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Hi!
I have been creating animated gifs with flash till now, but since here is HTML5, I don't need flash anymore. But any other program I try (yes, I tried google) want to make me to draw every damn frame one by one, and can't do a simple movement or rotation thing automatically. So I'm looking for a good alternative, only for simple GIF animations, preferably free/opensource. If anybody have found a good one already, you could spare me (and others reading this) a lot of time!
Thanks!

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OP made it clear the requirement is object-based motion tweening (not drawing every frame). ’s Blumentals tip is useful for frame-by-frame GIF work, but for automatic tweening the better free/open-source choices are vector animation tools that record keyframes and interpolate between them.

Synfig Studio is the closest match: it’s a cross‑platform, open‑source 2D animator built around vector tweening, keyframes/waypoints and parametric interpolation (move/rotate/scale/skeletal rigs), so simple motion and rotation are created automatically once key poses are set. Synfig can render image sequences or video; many users export frames and assemble the final GIF externally for best control. (Synfig Studio, docs and animation basics). (synfig.org)

If a simpler, more beginner-friendly tool is preferred, TupiTube (Tupi) provides basic vector tools plus simple tweening for position/rotation/scale and exports to image sequences or common video formats — handy for short GIFs or cut‑out style animation. ([TupiTube downloads & docs]). (tupitube.com)

Practical workflow and gotchas: create the animation in Synfig/Tupi, render a PNG sequence (one file per frame), then assemble/optimize the GIF. GIFs are limited to an 8‑bit (≈256) palette per frame, so expect color loss or dithering on rich artwork — for photographic or high‑color work prefer MP4/WebM or animated WebP. To build a clean, transparent GIF and avoid ghosting, ImageMagick or gifsicle work well. Example (ImageMagick v7):

magick -dispose Background -background none frame*.png -delay 10 -loop 0 -layers Optimize animation.gif

Links: ImageMagick command guidance and animation optimization; GIF format limits; gifsicle optimizer/manual. (imagemagick.org)

Troubleshooting tips: if exported GIF looks poor, try (a) export higher‑quality PNGs and reduce palette with a good quantizer, (b) use gifsicle’s -O2/-O3 to shrink and fix local palettes, or (c) deliver as short MP4/WebM for better color and much smaller files. Synfig users commonly render sequences then assemble/optimize externally for predictable results. (lcdf.org)

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Hi MoZo1, long time no see. Are you looking for a free software to create GIF animation with it? If that is the case, try this .

Not sure whether it is free but most GIF software requires you to pay so if there are no free maybe you would like a cheaper GIF software?

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What I need exactly is objects and motion tween. Unfortunately when I put these into google, flash floods.

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