Reviewer, 2008-05-15 07:37:00

CoffeeCup GIF Animator allows you to create or edit Animated GIFs for your Web pages easily. Just open the software and it guides you through making great Animated GIFs in just a few simple steps.

Pros: CoffeeCup GIF Animator allows you to create or edit Animated GIFs for your Web pages easily. The application is organized to be wizard like. Just open the software and it guides you through making great Animated GIFs in just a few simple steps.

CoffeeCup GIF Animator can convert JPEG and BMP graphics to GIFs automatically, as well as import AVI files. Either of the modes of choosing individual images or a AVI movie clip is helped by the usual file/folder browsing. There is also a floating Preview Window so you can see your Animation and Edit at the same time. GIF Animator makes it easy to create professional GIF Animations, and even Export them to Flash SWF format and the HTML code is generated automatically for easy insertion into any Web page. Editing your existing Animated GIFs is very simple, just open it up and go to work with the programs user friendly interface. Add a frame or delete a frame are immediate commands you could use. Changing the sequence of frames is easy too. Controls allow moving up a frame or moving one down. Only other thing required is a preview control that provides play, pause and go to beginning commands. Frames can be resized as required, typically there can be size differences between individual images. Preview controls and color and related settings for making the final animation is available. You can use transparent backgrounds, choose the delay time for each frame, and easily change the order that frames appear.

Cons: No obvious problems detected.

Overall: Simple to use application, it is well designed and easy to use. Overall a 3 star rated package.