This animated GIF (click it to view animation) was created with the Advanced GIF Animator software from Creabit ($35-$50). (If you think animated GIFs are old-school, read this article on a study about how they increase sales in email campaigns.)

I researched different products, some free, but this was the only one I could find that accepted different file formats. (All major image formats such as BMP, JPEG, TIFF, AVI, ICO, and Windows Metafiles are supported.)

I downloaded the free trial version, and when I realized how intuitive learning the software was, and that I barely had to think to use it, I bought it.

I created all the animated GIFs on my Website with this software.

The Process

1. Resize each image to fit your needs before adding them to the animator (in this example, I sized each image to 225×169 pixels. I use PhotoShop Elements, but any graphic program you use will work).
2. Create a new image in Advanced GIF Animator, and resize it to match your image size.
3. Add each resized image to the GIF.
4. Click each image and set how long you want each to delay (some I have set longer than others so I set each one separately).
5. Save the file and insert it as a picture wherever you want it.

I am a computer nut, and I cannot tell you how much fun it is when I learn something new. You see all these things happening in front of you, and you think it’s hard so you don’t try. I’m a grandma, and I’ll never get too old to think like that!