Update: Gifsicle has lots of options - resize, rotate, flip, etc. Run "gifsicle -h" to see them. MAAG v1.3 has a box where you can type in a list of any options you want to include. Also, see the discussion here about changing colours in your final animated GIF.
Update: I have removed on-the-fly conversion to GIF. Non-GIF images should be first converted with a tool like convert2gif or mtPaint.
Update: In Step 2, you can now drag in a whole folder of GIFs. However, the files must be named in the same sequence as you want them in the animation . You can also add the same file multiple times to the GIF sequence.
Here is a recipe for using MAAG:
1. Click New to start a project. The project folder is /tmp/maagfolder.
2. Select a file by dragging it into the box or using the File Chooser button.
3. Click Add.
4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for each file. You can follow your progress by clicking the View button.
5. When all files are added, set the time interval and looping option.
6. Click Make and Test.
7. Copy the animated file MAAG.GIF from the project folder to a permanent location.
8. The files remain in the project folder until you click New again. So you can continue to add more images.
The package also contains a command-line app for converting JPEG/PNG/TIFF files to GIFs. Run it as
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convert2gif folder