If you want to do
something a little more complicated, this still does not mean drawing the whole thing and
then redrawing the whole thing in a new position. You only have to change the bits that
are going to move, and you can make these changes quite simple.
Have a look at the
next animated gif, as an
example. To see what was needed to make this
gif file appear to move, have a look at the frames below.
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Animation

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Frame 1a: 86 x 80 pixels, 1323 bytes, 57 colours
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Frame 2a: 86 x 80 pixels, 1255 bytes, 59 colours
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Frame 3a: 86 x 80 pixels, 1313 bytes, 59 colours
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Frame 4a: 86 x 80 pixels, 1462 bytes, 60 colours
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Frame 5a: 86 x 80 pixels, 1335 bytes, 59 colours
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Frame 6a: 86 x 80 pixels, 1256 bytes, 59 colours
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Frame 7a: 86 x 80 pixels, 1261 bytes, 57 colours
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Frame 8a: 86 x 80 pixels, 1383 bytes, 57 colours
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This
is the original Animation

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OK pigs might
fly... but what if you wanted to do something even more complicated? Well, the same principle
applies. To have a look for yourself, look
at the next page on animation