Displaying GIF animations

[Bodmer]

The AnimatedGIF library here can be used with the TFT_eSPI library.

The "TFT_eSPI_memory" example in the library should work without modification.

[archearth]

Hi @Bodmer So I how or what do I need to modify to get the TFT_eSPI_memory example to display gif files from littleFS or SD? The Adafruit_GFX_SD example from the AnimatedGIF library works for my ILI9341 display but I am trying to achieve the same with your library and ILI9488 display (Pico-ResTouch-LCD-3.5 from waveshare). I got the display to work and display jpg from littleFS but I cant adapt "TFT_eSPI_memory" example to display a gif like Adafruit_GFX_SD example.

Any help and assistance will be much appreciated it.

Thank you.

[Bodmer]

It looks like you are using an ESP8266 processor?

I tried my sketch above and it will not compile for the ESP8266! How you got it to compile?

[archearth]

I think I moved the code from GIFDraw sketch to the LittleFS_GIF sketched. I was getting compile error for the File type or something like that. Then I commented put all the code from GIFDraw. I can chare my sketch if it will help.

[Bodmer]

I have changed one line so it compiles on an ESP8266:
LittleFS_GIF.zip

This makes the sketch compatible with other processors too.

[archearth]

Yes, I can confirm that the sketch compiles and it displays the PATTERN.GIF image. However, It still fails to display my 480x320 gif. Same result as before. "Error opening file.." Any idea why? Is it the resolution of the gif?

EDIT: I also tried the sketch with D1 Mini ESP32 and it does open your gif and my gif in 240x240 but if it is 480x320 it does not for some reason.

[archearth]

Hi @Bodmer so I think the ESP32, ESP8266 and Raspberry Pico cant handle a gid that is 480x320 on the (Pico-ResTouch-LCD-3.5 from waveshare. Probs due to ram limitations. So for my project I can use a smaller gif like 320x240 which renders just fine with the above example you provided. However I will need it to be centered but not sure how to do that or where the code for it needs to go. Any idea or advice on how to center a GIF image that is smaller than the screen size resolution?