WIC animated GIF sample
This sample demonstrates decoding various frames in a GIF file, reading appropriate metadata for each frame, composing frames, and rendering the animation with Direct2D.
Requirements
This sample has the following requirements.
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows 7 |
| Minimum Windows SDK | Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows 7 |
Downloading the sample
This sample is available at WIC animated GIF.
Building the sample
Using Visual Studio (preferred method)
- Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the directory.
- Double-click the icon for the .sln (solution) file to open the file in Visual Studio.
- In the Build menu, select Build Solution. The application will be built in the default \Debug or \Release directory.
Using the command prompt
To build the sample by using a command prompt.
- Open the command prompt and navigate to the sample directory.
- Type
msbuild WICAnimatedGif.sln
Running the sample
After the application is launched, load an image file by using the Open command of the File menu. Window resizing is supported.