HERE is a list of sites where you can make Animated Gifs online without downloading any software! (If you are a wordpress .commer, animated gifs are your only hope of having some movement in your sidebar via a text widget, since wp.com doesn’t allow flash embeds.)
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You don’t have to register. All you have to do is have some images and they will do it for you!
Also you can turn a video clip into an animated gif or split an animated gif!
This looks a bit clumsy – it took me a while to figure out where the ‘Next’ button is, after I uploaded the images. But let’s take a chance. Remember ugly duckling?
You can turn your Flickr pictures into animated gifs. Man, that’s why the name rang a bell!
Of course you can upload stuff from your computer.
You are allowed to upload as many as ten images for turning it into an animated gif. You can set the pace to normal, fast or slow. You can save your animation, tag it and email to friends!
Not bad!
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Create gif animation online
Flitpics is yet another free online service where you can upload images from your computer or from Flickr and make animated gifs. You can use maximum 10 images for an animation and also choose the speed.
Superscribe your pictures instantly – to enhance
your emails,web sites and communications.
Upload images with you and your friends,cartoons, pets, cars, etc. – from your computer or import it from Flickr and create really personalized animated avatar
or add smart and funny inscription to your favorite flashy image. Post it anywhere you want: MySpace, Facebook, Digg, Reddit,Del.icio.us, Friendster, LiveJournal, Bebo, blogs and forums.
It is fast and easy-to-use tool.No need for Flash and registration.
Share it with the whole world in our Galleries.
From Flitpics
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GIF animations generator gifup.com
GIFUP.com is your personal GIF animation and avatar generator. Simply capture photo with your webcam or upload images from your computer or get them from Flickr or any web site and let GIFUP do all the magic. You get your animated avatar, banner or GIF slideshow in a sec! You may then save it to your computer, share it with your friends or post it on Myspace, Hi5, Friendster, Blogs, Forums, etc.
Try it now, it’s FREE!
From Gifup
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http://www.your3dsource.com/animate-my-gifs.html
You can upload upto five images and get them turned into animated gifs! In additions, you can choose transition effects like clock, page peel, diamond, star wipe, iris and bar slide! 
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This site is actually quite complex. But not to worry, they have a Help section. Among other things, you can create Animated Gif’s here. You can upload an image from your computer or insert an image url. You can even add special effects to your animated gif!
I assume that you will manage to get by. However, if you need my help, don’t hesitate to use the comment box. if there are enough requestes, I will do a how-to post about creating Animated Gif’s using thus site, just for you all of my wonderful readers!
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http://www.gifworks.com/image_editor.html
If you already have a ready animated gif, then use this site to add a special effect to your animation. They have an impressive list of special effects I tell you! Moreover, if you press “edit”, you can conduct a number of operations; such as write text on the animation, resize/crop/rotate the animation and even add/eliminate tansparency! Furthermore by clicking “optimize” you can reduce the colors, choose websafe colours and also split the animation into frames!
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This site has more than the ability to create Animated Gifs. But in this post we’ll focus on its animation powers. You can upload nine images. Each image is called a frame. You can click individual images to set the speed and style of transition into the next frame!
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This site is fairly simple in its operation. You upload multiple images from your computer or import them from Picassa or Flickr and then you have the ability to choose the size of your animated gif. You can also set the speed of the animation. However, there is no effect for use.
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Lunapic is an awesome site for creating animated gifs!
You can upload images from your computer or you can choose an online image.
Check out the top tab Animation and choose an effect – if your jaw hasn’t dropped already, that is!
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Picture2life
Yet another site where you can create animated gifs!
They even have a firefox extension, which lets you create animated gifs from an online image!
We allow you to create the perfect animation using your favorite pictures. Using our simple and easy-to-use animation tool, you can set the delay for each picture, specify how many times the animation should loop, add effects to each picture in the animation, and so much more!
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You might like to check graphics-tools out – it lists miscelleneous image-related links.
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Screedbot
This page makes moving text as an animated gif.
Welcome to screedbot, the animated scrolling typewriter text generator. Write some text and click Create Screed to make your own animated text.
From the site
You can choose image size, font size, font colour and background colour.
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Minifesto
Much like Screedbot, but text appears in multiple lines, instead of a single line – good if you have a lot to say!
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Marquee text
If you want marquee text codes or marquee text for myspace you’ve come to the right place. No need to use Dreamweaver or Flash to get text to marquee. It’s super easy and compatible to use our marquee text images on your forums or myspace profiles. Get your marquee text in any color: black, blue, red, pink, yellow, etc. Get your marquee tag text and change the color and you’ll have the coolest and awesome looking marquee text in no time. Set the scrolling text or speed or font and paste it on your website or profile without any problems. Very easy!
From the site
You can of course use the generated image anywhere you can upload images, not just Myspace!
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The Ninja Text Generator
Got something to say? Why not let an animated Ninja write it for you?
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The Wizard Text Generator
The same as the previous one, but instead of a Ninja a wizard writes the text!
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Gifmashup
If you want to combine animated gifs online then gifmashup is definitely for you! See an example!
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Psst, I am sure there are more similar sites with even more goodies! If you find one, don’t forget to tip me!
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Further readings
If you enjoyed this post, then you might like the following posts as well!
1. Sites that allow you to write text on images and create fun images
It’s a splendid collection of sites where you can write on ready-made images and sometimes on images you upload!
2. Warp/transform yourself or anyone at Magixl
Great fun! Distort anyone in anyway you desire!
3. Optimize images online and offline
If you want to upload images in a blog/site/email etc, you need to optimize it, which helps the image to be uploaded quickly. Here are links to sites and softwares that help you get it done for free!
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thanks for the post, I’ve been thinking about getting an animated gif for my site, I’ll check out the resources you mention above.
cheers, pidge
hi pidge!
welcome to my blog!
and thanks for thanking me! you can create your own animated gifs on these sites. neat, eh?
Here is one , it’s in French , but there is an english translation *not that good sorry*…
http://www.smiliz.fr/glitters.php?lang=en
They have a nice collection of smiley , and smilies with sign that you can add your text to . Also Glitter(??)….some would ask you to register tough…then you can take watever u want
why, thanks ano-nyma!
Your blog is very educating indeed. Will add u to my Blogroll. However, I may be asking questions from time to time coz sometimes I get stressed after much trying to sort out those new stuff and failing each time
Keep up the good work
hello mossavi,
welcome to my blog! and thanks for your compliments.
don’t feel shy to ask! questions are always welcome – cos that means i will get more comments {drool} and also, who knows, your questions may even inspire me to do new how-to posts!
it is often hard to understand what needs to be covered – so any question or suggestion is always welcome!
dis site is ver very useful!!…..ur a great men..hehehehe..kip it up……
You had submitted this as one of your best blogs. Now I see why….this is a beautiful collection of sites that allow turning still images into gif animations! I have bookmarked this page and hope to create some gifs in the near future!
A lot of times our websites look bland. We may have the best content but if not presented well, it is unlikely users will get attracted. This is a great way to add beautify the pages
Nice animated graphics.
You can just go through my site once.
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this post reallty rocks ..i found every thing about glitters and gifs …i dont how muhc time you spend but every thing is working ..good and useful post
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Thanks vishnu!
I am glad the post is useful! I spent a lo-o-o-o-ot of time on this post!