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Making .gif images compatible with Roll20

Salutations Adventurers.  I am undergoing construction of a campaign setting at the moment and am intending to utilize a .gif image (in the form of a spinning blade) to make for a more immersive and attractive environment. At the moment, the image is a still image and the animation doesn't come through, i figure it'd be best for Roll20 as a community and the world builders and battlemap designers to have the animated image implemented into the application. So long as it doesn't exceed 10 MB which isn't always necessary (e.g. Spinning Blade, Flamethrower, Glowing Mushrooms, etc).  Our favorite content creators could begin development on releasing .gif formatted content which would be attractive to anyone interested, as well as it introducing a wide array of new ideas. It'd also be best for the .gif images to be transferable between all layers during construction and play. It'd be real handy, Me thinks :)
While you can't use a gif right now... what you could do is make an api script that animates the token. It would actually have more customization options  than a gif since you could move it around too.
I am unfamiliar with api, perhaps if i look into it more I could do it. Would something such as this be simple or would it take some concentrated studying. My mind is elsewhere with exams and all.
To make an image spin... it could probably be done by TheAaron in like five minutes. :D  I have need of a script like this, but haven't had the time to work on it myself.
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Ziechael
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API Scripter
As a stop gap Manveti did write an  animation script ...
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Gold
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Consider adding your comments and vote +1 on matching or GIF related suggestion threads if you agree, <a href="https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/1464351/slug%7D" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/1464351/slug%7D</a> <a href="https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/2635127/slug%7D" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/2635127/slug%7D</a>
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Stephanie B.
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Sheet Author
This is now live . I'm closing this thread to refund your votes!