# Animated GIF/PNG support

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/animated-gif-png-support/2919>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 6, 2011, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/animated-gif-png-support/2919 "2011-05-06T16:05:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![MadMax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@MadMax](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MadMax)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/animated-gif-png-support/2919/1 "2011-05-06T16:05:43Z")

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This hasn’t been talked about since FactoryPMI, so I thought I’d throw it out there. Graphics for rotating devices like fans/pumps are a natural fit for the animated GIF/PNG format. No messy multiple files and rotational angles to deal with, and I imagine less CPU overhead. Great animation editors are available as well.

PS - I know Ignition supports animated GIF for the label component, but it doesn’t scale.

-Thanks

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**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/animated-gif-png-support/2919/2 "2011-05-30T05:14:33Z")

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There’s animated PNGs?!

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**Author:** ![MadMax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@MadMax](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MadMax)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/animated-gif-png-support/2919/3 "2011-05-30T15:18:36Z")

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Yep…

[en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APNG](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APNG)

It’s not used widely because the web has pretty much jumped into the Flash/Silverlight boat, with their associated capabilities, complexities, and security flaws.

For HMI though, I think APNG would be great.

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**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/animated-gif-png-support/2919/4 "2011-05-31T18:51:27Z")

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Well, for now the label component is your only option, sorry. The filters and stretching capabilities of the image component kill the animation. There will be a new way to use images with the upcoming vector drawing system which may be able to support these formats, but we can’t commit to that as of yet.