How to save a gif image

To use image-animation for their own purposes, e.g. for further editing, you must copy it from a web page. When you save and edit gif files you must adhere to certain rules.

You will need

- program Gimp.

Instruction

To save the file animation to hard drive with a web page need to launch a browser to open a new tab, go to the right address and make up. Usually this can be done through the context menu using the command "Save picture as...".

In the opened window select "Save file" and press Enter or click OK. You will see a new window where you should specify the save folder and the file name. Click "Save" and wait for the download image.

For editing of animated graphic files must use special software, for example, the free editor Gimp, which has spread in many operating systems. The program is started after double-clicking the shortcut on the desktop.

In the main program window and click the top menu "File" and select "Open" or press Ctrl + O. In the dialog box, specify the directory where the gif file, select the image and click "Open". The hardest part of any graphic — editing animated images, they often give some distortion, which are clearly visible in the final version. So edit carefully.

After editing the time comes save the gif file on the computer. Before surgery physical conservation it is necessary to optimize the current image. To do this, open the top menu "Filters", select "Animation" and click on "Optimization". This operation removes duplicate pictures from your file as well as excess "pixel garbage".

You can save the file in a standard way: open the menu "File" and select the option "Save as". Here you need to specify the save directory, file name, and press Enter.

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