Many people like to create small animations that they send in emails to friends and family or use on their web pages. Sometimes this animations are based on JPG files, such as photos. A single JPG file can’t be animated without an expensive and complex program. However, a series of JPGs can be turned into a simple slideshow-like animation. You can do this by using the freeware program GIMP to quickly produce your own animated JPGs. Writer Bio

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