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GIF. This is the Graphics Interchange Format for storing and exchanging color raster images. LEADTOOLS supports transparency as well as local and global palettes.
Animated GIF. This is a multipage GIF format that can be played as an animation by displaying the images sequentially. LEADTOOLS lets you create and play the animations.
These files are LZW compressed.
The file constants associated with this file format are:
| Constant | Read Support | Write Support | Description |
| Gif | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 BPP | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 BPP | GIF. |
Required DLL: Leadtools.Codecs.Gif.Dll. For a listing of the exact DLLs needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application .
Related Formats: FLC - Flic Animation Format, PNG - Portable Network Graphics Format.
| Extension | Module | Value | Win32 | Win64 | Net32 | Net64 | Linux | Android | Apple | UWP | MimeType | Friendly Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gif | GIF | 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | image/gif | CompuServe GIF |
For a complete list for supported file formats, see Summary of All Supported File Formats.
For details of the file formats supported across products and platforms, refer to File Format Comparison Chart.
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