About four years ago I found Fred's Gif2SL tutorial and wanted to try it with fish, and it worked perfectly, you can find all sorts of animated fish, bugs, butterflies, etc that you can create beautiful animated gif creatures inworld. It is how I created my ants to walk on my countertop, and here is how:
Check out sites like Giphy for your gifs and save to hard drive, please read directions below.




How to Use GIF2SL to Animate Textures in OpenSim

Animating textures on a prim in OpenSim can add dynamic visuals to your builds, and the GIF2SL app makes it easy to bring GIFs into the virtual world. Follow these simplified steps based on Fred Beckhusen's directions.

Step 1: Download and Install GIF2SL

Download the GIF2SL app from Fred’s site. https://outworldz.com/Secondlife/posts/gif/Create-Gif-in-S...

Extract the downloaded files and ensure the application is ready to use.

Step 2: Convert Your GIF

Open GIF2SL and load your desired GIF file.

The app will automatically extract frames and generate a .png file containing frame data.

Save the output files to a folder for easy access.

Step 3: Upload Frames to OpenSim

Log into OpenSim: Use your viewer to log into the region where you want to use the GIF.

Upload Frames: Upload the PNG frames generated by GIF2SL and name them sequentially (e.g., frame_01, frame_02, etc.).

Step 4: Animate the Texture on a Prim

Rez a Prim: Create a cube or another prim in-world.

Add the generated gif texture to contents, then

Apply a Script: Insert Fred's animation script into prim.

By following these steps, you can bring animated GIFs to life in OpenSim with ease. For more details and troubleshooting, visit Fred’s site linked above.

Sam and I are restarting our tradition of Thursday parties. You are warmly welcome to come enjoy our eclectic mix in a super relaxed environment. 11am - 3-ish PM SLT Every Thursday.

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Lynnestra Parker & On The Rocks present TGI Thursday!

Thursdays from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Pacific time

DJ Maldrul will be playing a mix of classic and contemporary Rock & Roll and his signature selection of SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!

Come check out Rocky Shores where you can dance, surf, play Greedy, hang out and explore!

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Airmid/478/97/23

Khiron Ametza singing at Starfleet Infinity
Thursday, January 16th @ 1pm
Rock and Ballads, from the '70s to '00s including some
Country, Chillout, Romantic, and your requests
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Region: Infinity

The event schedule for the 15th anniversary of Dorenas World is out in the Fediverse now. There'll be events from today until Sunday.

https://sh.itjust.works/post/31193831

https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/item/2b735681-0394-4c8b-be32-c...

Yana playes today some great Motown songs the first hour and the second hour some great Disco from the 80's

DJ Yana - Yana loves the old rock sounds like the 60`s but the 70`s & 80`s are her favorite. When she DJ`s the roof will blowing off and the walls are shaking from their foundations. If you like a good partytime and wake up with those sounds, your so welcome to join in at Yana`s spectacular stage, where it all happens.
AMVs Welcome area is the landing point for HG visitors and new residents, come and make new friends
EARLY MORNING DANCE PARTY @ AMV WELCOME

Put on your dancing shoes and come on down to AMV Welcome!
We are looking forward to seeing you all here :)
Welcome Stage hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/AMV%20Welcome/163/179/30

15 Jahre Dorenas World.
16.01.2025 Beginn der Eventtage.
Region Landing:
Donnerstag der 16.01. :
20:00 Kueperpunk hält einen Vortrag mit seinem unvergleichlichen Humor.
21:00 Rubeus verzaubert uns mit seinem Programm
22:00 Akira streamt für uns coole Musik.

15 years of Dorenas World.
January 16th, 2025 Start of the event days.
Region Landing:
Thursday January 16th:
8:00 p.m. Kueperpunk gives a lecture with his incomparable humor.
9:00 p.m. Rubeus enchants us with his program
10:00 p.m. Akira streams cool music for us.

Join the "Poor Quality Crap" Revolution!

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🚛 Joe Builder's Dump-Joe's Crap only-No Dumping Here but please feel free to haul off.
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Stay in the loop!
Join our group “Poor Quality Crap” to stay informed about the latest additions to our network. New crap is added daily – don't miss out on the fun!

Do you have a dump you'd like to connect to the network? Join our group to learn how to make it happen! https://opensimworld.com/groups/1078

Good morning to all you crazy shoppers out there. I hope you are all doing well! I have been putting out a few more items, I am slowly getting there. I have a lot of fillers and backdrops out and now I am working on the builds. I am putting scripts into the doors so it is taking me a bit more time than I would like. But please continue to hang in there with me and I will get there.... Eventually lol ♥

When you are sitting alone on your sim and you are not in mood for building stuff, it can be boring. Just waiting that someone visits you? Not really. To go on Lbsa, Darkhearts Plaza or AMV Welcome for socializing? Maybe if people are not afk and just parking their avi there. The 3 places are right now the most visited in opensim but no guarantee to have conversations. I like it to talk with Petula at the beach cafe drinking coffee. Right now on Big City Life the UFO over little New Jersey is theme for everyone in the big city. You can even see from the Park Avenue the UFO from far. So no wonder that we talk about it. But Petula seems not really trained for Ufos. lol Our talk here:
[09:42] Cheryl Furse: what do you know about ufos?
[09:42] Petula: Check back later and see if I learn the answer to that one.
[09:42] Cheryl Furse: Are ufos existing?
[09:42] Petula: I really couldn't say for sure.
The talk was over. Just short small talk and the bus arrived. lol

Zoree Jupiter Liveat EC 80s!
Today,2:00-4:00pm
Come as you are!
Prize $1000 Ds
Music and Fun!
Come join us and bring your friends!
I would love to entertain you :)
800+ songs in my list of various genre!
Hostess: Erdette
We look forward to seeing you!
hop://login.digiworldz.com:8002/East%20Coast%2080s/664/240...

https://prnt.sc/eqyE23HDQ7lH

Khiron Ametza singing at Starfleet Infinity
January 16th @ 1pm
Rock and Ballads, from the '70s to '00s including some
Country, Chillout, Romantic, and your requests
https://login.zetaworlds.com/
Region: Infinity

Lange hat es gedauert aber der Druck wurde immer größer.....JA OK...ich mache es nochmal 🙂

Ihr seit ALLE eingeladen zu dieser Einzigartigen Party im TOSCA

p.s. Gäste mit evtl Hörschäden bitte Ohrstöpsel mitbringen 😉

soul-grid.de:8002:Tosca

★ ══════ [♬] Abulea Beach Club [♬] ═══════ ★
★ ᵂᴴᴼ ⇘ DJ Aphra Hendrix
★ ᵂᴴᴬᵀ ⇘ ♬ Pop and Rock Music 🙂
★ ᵂᴴᴱᴺ ⇘ Sundays - @ 12. GridTime 🙂
★ ᵂᴵᵀᴴ ⇘ OpenSim-Freunde
★ ᵂᴴᴼ ⇘ grid.vlive.me:8002/CARLITA
alle sind eingeladen! @everyone

Expo Center on Big City Life
My little showcase in Opensim on Big City Life sim for what you can do with AI software. In this video you see first AI generated video with Runway Gen 2 by me. Those are old right now. But you can see then the new work of Nicolas Neubert made with Runway Gen 3 alpha. I made some background film music with AIVA AI to round it up matching for the whole video. The Music of the Hoarfrost video is origin soundtrack of Ninja Tracks. This promo shows how fast and easy you can see the AI video installations in Expo Center just by walking in the square, if you have your mediaplayer in Firestorm on auto play. You walk in the square on ground and the video is showing directly. In Expo Center are right now 3 videos of Nicolas Neubert on tape you can choose with blue menu by clicking on the tape.
I try to update the newest development and show now also an example of Veo 2 (text to video) of Deepmind, which is astonishing what you can do already. The AI is developing rapidly and exponential. You can say already that new AI for video especially is changing every month. For all the AI software you can get and use I recommend to go in my AI research Center. You get all information about different AI and purposes with links to the websites there.
In the Expo Center you find also a lot of other works. Artists in opensim show their AI generated pictures like Pat Babii and Sergio Rodriguez but there is also analog art made in rl like oil painting of ieko and acryl painting of Essensual McMahon. If you are fan of classic artists like Caspar David Friedrich or Vincent van Gogh you will find it there, too.
You can reach directly the expo center with blue bus and train at Zoo railway station. From there just follow the hostesses that walk the path from railway station to expo center and you can even talk with them, while you both walk the path. Or drive by yourself with car and follow the signs to Zoo. Then you will come automatically to Zoo, open air pool and Expo center.
https://rumble.com/embed/v5hg3u5/?pub=4

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Welcome to Whispering Waters,
a concept neighborhood based on community, friendship and respect,

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Whispering Waters of Gentle Fire Grid, a place based on community, friendship and respect of it's residents. Like other locations across OpenSim, Whispering Waters provides free housing for it's residents as well as community amenities such as:


WELCOME PARK
Welcome to Whispering Waters, this is the first place you land when visiting our town!
Here you will find information, our teleporter, access to our beautiful homes and a few surprises!

► OSurl: 􀀅
► HyperGrid: hop://gentlefire.opensim.fun:8002/Whispering%20Waters/65/1...


RENTAL OFFICE
Here you can find the "rental" information for Whispering Waters as well as renew your use of your homes.
There is a list of rules for Whispering Waters as well. 􀀄

Mentor Street contains Online Boards for Staff Members to provide easy access to get help, report issues and just say hello. Staff Members include:

► Adore Mint: 􀀃
► HoneyOG Maj3sty: 􀀂
► Lynne Lundquist: 􀀁



TO RENT A HOME
1. Find the home you like, click on the mailbox to rent the home.
2. Check the mailbox to make sure you name is on it.

TO RENEW YOUR LEASE
1. To renew your lease, go to the rental office. 􀀈
2. Click on the house number to renew it.

NOTE: You must renew your lease every 7 days!


THE GAZEBOS
► Social Gazebo: In the main park of Whispering Waters, you will find a place to sit around the fire, relax and chat.
► Entertainment Gazebo: The theater seats 12 and play youtube videos, including movies, videos, etc.
► Greedy: a place to play Adore favorite game, Greedy! Where a roll of the dice can make a big difference!


VISITOR BOARD
Curious as to who is visiting our community?
The visitor board will show the last 20+ visitors to Whispering Waters.


DONATIONS
One of the beautiful things about Whispering Waters and Gentle Fire Grid is that we all sincerely care about our residents, and that involves taking care of our home and our residents. Here you can donate to our family and help us stay alive! Release those balloons!


HOMES
Here are Whispering Waters there are 12 homes offered to the active residents of Gentle Fire Grid (GFG).
Each home has been chosen for it's theme and the space granting the ability to create a home that you can be proud of.
Luxury homes and pristine lots allow for carefree decorating and ease of living.

The homes include the following amenities:

► Plenty of Space (1000 prims)
► Beautiful Landscape (Predesigned, Terraformed and decorated)
► Luxury Homes (Mansions, Manors, etc.)
► Privacy and Security (Residents of GFG only)
► Private Islands (teleporting required)
► Full Staff Support

We even have a model home for you to check out! 􀀀
This home is owned by one of our residents: Annah Gestaga and offers a quick shopping list of household items that include, but is not limited to: (current update: Jan 2025 - 􀀆)
► R. Lion
► Dwell
► Flora
► Arkham Grid
► Mare Grid
► Furniture Vault
► and more...

Exciting news, the Sky Harbor Museum of Flight is now part of and connected to the overall Neverworld Bountiful Continent.

The new area is called Sky Lands and incorporates the Sky Harbor Museum of Flight, AfterBurn dance and event center, the Aviation Center for the Arts, and the NWG Airport.

From here you can travel by land, sea, or air to the whole Bountiful Continent.

We hope to see you visit soon. And please, give me a shout out anytime you visit.

An UFO crashed and military is securing the region around the crash. But then suddenly another UFO appears over little New Jersey to rescue their buddies. lol Critical situation now with all the military. But Dr Who speaks to the aliens. Hopefully the situation can be defused ...

Hey Everyone 🙂 I'm performing at Stark Islands at 11:AM
Come join me, request a few tunes and have some fun!
Time: 11:00am/1100hr Grid Time
Place: Cafe Gossip
Dress: Seasonal/Casual/Club Wear/Nakie
MAP: hop://login.zetaworlds.com/Stark/90/95/46

It is with regret and dismay at the activities of an individual that we announce that due to our stance on community behaviour we have now blocked access to another grid. We do not use virtual in order to defend ourselves against lies that others concoct for their own reasons, nor do we allow access to our regions to people who disrespect or attack individuals who reside in or use our grid. We fully support freedom of speech and an individuals right to an opinion but we do not tolerate antagonistic behaviour designed to provoke our members or users into reacting or explaining or otherwise engaging to deny suggested allegations created in a warped mind. The spirit and community of Open Sim was the reason we joined and created a world to share as many others do but sadly that community is tainted by divisive provocations and trolling for argument and discord. We remain open to the majority and will always welcome those who know how to behave like adults and respect others. We are Not Sorry for this decision.