From: advanced_delphi@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of tigersware Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 3:00 AM To: advanced_delphi@yahoogroups.com Subject: [advanced_delphi] gif animation in delphi
hi dear programmers , how can i use gif animations in delphi ? thank you in advance . I'm assuming you don't need ideas on what animated GIFs are good for (logos, something to put up during long pauses for data crunching, etc.) There's a freeware unit floating around called TGifImage that implements a decent animated GIF interface. You can find it at http://www.tolderlund.eu/delphi/ Delphi 2007 may have it already; I'm not sure about that. You can also use a TWebBrowser, or the EmbeddedWB component at www.bsalsa.com, and simply load the animated GIF into what's essentially a browser window. It works really well. I played with the EmbeddedWB a bit at this, and it's likely the solution I'm going with when I need to support it in a work project. As a final, and somewhat off the wall, approach, it appears that you can use DirectShow to display animated GIF files. I have done it with the DSPack components from www.progdigy.com. It's not something I'd recommend, unless you're in the midst of supporting other DirectShow playback. Then maybe it will be useful. Good luck
