GIF Frame Timing

[Richard In Va.]

I've got 12 GIF images in one webpage. Each gif has 12 image frames and I'm
locating them absolute in divs such that they overlap in layers. In other
words, 12 gifs assembled to look like one big image.

But the timing is out of sync between each gif. Is there a way, using html
or css to set each to start at the same time? It takes several seconds for
all the gifs to load into the page, which might contribute to different
start times.

Any help is appreciated!

Richard in Va.
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[Richard in VA]

(animated gifs)

The #1 frame in each gif depicts one big image, the #2 frame in each also
depicts the same image... and so on....

Gotta be a way to begin the sequence of all gifs at the same millisecond?
Using html or CSS.

Again, thanks for any help!

Richard in Va.
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[Mike Mueller]

The only hope (if any) is going to be javascript

1- Delay the ani-gifs until after page load. You would set up elements on
the page as placeholders, and then after the page loads you would use js to
replace the elements. You may be able to use
http://javascript.internet.com/page-details/delayed-gif.html as a starting
point

2- Fake the animations- Use single frames from each gif and then use js to
loop through the various frames for each gif.
http://lists.evolt.org/pipermail/javascript/2001-May/000553.html
I do not know what kind of effects running an indefinate loop in js would do
client side

 

[Richard In Va.]

Thanks Mike,

Should have known... java script is the only way to manipulate the gifs.

Sorry for the tardy response, had to leave own for a few days but thanks for
the reply.

I'll try your suggested methods.

Richard in Va.
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