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NGif, Animated GIF Encoder for .NET

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1 Sep 2005CPOL 1.5M   18K   117   123
Create animated GIF images using C#.

Sample Image - NGif.gif

Introduction

Because .NET Framework can't create animated GIF images, NGif provides a way to create GIF animations in the .NET framework. It can create an animated GIF from several images and extract images from an animated GIF.

Using the code

C#
/* create Gif */
//you should replace filepath
String [] imageFilePaths = new String[]{"c:\\01.png","c:\\02.png","c:\\03.png"}; 
String outputFilePath = "c:\\test.gif";
AnimatedGifEncoder e = new AnimatedGifEncoder();
e.Start( outputFilePath );
e.SetDelay(500);
//-1:no repeat,0:always repeat
e.SetRepeat(0);
for (int i = 0, count = imageFilePaths.Length; i < count; i++ ) 
{
 e.AddFrame( Image.FromFile( imageFilePaths[i] ) );
}
e.Finish();
/* extract Gif */
string outputPath = "c:\\";
GifDecoder gifDecoder = new GifDecoder();
gifDecoder.Read( "c:\\test.gif" );
for ( int i = 0, count = gifDecoder.GetFrameCount(); i < count; i++ ) 
{
 Image frame = gifDecoder.GetFrame( i ); // frame i
 frame.Save( outputPath + Guid.NewGuid().ToString() 
                       + ".png", ImageFormat.Png );
}

Points of Interest

Use Stream to replace BinaryWriter when you write a fixed-byte structured binary file.

History

  • 31 Aug 2005: Draft.

License

This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)


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GeneralRe: I've released a derived work Pin
jambonbill3-Nov-09 15:39
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General"The process cannot access the file xpto because it is being used by another process". Pin
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GeneralRe: "The process cannot access the file xpto because it is being used by another process". Pin
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QuestionCan I release a derived work please? Pin
sbridewell4-Sep-09 9:12
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AnswerRe: Can I release a derived work please? Pin
jambonbill6-Oct-09 3:04
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GeneralRe: Can I release a derived work please? Pin
sbridewell6-Oct-09 10:54
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GeneralRe: Can I release a derived work please? Pin
jambonbill6-Oct-09 14:50
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GeneralRe: Can I release a derived work please? [modified] Pin
sbridewell7-Oct-09 9:10
sbridewell7-Oct-09 9:10 
Releasing my version under the CPOL would be an option (although clause 5b says "You agree not to advertise or in any way imply that this Work is a product of Your own" so am I already breaking that clause by calling it "my version"? Sniff | :^) ).

But there are still issues around compatibility with the GPL - what happens when someone wants to write an application which uses this library and release the application under the GPL? Can they GPL everything except this library and retain the CPOL on this library?

(I already have just such an application, which really is all my own work, a Windows Forms app which reads in a GIF file and displays all the information about it which the GifDecoder class exposes. I hope to publish this at the same time as it also serves as example code for how to use the library)

My preference for the GPL over the CPOL (not that I was intending to start a debate about their relative merits) is that the GPL goes to great lengths to ensure that nobody can "close" GPL code (i.e. patent it or otherwise prevent other people taking advantage of its open source nature). The CPOL seems a bit lightweight by comparison. I'm not a lawyer, but I'm not convinced it offers the same level of protection.

Also, CPOL 5e says "You may not offer or impose any terms on the Work that alter or restrict the terms of this License or the recipients' exercise of the rights granted hereunder". How would this work with an application made of mostly GPL code and one library which is CPOL? Does GPL'ing the rest of the application count as restricting the terms of the CPOL on the library to which it applies?

Any advice welcome... I'm keen to get this library released, but I want to do it right Smile | :)

modified on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 3:51 PM

GeneralResize an animated gif background transparency Pin
vuivuivui26-Aug-09 21:23
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Questionhow to force no transparency Pin
Are Jay20-Aug-09 7:55
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Generalit can't store more than 19 frames. Pin
inamgul26-Feb-09 1:00
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GeneralAnimated gif Timeline Properties Pin
Daffy1012-Nov-08 22:01
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Generalan better implement Pin
gOODiDEA.NET13-Oct-08 14:54
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GeneralRe: an better implement Pin
ecjob21-Oct-08 4:24
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GeneralRe: an better implement Pin
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GeneralRe: an better implement Pin
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Question怎样才能把体积减少一些啊?? Pin
ecjob11-Oct-08 8:31
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General一处bug Pin
interiv@qq.com6-Sep-08 17:05
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GeneralExporting frames [modified] Pin
jambonbill17-Aug-08 20:01
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GeneralPerformance improvement Pin
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GeneralRe: Performance improvement Pin
jambonbill14-Aug-08 0:30
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GeneralBugfix NextPixel() Pin
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GeneralRe: Bugfix NextPixel() Pin
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GeneralExcellent work! Pin
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