Playing animated gifs saved in the ios Camera roll
Jun 27, '11 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: Anonymous
Jun 27, '11 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: Anonymous
The CompuServe GIF format is my favorite image format. Sure you only get up to 256 colors and sure it's old, but it has a lot to like: a powerful compression algorithm, simplicity, and of course, animation.
This hint will show you how to view animated gifs saved to your camera roll from uiwebviews (pictures synced to your iPhone via iTunes are converted to jpeg, so it won't work for those).
Simply:
[crarko adds: I tested this, and it works as described. It makes sense since Mail would use Webkit to render the image, just like Safari.]
This hint will show you how to view animated gifs saved to your camera roll from uiwebviews (pictures synced to your iPhone via iTunes are converted to jpeg, so it won't work for those).
Simply:
- Open the Photos app.
- Open the camera roll album.
- Tap the gif you would like to view.
- Tap the Action button in the lower left corner (it looks like an arrow jumping out of a box).
- Select 'Email Photo.'
[crarko adds: I tested this, and it works as described. It makes sense since Mail would use Webkit to render the image, just like Safari.]
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