How to Combine GIFs Into One Animated GIF

With GIF, an image format used widely for online images, you can display more than a just static picture: Multiple GIFs can be combined to produce a moving image. Using several free online sites provide GIF animation utilities, you need only upload your existing GIF files to the service and then download the resulting animation.

Instructions

Picasion

1. Open a Web browser window and go to Picasion.com.

2. Click the first "Choose File" button at the right side of the window and browse to the GIF image that you want to use to start your animation.

3. Continue clicking the "Choose File" buttons until you've uploaded all of the GIF files that you want to include in your animation. To add more than three, click the "Add One More Picture" link underneath the last "Choose File" button.

4. Click the drop-down menu under "Size" to select a size for the GIF animation. Then click the drop-down menu under "Speed" to select how quickly the animation should cycle through the images.

5. Click "Create Animation" to create the file.

6. Right-click the animation. Then click "Save Image As" or "Save Picture As" to save the file to your computer.

GIFMake

1. Open a new browser tab or window. Then navigate to GIFMake.com.

2. Click the "Choose File" button at the top of the window, select a GIF file from your computer and click the red "Upload" button. Repeat this step for each GIF file that you want to add to your animation.

3. Type a value into the "Animation Loop" field to specify the number of times you wish the animation to cycle.

4. Click one of the size options to the right of "Resize Choice" to determine how large the image will be. Then click "Generate GIF."

5. Click the blue "Download" link under your image. Then save the file to your computer.

GIFNinja

1. Open your Web browser and go to GIFNinja.com.

2. Click the gray "Select Files" button in the center of the window. Then hold down the "Ctrl" key on your keyboard as you click each file that you wish to combine in the animated GIF image.

3. Click "Open" once all of the files have been selected.

4. Drag the pictures to adjust the order in which they'll appear in the animation. Then move the slider under "Adjust the Animation Speed of Your GIF" to change the animation speed.

5. Type a title into the "Title" field. Then click the "Looks Good, Build It" button.

6. Click the pink "Download" button under your image. Then save the file to your computer.

Tips & Warnings

• These services don't provide a way for you to edit any of your original images. If you need to make a change to one of the original GIF files, open the file in Microsoft Paint, make your changes and re-save the file.

References

• Picasion: Create Animated GIFs Online
• GIFMake: Generator of GIF Pictures
• GIFNinja: Make Animated GIFs Easily