JAVA - How to get Image animated from GIF

Question

Hi can i get an animated image (gold.gif) with BitmapFactory, i try this line but it's not animated

image1 = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(),R.drawable.gold);

ps : i am a beginner

Answer 1

Android support GIF animation using android.graphics.Movie class. On every frame update you need to set Movie.setTime() with elapsed time since last frame update and then you call Movie.draw() to draw it on a canvas.

However some people report Movie class is not very reliable and undocumented. I prefer extract GIF animation frame using graphics editor such Photoshop and then put each extracted frame as separate image in /res/drawable which then I can refer with AnimationDrawable.