GIMP is a remarkably powerful piece of software, considering it's free. Web designers in particular will be grateful for its ability to produce simple animated GIFs.
How to Make Animated GIFs with GIMP
Animated GIFs are simple animations that you will find on many web pages. While they are less advanced than Flash animations, they are very easy to create by anyone with a basic knowledge of GIMP.
The following steps show a simple web banner sized animation using some basic images, some text, and a logo.
Open a new document. In this example, we have selected the pre-set template of Web banner large mobile 320×100.
