Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2023 September 30

= September 30 =

Animation speed
If I view https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_evolution.gif and then use "Open in Media Viewer", I see a long series of annotated and changing maps of the USA. They change about once every 1 or 2 seconds and is far too fast for me to read the annotation and find and grok the relevant part of the map.

Is there a way of slowing / single stepping the animation? (I'm on MS Windows 7, running MS Edge) -- SGBailey (talk) 22:46, 30 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Perhaps, if you download the image file https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/United_States_evolution.gif, an image viewer such as Windows Photo Viewer will allow you to see individual images statically. --Lambiam 06:04, 1 October 2023 (UTC)


 * If you're familiar with Python, have a look at User:cmglee/Dynamic_SVG_for_Wikimedia_projects which converts GIF animations into interactive timelines like this one. Cheers, cm&#610;&#671;ee&#9094;&#964;a&#671;&#954; 16:58, 1 October 2023 (UTC)