and yes, the animation thing is lobbed in now. I'm on cs3 and it won't even let me import .gif files unless I rename them to .mov.
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Wed 3 Nov 2010, 13:47,
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using File / Import / Import Video Frames to Layers... and just start typing the name of the gif. If you're on a Mac carry on as you are. CS5 will open a gif properly now by File / Open...
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Wed 3 Nov 2010, 13:54,
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