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GIFs are widely used in our daily life. You can see GIFs on social media like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and more. GIFs often contain material from film and television media. But sometimes, you may encounter this situation - GIFs get damaged or corrupted. Here is an example:
"I'm trying to manipulate an image generated by the MapQuest traffic API. The image file that page generates appears to be corrupted (but not consistently). I can never edit it with ImageMagick, GIFLIB, PIL, or Photoshop."
Common Causes Of GIF Corruption
Before you are going to repair a GIF, you must learn about the reasons. Many times people are unable to access it because of various reasons:
- Corruption of image files
- Hard drive or driver failure
- Deletion of the GIF files
- Inappropriate operations
- Malware or virus attack
- Other unknown reasons
Now that you have learned the causes of a damaged GIF, you can fix and repair the GIF, or other JPG/JPEG files with these solutions below. Sometimes, a one-click restart can help you solve many problems. Before you are trying any other methods, try to restart your system first.
Method 1. Repair GIF with a GIF Repair Tool
The easiest way to restore and repair a GIF file is to use a GIF file repair tool. EaseUS Fixo Photo Repair is my recommendation. This software can help repair broken GIF files and fix other image file formats such as JPG and JPEG. Besides, it can repair MP4 videos, whether they are corrupt, damaged, or broken. It supports the most widely used camera brands, including Canon, GoPro, and DJI. Get more information from the table below:
Features | Details |
---|---|
Supported image formats | JPEG, JPG, and GIFs |
Supported brands | Canon, GoPro, and DJI |
Supported devices | Cameras, dash cams, hard drive, sd card, memory card and more |
Supported situation | Repair damaged or corrupt photos and videos. |
Download this software and repair a damaged GIF file.
Steps to repair a GIF/image file:
Step 1. Launch Fixo on your computer. You can choose "Photo Repair" to repair photos that cannot be opened, partially missing, etc. Click "Add Photos" to select corrupted photos.
![add photos to repair images with Fixo](/images/en/data-recovery/file-repair/fixo-photo-repair-step1.png)
Step 2. You can repair multiple photos at once by clicking the "Repair All" button. If you want to repair one photo, move your pointer to the target photo and choose "Repair".
![select photos to repair](/images/en/data-recovery/file-repair/fixo-photo-repair-step2.png)
Step 3. You can click on the eye icon to preview the photos and click "Save" to save a selected photo. Choose "Save All" to save all the repaired images. Click "View Repaired" to locate the repaired folder.
![save repaired photos in Fixo](/images/en/data-recovery/file-repair/fixo-photo-repair-step3.png)
Method 2. Repair GIF Files Online
If you prefer to repair GIF files online, you can turn to EZGIF. This tool allows you to repair corrupted GIF files or files which some programs can't properly understand (for example, some Java applications).
Limitation: The max GIF file size is 35MB
Steps to perform a GIF repair online:
Step 1. Choose the GIF file.
Step 2. Click "Upload".
Step 3. Select the "Repair method" according to your needs.
- Drop corrupt frames
- Reset color tables
- ImageMagick coalesce
- Gifsicle unoptimized
Step 4. Click "Submit" and save the output image after repair.
Method 3. Convert GIF File To Another File Format
Another effective way to solve your problem is by converting GIF to other formats like MOV, MKV, MP4, AVI, and more. The easiest way to convert GIF to MOV, AVI, MKV, and more is to use a free GIF converter - EaseUS Video Editor. With it, you can convert GIF to other formats, edit a GIF file, merge GIFs and edit videos.
Method 4. Run SFC Scannow to Repair GIFs
You might encounter a corrupt GIF or any other type of file corruption if you have disk error. You can run System File Checker to repair missing or corrupted files.
Step 1. Press the "Windows" key and type cmd.
Step 2. Right-click "Command Prompt" and choose "Run as administrator".
Step 3. Enter the following command: sfc /scannow
Conclusion
That is all the way to repair corrupt GIFs or images. Explore and share the best GIFs repair tool in this post. If you still have other problems or suggestions, you can send us an email.
GIF Repair Frequently Asked Questions
How do I uncorrupt a GIF?
To uncorrupt a GIF:
- Restart your computer
- Use EaseUS Fixo repair software.
- Try an online repair tool.
- Convert GIF to another format
- Run SFC Scannow
How can I repair corrupted photos?
To repair corrupted photos:
Step 1. Download and install EaseUS Fixo Photo Repair.
Step 2. Choose the correct drive, which contains the corrupted photos.
Step 3. Click "Scan". Wait patiently until the repair ends.
Step 4. Double-click on a file lets you preview the file quality. Finally, if there is no problem at all, click "Repair".
Why are gifs so low quality?
GIF images can only display 256 shades and colors at the same time, instead of the 16 million shades and colors that the 24-bit graphics today's computers use.
What is the best gif maker?
Top 10 best GIF maker:
- 1. EaseUS Video Editor
- 2. ScreenToGif
- 3. EASY GIF Animator
- 4. PhotoScape
- 5. SSuite Gif Animator
- 6. Picasion
- 7. GifPal
- 8. GIMP
- 9. MakeAGif
- 10. GifGear
- 11. Imgur
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Updated by Dany
Dany is an editor of EaseUS who lives and works in Chengdu, China. She focuses on writing articles about data recovery on Mac devices and PCs. She is devoted to improving her writing skills and enriching her professional knowledge. Dany also enjoys reading detective novels in her spare time.
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