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The imagecreatefromgif() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to create a new image from a given part of GIF file or URL. Further, this image can be worked upon in the program. This function only loads the first frame of the animation.

Syntax:

resource imagecreatefromgif( string $filename )

Parameters: This function accepts a single parameter $filename which holds the image.

Return Value: This function returns an image resource identifier on success, FALSE on errors.

Below examples illustrate the imagecreatefromgif() function in PHP:

Example 1: Loading first frame in browser.




<?php
  
// Create an image from gif
$im = imagecreatefromgif(
  
// View the image
header("Content-Type: image/gif");
imagegif($im);
imagedestroy($im);
?>


Output:

Example 2: Saving first frame as JPG in local folder




<?php
  
// Create an image from gif
$im = imagecreatefromgif(
  
// Save the image as jpeg
imagejpeg($im, 'firstframe.jpg');
imagedestroy($im);
?>


Output:

This will save the first frame as firstframe.jpg in the same folder.

Note: Only the first frame is returned in the image resource pointer.

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.imagecreatefromgif.php


Last Updated : 30 Jan, 2020
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