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Change GIF Speed

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Summary

Change GIF speed regulates how quickly frames change by changing the delay between frames. Smaller delays make animation move faster, while larger delays make it slow. The total duration varies with the chosen speed factor. If the delay is too small, some of the player may pass through the frame so that the movement appears broken.

Key points

GIF speeds are determined by the frame-to-frame delay, not the bitrate
Accelerating the animation means reducing the delay of each frame.
Total duration changes with respect to the speed factor
Too little delay can make movements look uncomfortable
The number of frames is generally fixed, so the file size doesn't change much

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