Found the answer using GIMP-GAP Morph function.  I just morph from a flat back ground to the current picture.  I also cut the fading to ~20 FPS.  I double this in the original morph and use ever other frame for fade in and the remaining every other frame for fade out (played in reverse order).

 


From: Arizona State University Linux Users Group [mailto:ASULUG@asu.edu] On Behalf Of Bryan O'Neal
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 4:07 PM
To: ASULUG@ASU.EDU
Subject: [ASULUG] How To request: simple fade in animated gifs - GIMP?

 

Can any one tell me an easy way to make an animated gif that just fades a picture in and out from a back ground color?  I have GIMP, but I can not figure how to do this without creating each frame of the animation by hand.  Not wanting to spend several hours a frame for 600 frames I thought I would ask the collective minds of F/OSS.

 

Bryan O'Neal
Cornerstone Homes & Development, Inc.

4220 E. McDowell Rd Ste. #108
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