Hi,

Is there a free software to generate .GIF files?
If not, what is recommended?

Thanks,
Doru

Viola...http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/

hmm..
C# :)

Mythran

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Thanks for the reply Mythran.
So C# is capable of doing that? How?


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Show quote Hide quote The System.Drawing namespace, using System.Drawing.Bitmap and
System.Drawing.Graphics objects can be used to create GIF images...below is
an example of creating an image of type GIF that has the time created
display in it.  With some background coloring and borders (simple borders).

Bitmap bmp;
Graphics canvas;
string time = DateTime.Now.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss");
Font font = new Font("Arial", 52);
SizeF size;

// Create the bitmap and measure the size of the string.
using (bmp = new Bitmap(1, 1)) {
    using (canvas = Graphics.FromImage(bmp)) {
        // Measure the string.
        size = canvas.MeasureString(time, font);
    }
}

// Create a new bitmap that will contain the string.
int width = (int) (size.Width);
int height = (int) (size.Height);
using (bmp = new Bitmap(width, height)) {
    using (canvas = Graphics.FromImage(bmp)) {
        // Prepare the canvas.
        canvas.InterpolationMode =
            InterpolationMode.HighQualityBilinear;

        // Draw the background.
        canvas.Clear(Color.BlanchedAlmond);

        // Draw the border.
        canvas.DrawRectangle(
            Pens.Magenta,
            0,
            0,
            width - 1,
            height - 1
        );

        // Draw the string onto the canvas.
        canvas.DrawString(time, font, Brushes.Blue, 0, 0);
    }

    // Save the image to disk.
    bmp.Save(
        @"C:\images\myImage.gif",
        System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Gif
    );
}

Console.WriteLine("Image saved.");

HTH :)

Mythran

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