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There is only one file that the name ends with GIF. The only file that ends with GIF is saving a picture.
an image file
.gif is a picture format they can be either a animated picture or a still
You go to start->search->type *.gif
yes, it stands for Graphic Interchange Format. The files in the gif format have the .gif extension.
.jpeg .png .gif
.gif is one of many image supporting file formats. So if you have a .gif reading application you'll see pictures, often in motion. Another popular image supporting format is .jpg. My personal experience is that files with .jpg extension tend to be larger (longer) than the .gif files.
These file extensions are not video files because they are in fact not a video. The files saved to .gif are animations. Most are of lower quality and are not much longer then a few seconds.
Graphic Interchange Format. It will be a picture of some kind. Here is a site that explains it: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/G/GIF.html Image files, generally from web sources, they may be transparent / animated.
Open the File Explorer or Finder application on your computer. Navigate to the folder or location where you want to search for GIF files. In the search box, type *.gif and press Enter. This will show you all the files that have the .gif extension in that folder or location.
There are many programs and applications that provide support for creating GIF files such as Jasc Animation Shop and Photoshop. Using these programs, you can create GIF files from your images.
Windows Movie Maker imports .gif files is the original format size. You will have to stretch the gif out on the time-line to see its total animation.