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[fireheart13]

stupid question of the day: copying and posting a gif - same or different a a picture? when i try to do a gif, i never get the action moving part.

got it, thanks!!!

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[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

It depends where you are posting them I think. I'm no expert though!

[fireheart13.livejournal.com]

i want to post it in my lj. So if someone has a gif on their lj, how do i post it on mine?

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

The only way I know is copy it to my computer, load it into my Photobucket and then use the HTML. I've never tried copy and pasting a gif from one LJ to another - though thinking about it, I have no idea why it wouldn't work.

[supernutjapan.livejournal.com]

The method is the same, but it won't post as a gif if you don't post in the original size.

Also, I've noticed that if I try to copy the url when the gif is not moving on the screen, the url somehow converts to .jpeg and the animation is "left behind." Make sure the url you paste is .gif.

[fireheart13.livejournal.com]

thank you! original size was the key!!

[supernutjapan.livejournal.com]

Yay! You're welcome! ;)

[alexisjane.livejournal.com]

Right click on the image, and it should give you the option "copy image source" or something like that, or it might give you view image. That should take you to a page with just the gif on it. C&p it's web page URL thingy, as that's the page source.

Then when you try to add a pic on a post, it has a load with URL option or something, so just paste it there. Also I find you have to make sure 'original image size' is selected. If you want to change the size you can do it after, but if you try to change it when embedding it, it won't work.

Hopefully that makes sense : ) xx

[fireheart13.livejournal.com]

yeah, it was the original size that was hanging me up. thank you!

[cassiopeia7.livejournal.com]

A gif is an image, so theoretically, uploading one should work the same as a large picture. Just right-click/save the original, download it to your hard drive, then re-upload to your journal -- making sure you've still got the "gif" extension attached.

If that's not working for you, PM me with the exact steps you're taking and we'll figure it out. :D

ETA: Nevermind. If your upload doesn't work with alexisjane's awesome instructions, it will never work. :D

[fireheart13.livejournal.com]

yeah, i kept thinking it was the same process as a pic, but it was the originaal size that trip. All better!!