Resizing a gif file

Tyenot

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Hi all,

I am trying to resize a .gif file to use as an avatar. I use Faststone Image Viewer. After the resize FIV saves the the file as a still photo in .gif format.

Any ideas how I can retain the animation? Or any other programs I can try to accomplish this?

Thanks for the help,

Tye
 

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Thank you all for the links and ideas.
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