# Animated gif from flash

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**Created:** [March 4, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animated-gif-from-flash/253742 "2008-03-04T17:53:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![jampirz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b782af/32.png) [@jampirz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jampirz)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animated-gif-from-flash/253742/1 "2008-03-04T17:53:19Z")

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I have been doing some research on how to make an animated gif from flash. I have already created the flash file and given the .swf file to client. Things are good on that end. Now they are asking for it in an animated gif format. I don’t know flash well enough to go to this next step.

My first problem is I have the animated parts built into a movie clip. Which i now know won’t export to an animated gif since it isn’t in the main timeline. Also i figured out that it would be best to convert it to a bitmap and assemble it in Image ready to keep file size down.

Is there a way to move my layers from the MC to the main timeline without having to reanimate?

How do i convert to a bitmap to bring into Image Ready?

Any suggestions would be great! I am at a wall right now with this.