# Resizing a gif image

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resizing-a-gif-image/594342>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 28, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resizing-a-gif-image/594342 "2011-08-28T02:10:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resizing-a-gif-image/594342/1 "2011-08-28T02:10:48Z")

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Is there a way to resize an animated gif image? This is my first time working with animated gif images and I’d like to resize a few that I have (shrink them down).

I have GIMP, if that helps.

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resizing-a-gif-image/594342/2 "2011-08-28T07:27:09Z")

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Open it in GIMP, open the Image menu, select Scale Image, and pick how small you want it. This will resize every frame by the desired amount.

Then Go File -\> Save as, pick a new name for the smaller version, and save it. It will ask if you want to combine all the frames into a single layer or make it an animated gif. Pick the latter.

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**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resizing-a-gif-image/594342/3 "2011-08-28T07:51:04Z")

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Thanks. I knew how to do that for a normal image but didn’t think it’d work for a gif.