Editing Locked GIFs

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daweb
Aug 16, 2004
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Good Afternoon,

How do you unlock and edit GIF images? This is probably something pretty basic but I haven’t been able to figure this out. I just want to remove something from the image, keeping the remainder of the image the same.

Thanks for your time,

Debbie
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Aaron_Cramer
Aug 16, 2004
to remove something, you should be able to use the eraser tool in Photoshop. Being a GIF file should make no difference.
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YrbkMgr
Aug 16, 2004
The image is probably in Index Mode. For many editing functions you will have to convert it to RGB – Image|Mode|RGB, when you are finished editing you can either change it back to Index mode or File|Save For Web.

Peace,
Tony
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daweb
Aug 16, 2004
Aaron & Tony – thanks for your responses.

Ok, I changed the Image mode to RGB. But I still can’t get to the objects. The layers panel only shows the background. There is text and an another graphic object as well in the GIF. How do I edit the objects?

Again, thanks for your help!

Debbie
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YrbkMgr
Aug 16, 2004
Debbie,

Gif does not support layers, thus, you have a flattened image. You cannot edit anything directly per se. You have to use your eraser tool, clone brush, etc.
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daweb
Aug 16, 2004
Thanks for your help! – D

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