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Hello , I've got a strange problem, when I see a gif in a site it doesn't move and when i save it , it is saved as gif but not moving. I've tried both IE and firefox and there is the same problem.
And something more, I have some gifs in my pc that work fine.
Do you have any idea what's going on?

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Short summary: when some GIFs animate on the PC but others don’t on web pages, common causes are (a) the image on the page is not an animated GIF (the site may animate via JavaScript/canvas or serve only the current frame), (b) a browser preference or add-on is suppressing animation, or (c) an OS accessibility setting (reduce motion) is being honored by the browser or site. was right to check animation toggles; the following steps cover additional diagnostics that are often missed.

A practical troubleshooting sequence:

  • Verify the file is truly animated by opening the saved .gif directly in a different viewer that shows frames (GIMP, IrfanView, or another browser). Animated GIFs have multiple frames and a larger file size than a similar static GIF.

  • Use the browser developer tools (F12) -> Network (filter Images) -> reload the page. If a .gif resource appears, open that URL directly and save it. If no .gif is listed, the visible motion may be produced by script/canvas or by swapping frames; saving the visible image can then capture only the current frame.

  • Check browser-level animation controls not mentioned above: Firefox exposes the preference image.animation_mode (about:config) with values none, once, normal. normal allows looping animation. Also test the browser in safe/troubleshooting mode to rule out extensions.

  • Check OS-level reduce-motion/visual-effects settings (Windows: Ease of Access / Display or Accessibility -> Visual effects in newer releases). Many sites respect the prefers-reduced-motion setting and will stop animations when it is enabled.

If the saved file is non-animated but the original resource is animated, the save method likely grabbed a single frame. If no .gif resource exists in the network trace, the motion is not a native animated GIF. These checks separate viewer/configuration problems from cases where the page is intentionally delivering a static frame or using scripted animation.

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You could have animation turned off, either at the browser level (motion bugs some people) or at the Windows level. This is a setting in the properties or options selection, usually in the tools or view menu.

Note that disabling animation in IE can also disable it in other browsers.

Also note that some .gif files are not animated. I have a page containing both at:

http://geocities.com/midimagic@sbcglobal.net/lagparts.htm

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In your link nothing moves at propably its because of my browsers, how do i turn motion on????

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In IE:

Select tools / internet options / advanced

Then scroll down in the scroll window to:

Play animations in webpage

Check the box.

You have to restart IE for it to take effect.

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