Animation only on mouseover

[DigitalBard]

I have a site where I display a number of animated GIFs. Having them all moving at the same time is a bit annoying.

Is there a script that will only display the first frame of a GIF and allow it to animate only when the mouse is hovering over it?

Thanks!

--Dave

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[jscheuer1]

I don't think so. You could, however have a rollover. While the mouse is away, show an image captured from a single frame of the animation. Onmouseover, show the animated version.

Example:

<img src="image_frame_1.gif" onmouseover="this.src='image_ani.gif';" onmouseout="this.src='image_frame_1.gif';">

[DigitalBard]

Thanks. I must not be getting enough sleep to have not thought of that myself.