Animated GIF files are made of a sequence of still images (or frames) brought to life when they're played one after the other. Photoshop does just that with a photo stack of your choice.

When working with images, certain file formats may be better than others, depending on what your goals are. This infographic showcases the best uses for JPEG, GIF, and PNG file formats.

But today, Imgur, one of the medium’s leading purveyors -- which hosts 1.5 million images and GIF uploads every day -- has announced a new initiative to bring the frequently laggy and lo-res ...

Compressor.io (free version with a 10MB size limit per input file) is an online tool that lets you compress multiple GIF images in one go. You can also compare input and output GIFs one by one by ...

To convert a GIF file to a movie or video format, you can use a dedicated online tool or a converter desktop application. There are multiple free GIF to video converters including Online-Convert ...

You can now search for GIFs directly in Tumblr to animate your posts. screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Tumblr users now don't have to look far to find the perfect GIF file to animate their posts.

You can also decrease a GIF's file size by reducing the image dimensions. Before uploading a large GIF to your business website or blog, make it as small as possible using a free GIF-shrinking ...

GIF and ICO files are capable of displaying transparency; however, you may lose transparency when converting your GIF to an icon -- your icon will instead display a solid-colored background.

A Ubuntu enthusiast offers a simple guide to creating slick-looking animations using two free, cross-platform software tools, MPlayer and the GIMP.