Most any animation on a website that stays fixed in one location is a sequence of .gif files. We create .bmp files in Paint programs and .jpg files with digital cameras or capturing off the internet. Apples and oranges right? You can convert .bmp files or .jpg files to .gif with specialized small programs, like Graphic Converter (
www.graphic-converter.net , $19).
Before you do that you want to make sure the intended image does not exceed 100 pixels wide or 75 pixels high (same size as the thumbnails for airstreamphotos.com). Certain photographic programs can resize photos -- my small Canon's software didn't though.
Then I have used unFREEz freeware to sequence .gif images. I save that file to my desktop or a handy folder, then upload it to these forums at my 'user cp.'
For more, see
How to animate your avatar for Organic Hosting's method. I discuss more of the above at
tincanluv's post. (Hint -- both of these threads could have been found by searching on 'animate' and 'avatar')
But really -- charity is the heart of my motivation. Check out the above, then reply on any of the threads -- that will get back to me or others who have contributed on this topic.