Animated Gifs

techienoob · External Since: Feb 03, 2007 Posts: 2

The picture viewing application on XP Pro and Home allowed viewing of
animated .gif files, displaying the active animation. However, now that I've
got Vista running on a different computer, those same files are displaying
only as still images. I'm forced to switch back and forth between towers
when I use these files (projects for work and the like), but soon I won't be
able to switch towers so easily. Is there any way to get the vista
application to display the animations?

Dale · External Since: Nov 26, 2006 Posts: 1014

I use IE for viewing animated gifs.

Dale

"techienoob" <techienoob.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A6AADFEC-F076-49D9-A5BA-9024C2297789@microsoft.com...
> The picture viewing application on XP Pro and Home allowed viewing of
> animated .gif files, displaying the active animation. However, now that
> I've
> got Vista running on a different computer, those same files are displaying
> only as still images. I'm forced to switch back and forth between towers
> when I use these files (projects for work and the like), but soon I won't
> be
> able to switch towers so easily. Is there any way to get the vista
> application to display the animations?

Dustin Harper · External Since: Jan 21, 2007 Posts: 279

Open it with Internet Explorer and it should open and view the animated GIF.

Dustin Harper
dharper.TakeThisOut@vistarip.com
http://www.vistarip.com

techienoob wrote:
> The picture viewing application on XP Pro and Home allowed viewing of
> animated .gif files, displaying the active animation. However, now that I've
> got Vista running on a different computer, those same files are displaying
> only as still images. I'm forced to switch back and forth between towers
> when I use these files (projects for work and the like), but soon I won't be
> able to switch towers so easily. Is there any way to get the vista
> application to display the animations?

Jane C · External Since: Aug 20, 2006 Posts: 998

Windows Photo Gallery does not support animated gifs, unfortunately. IE7,
or another graphics program can be set as default viewer for gifs.

--
Jane, not plain Wink

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"techienoob" <techienoob.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A6AADFEC-F076-49D9-A5BA-9024C2297789@microsoft.com...
> The picture viewing application on XP Pro and Home allowed viewing of
> animated .gif files, displaying the active animation. However, now that
> I've
> got Vista running on a different computer, those same files are displaying
> only as still images. I'm forced to switch back and forth between towers
> when I use these files (projects for work and the like), but soon I won't
> be
> able to switch towers so easily. Is there any way to get the vista
> application to display the animations?

techienoob · External Since: Feb 03, 2007 Posts: 2

Do you have any advice on which program I should use? The work I do with
them makes viewing them in a slideshow, as was possible with XP, practically
a necessity.

Thanks =D

"Jane C" wrote:

> Windows Photo Gallery does not support animated gifs, unfortunately. IE7,
> or another graphics program can be set as default viewer for gifs.
>
> --
> Jane, not plain Wink

64 bit enabled Smile

> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation Wink

> "techienoob" <techienoob.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A6AADFEC-F076-49D9-A5BA-9024C2297789@microsoft.com...
> > The picture viewing application on XP Pro and Home allowed viewing of
> > animated .gif files, displaying the active animation. However, now that
> > I've
> > got Vista running on a different computer, those same files are displaying
> > only as still images. I'm forced to switch back and forth between towers
> > when I use these files (projects for work and the like), but soon I won't
> > be
> > able to switch towers so easily. Is there any way to get the vista
> > application to display the animations?
>

Samuel · External Since: Jul 19, 2006 Posts: 42

This was exactly going to be my queton, gifs not displaying in Windows Photo
Gallery - I remember ome video with some MS employee goign on about the
gallery playing videos and how we would all go "wow" from the videos we ll
forgot about...hmmm...it doesn't play gifs, I bet Jobs is pissing himself!

"Jane C" wrote:

> Windows Photo Gallery does not support animated gifs, unfortunately. IE7,
> or another graphics program can be set as default viewer for gifs.
>
> --
> Jane, not plain Wink

64 bit enabled Smile

> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation Wink

> "techienoob" <techienoob DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A6AADFEC-F076-49D9-A5BA-9024C2297789@microsoft.com...
> > The picture viewing application on XP Pro and Home allowed viewing of
> > animated .gif files, displaying the active animation. However, now that
> > I've
> > got Vista running on a different computer, those same files are displaying
> > only as still images. I'm forced to switch back and forth between towers
> > when I use these files (projects for work and the like), but soon I won't
> > be
> > able to switch towers so easily. Is there any way to get the vista
> > application to display the animations?
>

Michelle · External Since: Sep 05, 2006 Posts: 18

I was looking on here to ask the same question. Is there any other way to
view the gif images. For personal reasons, I will not use IE for any
reasons. It is kinda dumb for them to have allow a picture program to show
an animated picture.

Samuel · External Since: Jul 19, 2006 Posts: 42

What a silly thing to say, I know that - Vista defaults to that! What I am
saying is that it should open the gif and animate it in photo viewer - I
don't care if its not photo quality!

"Dustin Harper" wrote:

> Open it with Internet Explorer and it should open and view the animated GIF.
>
> Dustin Harper
> dharper DeleteThis @vistarip.com
> http://www.vistarip.com
>
>
>
> techienoob wrote:
> > The picture viewing application on XP Pro and Home allowed viewing of
> > animated .gif files, displaying the active animation. However, now that I've
> > got Vista running on a different computer, those same files are displaying
> > only as still images. I'm forced to switch back and forth between towers
> > when I use these files (projects for work and the like), but soon I won't be
> > able to switch towers so easily. Is there any way to get the vista
> > application to display the animations?
>

Dale · External Since: Nov 26, 2006 Posts: 1014

While I could list a whole bunch of things wrong with Vista that is making
Jobs see dollar signs, I doubt seriously that Photo Gallery not playing
animated gifs is one of those.

Dale

"Samuel" <Samuel.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:97C30EE5-D14D-4EDF-AC44-30791AE06DF9@microsoft.com...
> This was exactly going to be my queton, gifs not displaying in Windows
> Photo
> Gallery - I remember ome video with some MS employee goign on about the
> gallery playing videos and how we would all go "wow" from the videos we ll
> forgot about...hmmm...it doesn't play gifs, I bet Jobs is pissing himself!
>
> "Jane C" wrote:
>
>> Windows Photo Gallery does not support animated gifs, unfortunately.
>> IE7,
>> or another graphics program can be set as default viewer for gifs.
>>
>> --
>> Jane, not plain Wink

64 bit enabled Smile

>> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation Wink

>> "techienoob" <techienoob.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A6AADFEC-F076-49D9-A5BA-9024C2297789@microsoft.com...
>> > The picture viewing application on XP Pro and Home allowed viewing of
>> > animated .gif files, displaying the active animation. However, now
>> > that
>> > I've
>> > got Vista running on a different computer, those same files are
>> > displaying
>> > only as still images. I'm forced to switch back and forth between
>> > towers
>> > when I use these files (projects for work and the like), but soon I
>> > won't
>> > be
>> > able to switch towers so easily. Is there any way to get the vista
>> > application to display the animations?
>>

Dale · External Since: Nov 26, 2006 Posts: 1014

Ok... Use FireFox to view gifs.

Dale

"Michelle" <Michelle.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CFD5510E-6DFF-4191-BF9A-99AA705BBC1F@microsoft.com...
>
>
> I was looking on here to ask the same question. Is there any other way to
> view the gif images. For personal reasons, I will not use IE for any
> reasons. It is kinda dumb for them to have allow a picture program to
> show
> an animated picture.

Dale · External Since: Nov 26, 2006 Posts: 1014

Photo Gallery = Photos.

Gifs, created by CompuServe for the Internet = Internet.

How difficult is that to understand?

Dale

"Samuel" <Samuel DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3E8FA367-2B6A-47AE-8270-54B8555E4ADE@microsoft.com...
> What a silly thing to say, I know that - Vista defaults to that! What I am
> saying is that it should open the gif and animate it in photo viewer - I
> don't care if its not photo quality!
>
> "Dustin Harper" wrote:
>
>> Open it with Internet Explorer and it should open and view the animated
>> GIF.
>>
>> Dustin Harper
>> dharper DeleteThis @vistarip.com
>> http://www.vistarip.com
>>
>>
>>
>> techienoob wrote:
>> > The picture viewing application on XP Pro and Home allowed viewing of
>> > animated .gif files, displaying the active animation. However, now
>> > that I've
>> > got Vista running on a different computer, those same files are
>> > displaying
>> > only as still images. I'm forced to switch back and forth between
>> > towers
>> > when I use these files (projects for work and the like), but soon I
>> > won't be
>> > able to switch towers so easily. Is there any way to get the vista
>> > application to display the animations?
>>

Samuel · External Since: Jul 19, 2006 Posts: 42

This is exactly why people move to Mac, sausage-brain.

"Dale" wrote:

> Photo Gallery = Photos.
>
> Gifs, created by CompuServe for the Internet = Internet.
>
> How difficult is that to understand?
>
> Dale
>
> "Samuel" <Samuel.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3E8FA367-2B6A-47AE-8270-54B8555E4ADE@microsoft.com...
> > What a silly thing to say, I know that - Vista defaults to that! What I am
> > saying is that it should open the gif and animate it in photo viewer - I
> > don't care if its not photo quality!
> >
> > "Dustin Harper" wrote:
> >
> >> Open it with Internet Explorer and it should open and view the animated
> >> GIF.
> >>
> >> Dustin Harper
> >> dharper.RemoveThis@vistarip.com
> >> http://www.vistarip.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> techienoob wrote:
> >> > The picture viewing application on XP Pro and Home allowed viewing of
> >> > animated .gif files, displaying the active animation. However, now
> >> > that I've
> >> > got Vista running on a different computer, those same files are
> >> > displaying
> >> > only as still images. I'm forced to switch back and forth between
> >> > towers
> >> > when I use these files (projects for work and the like), but soon I
> >> > won't be
> >> > able to switch towers so easily. Is there any way to get the vista
> >> > application to display the animations?
> >>
>
>

Dale · External Since: Nov 26, 2006 Posts: 1014

Well, you haven't done so, so I guess I don't get your point or your insult.
I assume we'll be seeing your Vista PC on e-bay shortly?

You can get your Mac at http://www.apple.com.

See ya.

Dale

"Samuel" <Samuel RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:500B5BD2-46E4-435E-AA3B-58DD67547B0F@microsoft.com...
> This is exactly why people move to Mac, sausage-brain.
>
> "Dale" wrote:
>
>> Photo Gallery = Photos.
>>
>> Gifs, created by CompuServe for the Internet = Internet.
>>
>> How difficult is that to understand?
>>
>> Dale
>>
>> "Samuel" <Samuel RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:3E8FA367-2B6A-47AE-8270-54B8555E4ADE@microsoft.com...
>> > What a silly thing to say, I know that - Vista defaults to that! What I
>> > am
>> > saying is that it should open the gif and animate it in photo viewer -
>> > I
>> > don't care if its not photo quality!
>> >
>> > "Dustin Harper" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Open it with Internet Explorer and it should open and view the
>> >> animated
>> >> GIF.
>> >>
>> >> Dustin Harper
>> >> dharper RemoveThis @vistarip.com
>> >> http://www.vistarip.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> techienoob wrote:
>> >> > The picture viewing application on XP Pro and Home allowed viewing
>> >> > of
>> >> > animated .gif files, displaying the active animation. However, now
>> >> > that I've
>> >> > got Vista running on a different computer, those same files are
>> >> > displaying
>> >> > only as still images. I'm forced to switch back and forth between
>> >> > towers
>> >> > when I use these files (projects for work and the like), but soon I
>> >> > won't be
>> >> > able to switch towers so easily. Is there any way to get the vista
>> >> > application to display the animations?
>> >>
>>
>>

PimpUigi · External Since: Feb 19, 2007 Posts: 1

Wow...what a bum.

The solution here is probably to find a way to install the old Windows
Picture and Fax Viewer.

I too look at the animated gif's in a slideshow, and no, I haven't found a
program that does it like it did in XP.

Everyone in the world knows to open gif's with Firefox, or IE, it's also
retarded and no one wants to do that every time.

Maybe MS will add support for gif's in the future to this new thing. It
would be easy for them to post a workaround in the mean time though.

"Dale" wrote:

> Ok... Use FireFox to view gifs.
>
> Dale
>
> "Michelle" <Michelle.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CFD5510E-6DFF-4191-BF9A-99AA705BBC1F@microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > I was looking on here to ask the same question. Is there any other way to
> > view the gif images. For personal reasons, I will not use IE for any
> > reasons. It is kinda dumb for them to have allow a picture program to
> > show
> > an animated picture.
>
>

Tehjianna Starweaver · External Since: Jun 06, 2007 Posts: 1

Totally agree with this...was tryign to find the Picture and fax viewer as an
add on and it wasn't there??

is there maybe a way to get it as an add on for VISTA???

> The solution here is probably to find a way to install the old Windows
> Picture and Fax Viewer.
>
> I too look at the animated gif's in a slideshow, and no, I haven't found a
> program that does it like it did in XP.

> >