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Mr. Tech
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PHP/GD and gif's...

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Is it possible to create gif's with PHP/GD?

If so, how? :?
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Post by Gen-ik »

Not until the new version of GD is released in 2004 at some point.
You can load GIF files into GD but not export them.

It's because of a stupid Patent on the GIF format.... the Patent has expired in the US but won't expire in Europe until 2004..... that's when the new version is released.
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