OpenG Read GIF File slow to execute?

[Bas de Jong]

Hello, I'm trying to display an animated GIF on the front panel. This gif should be loaded programmatically based on some user event. My google search led me to use the OpenG Read GIF File (Animated)__ogtk.vi file. However, loading a GIF is extremely slow. It takes almost 20 seconds to execute the vi when I load the attached GIF (I found randomly on the internet). Is this normal? And if so, is there a way to load a gif faster? Because I need to load several and I cannot afford to load maybe 2 minutes only for the gifs.

Edited July 24, 2019 by Bas de Jong

[Francois Normandin]

The LWZ Unpack algorithm is very slow in the OpenG implementation.
I found this post over in the NI forums and tested it with your image... much faster.

https://forums.ni.com/t5/Example-Program-Drafts/Read-GIF-File/ta-p/3514726

Edit: Set image to "-1" to load them all:

 

Edited July 24, 2019 by Francois Normandin

[hooovahh]

It might also be possible to load a GIF into a .Net PictureBox.  I have some demo code for this but for some reason I get a .Net exception but others online have said it is possible.

[ShaunR]

15 hours ago, Francois Normandin said:

The LWZ Unpack algorithm is very slow in the OpenG implementation.
I found this post over in the NI forums and tested it with your image... much faster.

https://forums.ni.com/t5/Example-Program-Drafts/Read-GIF-File/ta-p/3514726

Edit: Set image to "-1" to load them all:

Nice.

It's screaming out to be made into an xControl, IMO. 

[ensegre]

43 minutes ago, ShaunR said:

It's screaming out to be made into an xControl

I said xControl first... 😏

 The solution of the Program Drafts above is for sure a lot more developed - all the decoding of gif in G, honouring the time lags between frames, etc. etc.

[ShaunR]

27 minutes ago, ensegre said:

I said xControl first... 😏

 The solution of the Program Drafts above is for sure a lot more developed - all the decoding of gif in G, honouring the time lags between frames, etc. etc.

Well done for volunteering I look forward do testing it 

Edited July 25, 2019 by ShaunR