What is GIF animation?
A GIF is an image format used on the internet and stands for Graphics Interchange Format. Developed by the Compuserve Corporation using compression technology from Unisys, it is one of the most popular image formats used today.. On the World Wide Web pictures and graphics you see on Web pages are usually in GIF format because the files are small and download quickly. Another type of graphics format used commonly are JPEG these files download even faster and contain a better resolution but cannot be interlaced so many Web page authors tend to opt for using GIF's instead to get that "melting" onto the screen effect that happens with interlaced images.

An Animated GIF is a layer of different images placed one on top of the other to give a moving picture image and is a simple way to create “instant animation”. It will allow a limited form of sprite-based animation. The Following Examples are all Animated Gif Banners.