Moving Gif

[fou4swords]

Hey,

I'm wanting to put a animated gif picture onto my website... Thing is.. Once i put it on.. The animated picture... isn't well.. animating!!

Is there suppose to be some kind of tool i'm meant to use.. Because what i do is just go to "Insert" "Picture" "From File" and select my animated picture.. Its moving on my computer.. But not on the net...

Suggestions?

[MandyJay]

Can you send us the url please?

Maybe for some strange reason it is changing format into a jpg or ?? instead of staying as a .gif

What you can try is delete it from your folders in FrontPage. Then Import the original into FP rather than insert. Once you have imported it, then insert it onto a page and save the page.

MJ

[fou4swords]

I just tried importing it and then inserting it.. still nothing... Nothing on both firefox and IE... the URL is.. http://four4swords.buhh.net/OtherFolder/GIFmadeImages.htm ..
Thats it.

[MandyJay]

Works for me no problem, he goes head over heels down the stairs .....

Okay, I remember now, there is a setting in IE ..... let me go look and I will be back ....

MJ

[MandyJay]

Okay try this ...

in IE ... Tools/ Advanced ... scroll down to "Multimedia" and there is a box that says "play animations" ... make sure that is checked. Now this is with IE7 not sure if same terminology with your browser but check and see .... whether there is similar setting in Firefox I dont know .....

oh wait, is that the only animation that doesnt work, I mean do the animated smilies on this forum work ... if so I dont know why you cant see your animation ....

???

MJ

[fou4swords]

There are animated smileys?!!

[fou4swords]

Still can't get it to move.. I just checked that setting... It's already checked.. I unchecked and rechecked it... Still solid stiff....

Weird...

[MandyJay]

I really dont know then, that is very wierd. sorry for now I haven't a clue, especially as I can see it, and you can see other animations .... doesnt seem to make sense.

Let me know if you solve the problem and I will give another shout if I think of something.

MJ

[fou4swords]

Sure! Thing!

[MandyJay]

Okay just as an experiment, can you see it now from this link

animation (http://www.monktoncombe.com/stairfly.htm)

MJ

[fou4swords]

nope! Cold Stiff!

[MandyJay]

then I havent a clue.

You can see other animated gifs

You cant see your anmated gif, whether hosted by you or someone else.

Other people can see it ...

crazy stuff ...

sorry really havent a clue.

MJ

[fou4swords]

lol.. actually.. i can't see *any* animated gifs... unless there saved to my computer.. unless the "original" is saved to my computer... If i save animated images from the web.. they stay frozen..even on my computer...

There is just probably some hidden setting that should be on...

[MandyJay]

You said you could see the animated smilies of this forum? they are animated gifs. So unless you have saved them all to your computer???


MJ

[fou4swords]

yeah... i saw the smileys. ... but at that time.. i didn't know they were suppose to move...lol
So i assumed that you were talking about the frozen smileys... sorry bout the confusion...

[MandyJay]

Check your security settings on IE also any firewall settings ..

??????

let me know if you solve this .....sure its something simple, but ....

MJ

[fou4swords]

sure.. once i get it going.. i'll report back

[MandyJay]

As mentioned before, check your firewall settings. I have zonealarm pro and I found a setting to stop animations and it works ..... it stops them!! So I bet it is something like that.

MJ

[fou4swords]

Yes! All Animations work!! You were right! There was some setting in my firewall that prevented all animated pictures from moving! I see alot of movement now!!
Thanks a bunch!

[MandyJay]

whooo hooo ... we got there in the end.

MJ