Using Animated gif on homepage without increasing loadtime

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by amanamission, Nov 15, 2007.

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    I am planning to replace the static main image on my page with a 16 frame animated gif.

    The problem is that the animated version of this image is about 500k which i fear will make the load time lag.

    I do not wish to use flash for this, or to have any kind of load bar. Instead, I would like to load the static frame completely before having the animated gif resume play in the same location.

    What's the best approach to setting up a delay like this that is triggered by the completion of the initial image loading?

    I'd also appreciate other tips on image display delay.

    Thanks
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    amanamission, Nov 15, 2007 IP