Animated GIF export - how can I reduce size?

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I recommend opening your GIF in Photoshop, where you can adjust the color palette, resolution, and number of frames. Once you do that, you can then drag your image into a tool like Imageoptim.

Here’s a nice set of tips: https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/10-ways-to-optimize-an-animated-gif-file--psd-34649

Essentially you’re balancing a few things:

  1. Resolution
  2. Frame rate
  3. Number of colors (out of a possible 256)
  4. Length of animation

Make sure you don’t have any frames that repeat – that can add a lot of additional weight.

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