts (which I cannot know in advance of course), or it will find an empty f4m and will get stuck unless the web page embedding it gets reloaded.
    Is there a way to solve it? I tried with OSMF 1.6.1 and OSMF 2 in my custom player and strobe 1.5 .
    p.s.
    i tried to submit this as a bug here : http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FM ( www.osmf.org => bug submit ) registering an user, but i have not the permission to post here.

    Hi,
    the bugbase has moved to https://bugbase.adobe.com/
    AMS usually populates the needed fields with correct information - therefore the tests did not cover the wowza "empty" non-standard f4ms.
    As a workaround, I would suggest a  web page that would allow access to the stream only after the stream starts, otherwise showing a "plate". This could be done either server-side or in JS.
    S.

  • Get error "Safari can't find the Internet plug-in"

    I get error when I tried to open a Potcast on IBM's website in Safari 5 for Windows 7
    "Safari can't find the Internet plug in. Some content on the page "IBM Cloud Computing - idea - United States - United States' Can't be shown because its MIME type is unspecified.
    I checked these settings
    -Plug-ins enabled in edit\preferences\security
    -Java enabled in edit\preferences\security
    -JavaScript enabled in edit\preferences\security
    -Quick Time Player 7.6.6 is installed and works
    -Potcast works on Google and IE. Note: IE prompted for MIME type configuration, clicked Yes and Potcast worked.
    I tried to search the web for answer but couldn't find solution for this error.
    I checked Apple's forum and didn't find anything so Please help.
    thanks

    Is that the "Listen and learn about cloud computing and the IBM difference" podcast on this page, Concise?
    http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/us/en/cloud_computing/ideas/index.html
    If so, I can replicate the effect on my XP SP3 box (running Safari 5.0).
    A bit odd, because it just looks to be a QuickTime plugin when I click on it in IE.
    The W3C Markup validation service doesn't like the code on that page much:
    [88 Errors, 69 warning(s)|http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibm.com%2Fsmarter planet%2Fus%2Fen%2Fcloud_computing%2Fideas%2Findex.html&charset=%28detect+automa tically%29&doctype=Inline&group=0]
    ... but it might be worth doing a "Help > report bugs to Apple" (in Safari) just in case the effect isn't related to the code.
    (If anyone has suggestions for Concise on workarounds to get safari to play the podcast, please feel free to leap in.)

  • The application Safari can't be opened -1712

    Has anyone seen this error message when trying to open the Safari application?
    The application Safari can't be opened.
    -1712
    Thank you

    Thanks Carolyn!
    Force Quitting within Activity Monitor is a quick and efficient way to handle most Applications "Not Responding" or seeming not to open with error -1712.
    It can also work great for an Application that "Freezes" and is giving the spinning beach ball
    Just be aware that you may lose any unsaved work by force quitting an application.

  • TS1702 Hello, we have a Mac and an ipad,the Mac is working and wifi is on and the Ipad's wifi is on too, but Ipad Safari can not open because it could not connect to the server, does any one know what have happened?

    Hello, we have a Mac and an ipad, the Mac is working and wifi is on and the ipad's wifi is on too, but Ipad Safari can not open the page because it could not connect to the server, does any one know that?

    Some things to try first:
    1. Turn Off your iPad. Then turn Off (disconnect power cord for 30 seconds or longer) the wireless router & then back On. Now boot your iPad. Hopefully it will see the WiFi.
    2. Go to Settings>Wi-Fi and turn Off. Then while at Settings>Wi-Fi, turn back On and chose a Network.
    3. Change the channel on your wireless router (Auto or Channel 6 is best). Instructions at http://macintoshhowto.com/advanced/how-to-get-a-good-range-on-your-wireless-netw ork.html
    4. Go into your router security settings and change from WEP to WPA with AES.
    5.  Renew IP Address: (especially if you are drooping internet connection)
        •    Launch Settings app
        •    Tap on Wi-Fi
        •    Tap on the blue arrow of the Wi-Fi network that you connect to from the list
        •    In the window that opens, tap on the Renew Lease button
    6. Potential Quick Fixes When Your iPad Won’t Connect to Your Wifi Network
    http://ipadinsight.com/ipad-tips-tricks/potential-quick-fixes-when-your-ipad-won t-connect-to-your-wifi-network/
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Fix WiFi Issue for iOS 7
    http://ipadnerds.com/fix-wifi-issue-ios-7/
    iOS 6 Wifi Problems/Fixes
    Wi-Fi Fix for iOS 6
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4823738?tstart=240
    How To: Workaround iPad Wi-Fi Issues
    http://www.theipadfan.com/workaround-ipad-wifi-issues/
    Another Fix For iOS 6 WiFi Problems
    http://tabletcrunch.com/2012/10/27/fix-ios-6-wifi-problems-ssid/
    Wifi Doesn't Connect After Waking From Sleep - Sometimes increasing screen brightness prevents the failure to reconnect after waking from sleep. According to Apple, “If brightness is at lowest level, increase it by moving the slider to the right and set auto brightness to off.”
    Fix For iOS 6 WiFi Problems?
    http://tabletcrunch.com/2012/09/27/fix-ios-6-wifi-problems/
    Did iOS 6 Screw Your Wi-Fi? Here’s How to Fix It
    http://gizmodo.com/5944761/does-ios-6-have-a-wi+fi-bug
    How To Fix Wi-Fi Connectivity Issue After Upgrading To iOS 6
    http://www.iphonehacks.com/2012/09/fix-wi-fi-connectivity-issue-after-upgrading- to-ios-6.html
    iOS 6 iPad 3 wi-fi "connection fix" for netgear router
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsWS4ha-dn0
    Apple's iOS 6 Wi-Fi problems
    http://www.zdnet.com/apples-ios-6-wi-fi-problems-linger-on-7000004799/
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    iPad: Issues connecting to Wi-Fi networks
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3304
    How to Boost Your Wi-Fi Signal
    http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Troubleshooting/a/How-To-Boost-Your-Wi-Fi-Signal.h tm
    Troubleshooting a Weak Wi-Fi Signal
    http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Troubleshooting/a/Troubleshooting-A-Weak-Wi-Fi-Sig nal.htm
    How to Fix a Poor Wi-Fi Signal on Your iPad
    http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Troubleshooting/a/How-To-Fix-A-Poor-Wi-Fi-Signal-O n-Your-iPad.htm
    iOS Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections  http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1398
    iPad: Issues connecting to Wi-Fi networks  http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3304
    WiFi Connecting/Troubleshooting http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/wifi/
    How to Fix: My iPad Won't Connect to WiFi
    http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Troubleshooting/ss/How-To-Fix-My-Ipad-Wont-Connect -To-Wi-Fi.htm
    iOS: Connecting to the Internet http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1695
    iOS: Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4199
    How to Quickly Fix iPad 3 Wi-Fi Reception Problems
    http://osxdaily.com/2012/03/21/fix-new-ipad-3-wi-fi-reception-problems/
    iPad Wi-Fi Problems: Comprehensive List of Fixes
    http://appletoolbox.com/2010/04/ipad-wi-fi-problems-comprehensive-list-of-fixes/
    Connect iPad to Wi-Fi (with troubleshooting info)
    http://thehowto.wikidot.com/wifi-connect-ipad
    10 Ways to Boost Your Wireless Signal
    http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372811,00.asp
    Fix iPad Wifi Connection and Signal Issues  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwWtIG5jUxE
    Fix Slow WiFi Issue https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2398063?start=60&tstart=0
    How To Fix iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch Wi-Fi Connectivity Issue http://tinyurl.com/7nvxbmz
    Unable to Connect After iOS Update - saw this solution on another post.
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4010130
    Note - When troubleshooting wifi connection problems, don't hold your iPad by hand. There have been a few reports that holding the iPad by hand, seems to attenuate the wifi signal.
    Some Wi-Fi losses may stem from a problematic interaction between Wi-Fi and cellular data connections. Numerous users have found that turning off Cellular Data in Settings gets their Wi-Fi working again.
    You may have many apps open which can possibly cause the slowdown and possibly the loss of wifi. In iOS 4-6 double tap your Home button & at the bottom of the screen you will see the icons of all open apps. Close those you are not using by pressing on an icon until all icons wiggle - then tap the minus sign. For iOS 7 users, there’s an easy way to see which apps are open in order to close them. By double-tapping the home button on your iPhone or iPad, the new multitasking feature in iOS 7 shows full page previews of all your open apps. Simply scroll horizontally to see all your apps, and close the apps with a simple flick towards the top of the screen.
    Wi-Fi or Bluetooth settings grayed out or dim
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1559
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    If any of the above solutions work, please post back what solved your problem. It will help others with the same problem.
     Cheers, Tom

  • Safari can't open pages that Firefox can

    If there is a break in connectivity when Safari is loading a page, it says it can't load the page. When connectivity is back on, Safari still can't load the page. Firefox can. I empty the cache and reset the cache, as well as shutting Safari down and restarting it, but none of that seems to work and the crap program still can't load the page.
    Any clues as to how to get Safari to do what it is supposed to do?
    Thanks in advance for the advice.

    I've had this issue ever since owning my macbook with leopard (nov 2007) Safari will display:
    Safari can’t find the server.
    Safari can’t open the page “http://whatever page you wanted” because it can’t find the server “watever website”.
    This error is completely random and doesnt always effect the same site. I could be on paypal looking at my account then the next moment trying to click a link in paypal I get the cant find sever page. Now the entire paypal site will no longer pull up. I can still surf other pages just nothing that revolves around paypal.
    And again its not paypal only. Just about any sites. There is no set number of sites that pulls this up. However, I can use Camino on the same site on the same computer and while Safari pulls up a can not find Camino pulls it up just fine.
    Something is wrong with how Safari handles/translates websites. I have tried disabling IPv6 but it doesn nothing to it. Since I have had this error for a few months I have concluded it is an error with Safari as another browser on the same computer and network settings work just fine.
    The only way to get the site to pull back up is to reboot the computer (Clearing cache or resetting safari does nothing to help)

  • Can FDM handle more than one year at a time?

    Hi,
    I'm trying to load a multi-load file through FDM with the target being an Essbase cube and the source being a text file. The file is for 36 months which crosses 3 years. The problem is Oracle support is saying FDM can only handle one calendar year at a time and we need to load 3 separate files.
    The file imports and validates ok. And the export only pushes data to the first year '2010' but it doesn't error out.
    Any ideas?

    If you use an excel file as the source, you can load all 36 periods.
    You can also modify the adaptor to support this action but I would caution you that doing so will cause support to no longer support your application without requiring you to import a non customized adaptor. This also has consequences for when upgrading.
    Let me add, FDM support is the best in the business. I have never had a situation where what they told me was incorrect. What you are trying to accomplish would be a custom solution that should be implemented by an experienced FDM resource that understands the impact of the customization.
    Edited by: TonyScalese on May 6, 2010 3:10 PM

  • Safari can't find the server.

    I updated to Ilife08....I went to iweb and added some pages to the site....i published the pages...I got the announce your site message...I did that....I then went to visit site and I got Safari can’t find the server.Safari can’t open the page “http://www.michaelcarlucci.com/Mickeyt” because it can’t find the server “www.michaelcarlucci.com”. I have tried everything and I cant publish anything...I tried adding a site and copying the old pages to it...that did not work...I tried changing the site name ...that didn't work....when I open Iweb...everthing is there...but when i go to publish...it will do everthing and send me the announce and visit...but when i go to visit...i still get the same message...+*ok...I give up....*+and to top it all off the pictures look aweful...they are super saturated in reds....so what i want to do is throw it all out and start over...and hopefully it will get me back to where I began...I copied everything in the site folder and put it in a file on my desk top....but this was after I had all the trouble...everythingseems to be there though...but I am not sure if I would know if anything is missing....the domain was changed from domain to domain 2...so I guess the up grade worked....
    How do I throw the site away....delete everything and then start from scratch? I must have done something but I couldn't tell you what I did...I've read everything on these forums and have spent two days and a night trying to fix it...

    well i bet that is a good guess....I did go there and change the name....and it has not been 48 hours yet...the only problem is that I have now published to file on my desktop.....and it worked from there....Then I published all to .mac.....i got the anounce and visit pop up...when i went to visit....it doesn't work....but when I went to the site from my file I copied the address on the web page....which is http://web.mac.com/micluc/MichaelTrower_Carlucci/Welcome1.html.....I bookmarked it and just for the heck of it I went to the last page on digital painting and changed to photos with push pins....I then published....I still get the message from the visit....but when I drop in http://web.mac.com/micluc/MichaelTrower_Carlucci/Welcome1.html... the changes where there and everything is working...have I fixed it...or have I just made it possible for me to get there....and it is actually not the right way as I can't visit the site from Iweb itself....so when the 48 hours is up and new DNS settings show up...will i be in the same mess? thank you for helping me with this...

Maybe you are looking for