Gimp 2.10.14 optimize gif animation

SeriousTom · **Posted:** Wed Nov 13, 2019 8:28 am **(#1)**

GIMP Version: 2.10.14
Operating System: Windows
GIMP Experience: Basic Level

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When ever I try to run optimize gif it does this to my animation.
No other version did this.
Is it a bug or am I just lucky ?

rich2005 · **Joined:** Mar 04, 2011 **Posts:** 2604

It is a bug see: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/issues/4209

No easy way around it that I can see. Making a gif yesterday, I had to use another Gimp (2.8) just for the optimise.

edit: If you do not have / want another gimp installation then the command line gifsicle can optimise a gif. https://www.lcdf.org/gifsicle/ very straight forward

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gifsicle -b -O2 unopt-ani.gif

SeriousTom · **Posted:** Wed Nov 13, 2019 9:46 am **(#3)**

Thanks Rich, glad it's not just me !
I have a portable Gimp 2.8.22 that has come in handy a lot of times.