Convert PSD to GIF via C#
.NET Photoshop API for PSD & PSB Conversion to raster images including GIF
High Quality Rendering of PSD as GIF
- Load the PSD with Image.Load method
- Create an instance of GifOptions class
- Call Image.Save method
- Pass output filename and object of GifOptions
Get Started with .NET Photoshop API
Install from command line as nuget install Aspose.PSD or via Package Manager Console of Visual Studio with Install-Package Aspose.PSD.
Alternatively, get the offline MSI installer or DLLs in a ZIP file from downloads .
.NET C# Code for PSD to GIF Conversion
PSD What is PSD File Format?
PSD, Photoshop Document, represents Adobe Photoshop’s native file format used for graphics designing and development. PSD files may include image layers, adjustment layers, layer masks, annotations, file information, keywords and other Photoshop-specific elements. Photoshop files have default extension as .PSD and has a maximum height and width of 30,000 pixels, and a length limit of two gigabytes.
Read MoreGIF What is GIF File Format?
A GIF or Graphical Interchange Format is a type of highly compressed image. Owned by Unisys, GIF uses the LZW compression algorithm that does not degrade the image quality. For each image GIF typically allow up to 8 bits per pixel and up to 256 colours are allowed across the image. In contrast to a JPEG image, which can display up to 16 million colours and fairly touches the limits of the human eye. Back when the internet emerged, GIFs remained the best choice because they required low bandwidth and compatible for the graphics that consume solid areas of colour. An animated GIF combines numerous images or frames into a single file and displays them in a sequence to generate an animated clip or a short video. The colour limitations are up to 256 for each frame and are likely to be the least suitable for reproducing other images and photographs with colour gradient.
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