Ulead GIF Animator 5 is the industry’s most robust and affordable tool to create animated GIFs. Easily create fast-loading animation for your Web site and PowerPoint presentations.

Intuitive Interface
Get around fast using a simple tab-based interface with Edit, Optimize and Preview mode. Gain power with simplicity:
1. Object-based workspace supports True Color source objects
2. Tab-based workspace with Edit, Optimize and Preview modes
3. Object Manager controls a common pool of objects for all frames
4. Frame Panel provides filmstrip view for easy object animation
5. Preview animation directly on the composition workspace
6. Full floating/dockable interface

Easy Composition
Create dynamic multiple object animation with drag-and-drop precision. Create and edit with precision:
1. Animation Wizard walks you through creating an animation sequence
2. Add video or other animation as separate frame objects
3. Add image, text, animated text and PhotoImpact path objects
4. Open PhotoImpact, Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro layers as objects
5. Add live text objects with character-level formatting control
6. Object tweening for automatic trajectory across frames
7. Reuse GIF Animator UGA project files which retain source objects
8. Use round trip auto-updating with objects in external image editors
9. Built-in image editing with selection, paint and transform tools

Dynamic Effects
Apply various text effects, video effects, transitions and even Photoshop compatible filters:
1. Add animated text effects with move-in and move-out paths
2. Animated text objects are always-editable at the character level
3. Add shadow, neon and glow to animated text effects in real-time
4. Apply various video transitions and video filters
5. Take advantage of Photoshop compatible filter plug-in support

Powerful Optimization
Ensure fast-loading animation with the latest image compression techniques:
1. Optimization Wizard automates compression based on presets
2. Advanced options optimize for target file size or compression ratio
3. Before-and-after animated previews display real-time optimized results
4. Batch optimize GIF animation by folders or by selected files
5. Flexible palette options for full control over colors
6. Apply the latest compression techniques, including lossy GIF support
7. Web Safe Palette control for color consistency on the Web

Flexible Output
Export to a wide variety of file formats, including Flash, AVI, MPEG and QuickTime:
1. Create True Color AVI, QuickTime, MPEG and AutoDesk Animation
2. Save as raster-based True Color Flash animation
3. Generate HTML files to display GIF animation in Web browsers
4. Send self-playing animated greetings with personalized messages and music
5. Output animation frames as sequentially numbered JPEG or PNG files
6. Save objects as multi-layered PhotoImpact and Photoshop files