Midterm Question #6

Here is a simple animated gif that I made in GIMPshop!  To make this amazing file, I used the text tool.  Each time you click to add more text, it will create another layer.  The four letters used in my first name each have their own layer.  My last name has its own layer, as does the white background.  This is a total of six layers.

To animate the gif, I went to filter > animation > optimize for gif.  This added time, represented in milliseconds, to the layer window.  Each layer, by default, is spaced out by 100ms.  On the layer window, I double clicked each layer which enabled me to change the speed.  I spaced each letter out by 500ms, with the exception of my last name.  That only comes on for 300ms.

I saved the image as a gif and GIMPshop gave me the option of saving it as animated.  I chose to do just that and the result is up top!