Facts & Features
Ulead GIF Animator 5 is the world’s most robust and affordable GIF
animation tool, delivering industry-leading features for composition,
editing, special effects, optimization and output in a single package.
FAST AND EASY ANIMATION
1 COMPOSE 2 ADD EFFECTS 3 OPTIMIZE 4 OUTPUT
Create dynamic Apply animated text Ensure fast-loading Save to a wide variety
animation with precise effects, video effects, animation with the latest of file formats, including
object-based layering transitions and even image compression GIF, Flash, AVI, MPEG
control. Photoshop filters. techniques. and QuickTime.
GETTING STARTED ADDING OBJECTS
• Add Images as separate objects
PROGRAM BASICS • Add Video or other animation as separate frame objects
• Install and Uninstall utilities • Merge video or other animation into existing frames
• Helpful context-sensitive help • Import path objects from PhotoImpact files
• Convenient right-mouse button contextual menus • Drag-and-drop files directly from Windows Explorer
• Multiple Undo and Redo history of up to 50 actions • Open PhotoImpact, Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro layers as objects
INTUITIVE INTERFACE • Add text objects or animated text objects
• Object-based workspace supports True Color source objects • Flatten selected frames into single objects
• Tab-based workspace with Edit, Optimize and Preview modes • Merge selected objects into single objects
• Object Manager controls a common pool of objects for all frames EDITING OBJECTS
• Frame Panel displays filmstrip view for easy object animation • Tool Panel provides built-in image editing tools for fast touchups
• Tool Panel provides built-in image editing tools for fast touchups • Tool Panel includes selection, paint and transform tools
• Attribute Toolbar gives quick access to all relevant options • Selection tools include rectangle, ellipse, magic wand and lasso
• Preview animation directly in the composition workspace • Invert selections or load selections from a file
• Customize toolbar positioning with a floating/dockable interface • Apply anti-aliasing or soft edges to selections
• Create presets for drop-down menus throughout the program • Paint tools include paintbrush, eraser, fill and eyedropper
• Change thumbnail sizes for the Object Manager and Frame Panel • Select square and round paintbrush heads
ANIMATION WIZARD • Adjust paintbrush size, transparency and soft edge
• Select canvas size with standard banner ad presets • Fill based on the similarity of surrounding colors to the selected pixel
• Easily add images, video or other animation • Set the degree of transparency in a fill area
• Set frame duration for desired animation timing • Transform objects by resizing or rotating on a variable axis point
• Populate Frame Panel with frames from multiple frame files • Add shadows and set transparency for objects
• Open PhotoImpact, Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro layers as objects • Convert text or path objects into image objects
• Split animated text objects into individual text objects
COMPOSE
• Edit objects in external image editors with roundtrip auto-updating
TEXT OBJECTS
MANAGING OBJECTS • Add always-editable text objects with the Text Tool
• Add image, text, animated text and PhotoImpact path objects • Control text formatting at the character level
• Object Manager controls object layering, visibility and locking • Format for font face, font size and font style
• Control object properties like transparency and shadows • Set kerning, baseline shift, character spacing and text alignment
• Trim object borders to remove unused transparent areas • Specify horizontal or vertical text orientation
• Reuse GIF Animator UGA project files which retain source objects • Apply anti-aliasing to smooth edges on text
• Add color and gradient fills to text objects
• Add shadow and neon effects
ANIMATING OBJECTS COLOR PALETTE MANAGEMENT
• Display multiple frames as a filmstrip in the Frame Window • Create, save and load user-defined color palettes
• Add, duplicate and delete frames with Frame Window controls • Add, delete, edit and lock entries in the Color Palette
• Preview animation with Frame Window controls • Snap palette entries to browser-safe colors in the Web Safe Palette
• Reorder frames by drag-and-drop positioning • Edit the global palette or preserve local palettes for individual frames
• Automatically reverse the order of selected frames • Web Snap sets the proximity of colors to the Web Safe Palette
• Set frame properties like frame title, delay time and removal method • Palette weighting reserves more palette entries for red, green or blue
• Move objects to different positions for individual frames • Sort Color Palette entries by RGB or HSB channels
• Pinpoint object positioning and object size with numeric entry • Ulead Color Picker displays in RGB, HSB and hexadecimal values
• Tween objects across frames, setting starting and ending positions
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Tween among existing frames or generate intermediate frames
Synchronize object position, visibility and transparency
OUTPUT
• Distribute selected objects to frames by sequential layer order PREVIEW OPTIONS
• Align and center selected objects • Play True Color animation directly in Edit mode
• Display before-and-after animated views in Optimize mode
ADD EFFECTS •
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Render in Preview mode with built-in Internet Explorer engine
Send to Netscape, Internet Explorer and other browsers for testing
ANIMATED TEXT EFFECTS
EXPORT OPTIONS
• Create always-editable animated text objects
• Reuse GIF Animator UGA project files which retain source objects
• Control text formatting at the character level
• Write GIF global properties, such as looping and the comment block
• Choose from 13 different move-in and move-out effects
• Use roundtrip auto-updating with objects in external image editors
• Set number of frames generated for move-in and move-out paths
• Export GIF Animator objects to PhotoImpact and Photoshop layers
• Set delay times for frames
• Create True Color AVI, QuickTime, MPEG and AutoDesk Animation
• Set delay time for key frame
• Save as raster-based True Color Flash animation
• Add shadows to animated text objects in real-time
• Generate HTML files to display GIF animation in Web browsers
• Add neon and glow effects to animated text objects in real-time
• E-mail self-playing animated greetings with messages and music
• Specify position and active area for animated text objects
• Output animation frames as numbered JPEG or PNG files
• Distribute to existing frames or generate intermediate frames
• Set GIF animation as Windows Active Desktop Item
VIDEO EFFECTS & FILTERS
• Apply 16 video transitions, from standard wipes to 3D effects
• Apply 10 video filters, from camera lens effects to gradient effects
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
• Take advantage of Photoshop compatible filter plug-in support FILE FORMAT SUPPORT
• Import
OPTIMIZE BMP, EPS, GIF, IFF, IMG, JPEG/JPG, MAC, MSP, PCD, PICT,
PCX, PNG, PSD, PSP, TGA, UFO, UGA, AVI, FLC/FLI/FLX,
OPTIMIZATION WIZARD MOV/QT, MPEG/MPG
• Export
• Select optimization presets based on line art or photo animation
GIF, JPEG/JPG, PNG, PSD, UFO, UGA, AVI, FLC/FLI/FLX,
• Perform difference analysis to remove redundant image information
MOV/QT, MPEG/MPG, raster-based SWF, HTML, EXE
• Choose a global optimized palette or local palettes for each frame
• Display optimization statistics, including file size and download time SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
• Preview animation with option to save as a GIF file • Intel Pentium compatible processors
• Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0 SP5 or higher, 2000, Me
OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES
• 64MB of RAM
• Optimize by presets, target file size or compression ratio
• 20MB of available hard drive space
• Batch optimize GIF animation by folders or by selected files
• CD-ROM drive
• Perform difference analysis to remove redundant image information
• True Color or HiColor display adapter and monitor
• Apply variable amounts of dither and lossy GIF compression
• Windows compatible pointing device
• Preserve local palettes per frame or convert to a global palette
• Display before-and-after animated views in Optimize mode
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