# Exporting a flash movie in a gif format
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-a-flash-movie-in-a-gif-format/22159
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 31, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-a-flash-movie-in-a-gif-format/22159 "2003-05-31T02:26:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@Fargate](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Fargate)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-a-flash-movie-in-a-gif-format/22159/1 "2003-05-31T02:26:46Z")
How do I export my movie in the form of a gif that works!!! Every time I try I just end up with a still image!!! This is so frustrating…please help someone!!!..Thanks in advance.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2003, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-a-flash-movie-in-a-gif-format/22159/2 "2003-05-31T06:49:59Z")
not sure how to do it in flash but u could always import your movie into adobe premiere and save it as an animated gif
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2003, 6:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-a-flash-movie-in-a-gif-format/22159/3 "2003-05-31T06:53:39Z")
in your publish settings, select animated gif …
it will be huge compared to swf, tho.
just a warning.
Rev 
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2003, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-a-flash-movie-in-a-gif-format/22159/4 "2003-05-31T07:04:05Z")
yea im not to sure why you even want to make your movie a gif
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2003, 7:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-a-flash-movie-in-a-gif-format/22159/5 "2003-05-31T07:59:10Z")
If you are trying to make a small simple gif, I’ve used this before and it works like a charm:
[http://download.com.com/3000-2186-7475529.html?tag=lst-0-1](http://download.com.com/3000-2186-7475529.html?tag=lst-0-1)
Just a suggestion.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2003, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-a-flash-movie-in-a-gif-format/22159/6 "2003-05-31T15:55:33Z")
I’ve tried that program that converts avi to gif, but still even when I export my animation sequence (it’s very short) in the form of AVI. It’s still a still image!!! I know this is possible…but how???
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2003, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-a-flash-movie-in-a-gif-format/22159/7 "2003-05-31T15:57:51Z")
Also could anyone tell me if it’s possible to upload flash on to a geocities website or any other free website provider???
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2003, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-a-flash-movie-in-a-gif-format/22159/8 "2003-05-31T16:09:23Z")
are you sure you placed everything in the main frame ?? (ie not a mc that has animation in him placed ONLY in the first frame of the main timeline ??)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2003, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-a-flash-movie-in-a-gif-format/22159/9 "2003-05-31T16:16:08Z")
maybe…I’ll go see…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2003, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-a-flash-movie-in-a-gif-format/22159/10 "2003-06-01T02:54:39Z")
In response to your other question, geocities does not allow you to upload .swfs, if you are looking for free try angelfire, they have an annoying prefix you have to add but other then that its pretty good. Your best option is to get some cheap web hosting, no ads, or crap like that to deal with it.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2003, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-a-flash-movie-in-a-gif-format/22159/11 "2003-06-01T14:31:49Z")
Thanks everyone I got it…