Animated .GIF files in Rainmeter

[jsmorley]

Rainmeter does not support the display of animated .gif files today, but there is a work-around if you want to have a small animated .gif in your skin.

This skin demonstrates how to accomplish this

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;=================================================
; Rainmeter configuration file
; Updated March 7, 2010
;=================================================

;[BEGIN CONFIG FILE]==============================

[Rainmeter]
Author=Jeffrey Morley
Update=100

;Metadata added by RainBrowser
;http://rainmeter.net/cms/Rainmeter101-EditingSkins

[Metadata]
Name=GIF
Config=GIF
Description=Displays a deconstructed .gif file (individual frames) as if it was a .gif file
Instructions=Use the included free GifFrame.exe to deconstruct your .gif file to frames.  Set the output name to simply %
Version=March 7, 2010
Tags=GIF | Animation
License=Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 3.0
Variant=
Preview=

;End of added Metadata

[ImageMeter]
Meter=Image
ImageName=images\[ImageNumberCalc].jpg
DynamicVariables=1

[ImageNumberCalc]
Measure=Calc
Formula=Counter % 60
Substitute=".00000":""

;[END CONFIG FILE]================================

5.jpg

GIF.zip

Vary the speed and smoothness with "Update=" and set "Formula=Counter % 60" to the number of frames + 1

[jsmorley]

Transparency is supported if you save the frames as .png files...

an_shark.gif

GIF2.zip

[jsmorley]

Note - Another way of doing this was outlined by kenz0 in this thread:

http://rainmeter.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1130

I will be creating a "Tips & Tricks" page in the Documentation area of the main site today to showcase both approaches, and so we have an easy place to point folks to when this question comes up in the future.

[UNleash]

Just wanted to give feedback -
Both work like a charm.
Win7 32bit latest Rainmeter 1.2 beta (32bit).

[jsmorley]

http://rainmeter.net/cms/Tips-AnimatedGIF

[maminscris]

http://rainmeter.net/cms/Tips-AnimatedGIF

great
and the shark is funny

[Claymore]

Hey guys.

I've been trying to make a "button" for Omnimo - custom game icons.

Today I made the first one, Mass Effect 2 themed. But them I saw this thread and I'm trying to make the MouseOverAction reproduce a ME2 logo gif.

First, I tried just making like a normal image, with "Hidden=1" (in ImageMeter and ImageNumberCalc) and "MouseOver" and "MouseLeave" actions. But the code does not behave like a common image meter, and nothing happens.

I'm pretty sure the gif itself is ok, since I tested it without the "hidden=1" and it worked.

So, have you guys any idea of how can I make the code work with hidden/MouseOver&Leaveaction?

Here's how's the code anyway:

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[Rainmeter]
Update=100
MiddleMouseDownAction=!RainmeterRefresh #CURRENTCONFIG#
MouseOverAction=!Execute [!RainmeterShowMeter button] [!RainmeterShowMeter ImageMeter] [!RainmeterShowMeter ImageMeterCalc]
MouseLeaveAction=!Execute [!RainmeterHideMeter button] [!RainmeterHideMeter ImageMeter] [!RainmeterHideMeter ImageMeterCalc]

[Metadata]
Name=Game Button (1)

[Variables]

-------------------------METERS---------------------------

[bg]
Meter=IMAGE
x=0
y=0
ImageName=me201.jpg
Hidden=0

[bg2]
Meter=IMAGE
X=0
y=0
ImageName=me202.jpg
Hidden=1

[button]
Meter=IMAGE
X=20
Y=80
ImageName=button.png
LeftMouseDownAction=!execute ["C:\Program Files\Mass Effect 2\MassEffect2Launcher.exe"]
hidden=1

[ImageMeter]
Meter=Image
ImageName=GIF\[ImageNumberCalc].png
DynamicVariables=1
hidden=1

[ImageNumberCalc]
Measure=Calc
Formula=Counter % 85
Substitute=".00000":""
hidden=1

PS.: If I succeed making those icons and decide to post them @ deviantART I'll give credit to the creator of the gif code (and me, of course) =)

[DizzyDaft]

i like very much;

but i do have 1 question how can i make thease frames play in a random order

[DizzyDaft]

humm.. been playing around with the gif and i'm seem to having similer probs as claymore

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[Variables]
ShowItems=[!RainmeterShowMeter ImageMeter]
HideItems=[!RainmeterHideMeter ImageMeter]

LeftMouseDownAction=!Execute [!RainmeterShowMeter ImageMeter0]
RightMouseDownAction=!Execute [!RainmeterHideMeter ImageMeter0]

[ImageMeter]
Meter=Image
X=0
Y=0
W=12
H=49
ImageName=../Images/SYNTH/0/[ImageNumberCalc0].png
DynamicVariables=1
Hidden=1

[ImageNumberCalc0]
Measure=Calc
Formula=Counter % 5
Substitute=".00000":""

this way dont work as i can make out (tryed)
and i also tryed with the disabel

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[ImageNumberCalc0]
Measure=Calc
Formula=Counter % 5
Substitute=".00000":""
Disabled=1

i just cant get thing to hide and unhide
any help would be aprechiated

[dragonmage]

The hide/unhide thing is a bug caused by the introduction of dynamicvariables. I believe there is a fix for that particular bug in the 1.2 RC1. In either case though there is a workaround that does just fine, use a variable in Hidden=

Hidden=#MeterNameState#

and use !RainmeterSetVariable to change the variable to 1 or 0 to hide or show.