SourceMP4
5.000 s
Five-second source. One compact loop with its original sound available alongside it.
Made for Second Life creators
Your media.
Your world.
In motion.
Prepare animated images, video, and audio on your own computer. Bring them into Second Life with clear filenames and purpose-built creator scripts.
See what changes when the clip gets longer
One idea. Two playback paths.
A short animation can live on one texture sheet. Studio carries longer animations across multiple sheets. The three sheets pictured below are one example: longer sequences can use more than three. Matching sound is uploaded separately and played alongside the animation.
Prepared output1 sheet
SINGLE TEXTURE
One texture carries all 50 playback frames for this five-second example.
1 sheet · 50 frames
In world1 prim
PRIM PLAYBACK
Upload the matching sound with the texture. The player starts the sound with the visual loop.
ROBOT — SINGLE TEXTURE + SOUND5-second animation. One sheet. Optional matching sound.
SourceMP4
16.708 s
Longer performance. Continuous motion.
Prepared outputFluid
01
02
03This example uses three sheets with an 8-second maximum per sheet. Studio supports longer sequences with additional sheets.
3 sheets · 167 frames
In worldFluid player
FLUID PLAYBACK
The player hands off between sheets while the companion audio continues with the performance.
DANCER — FLUID SEQUENCE + SOUNDLonger animation. Multiple synchronized textures. Coordinated audio.
The gold outline follows the frames from left to right, row by row, then continues on the next sheet. Pause the demonstration to inspect a frame.
These browser previews use the supplied source clips and wooden-prim renders to illustrate the Gif2SL workflow. Gif2SL product playback remains fixed at 10 FPS. Sound is a separate companion asset: it is uploaded separately from the texture animation and played by the matching player. The Robot uses its original source audio; the Dancer uses an original Earth Machina demonstration track. The in-world panels are presentation mockups, not captures from the Second Life viewer.
More examples
Portraits. Moments. Motion.
Different subjects, the same process. Compare each source with its texture sheets and the frames replayed on a surface.
SourceMP4
6.0 s
Small changes in expression, captured in a close-up.
Texture sheets1 sheet
SINGLE-SHEET EXAMPLE60 frames on one sheet. The outline follows each frame in playback order.
1 sheet · 60 frames
Surface preview10 FPS
The surface replays the same frames highlighted in the texture sheet.
PORTRAIT — SINGLE SHEETFacial expression in motion.
SourceMP4
6.0 s
A shared moment, with faces, fabric, and water in motion.
Texture sheets1 sheet
SINGLE-SHEET EXAMPLE60 frames on one sheet. The outline follows each frame in playback order.
1 sheet · 60 frames
Surface preview10 FPS
The surface replays the same frames highlighted in the texture sheet.
SEASIDE — SINGLE SHEETA moment worth keeping in motion.
SourceMP4
9.0 s
A wide action shot with movement across the whole scene.
Texture sheets2 sheets
01
0290 frames, shown across two sheets. The outline continues from the first sheet to the second.
2 sheets · 90 frames
Surface preview10 FPS
The wide proportions are restored on the surface. Playback uses the same frames shown in the sheets.
NEON RIDE — MULTI-SHEET + SOUNDWidescreen action with a cyberpunk soundtrack.
More than GIFs.
Gif2SL Studio converts MP4 and WebM video into animated texture sheets and prepares matching audio when the source includes sound. Upload the textures and sound separately, then play them together in Second Life.
Watch the gold outline or pause to inspect a frame. The two-sheet example shows one possible arrangement; Studio supports longer sequences with additional sheets.
These examples illustrate texture playback using frames prepared from the supplied clips at 10 FPS. They are browser demonstrations, not captures from the Second Life viewer. Portrait and Seaside include optional source audio. Neon Ride uses an original cyberpunk instrumental added for this demonstration.
Choose the workflow
Free creator edition · 1.0.0
Free $0
For short animation loops played from one texture sheet.
- One source and one sheet at a time
- Short loops up to 10 seconds
- Optional matching sound played with the texture animation
- MIT-licensed single-sheet player script
Sound travels separately. Upload the matching sound into the same prim with the texture; the Free player can start them together.
Windows · $0 · no license key required
Payhip delivers a PDF with the Google Drive link to the portable Windows ZIP.
Full creator workspace · 1.1.8
Studio $9.99
For longer animation, coordinated audio, repeatable exports, and mixed-media batches.
- Single-sheet output plus consecutive Fluid texture-sheet sequences
- Visual and audio Batch Queue
- Matching WAV and audio-only segmentation
- Separate alpha masks and playback previews
- Fluid Sequence and Audio Only creator scripts
Long-form Fluid sequences. For longer MP4 and WebM clips, choose an 8-, 10-, or 15-second maximum per sheet. Studio divides the complete selected range into as many balanced consecutive texture sheets as the sequence requires while preserving every sampled frame.
One-time launch price · Windows · license key included
Edition scope
Start simple. Move up when the project asks for more.
| Workflow | Free 1.0.0 | Studio 1.1.8 |
|---|---|---|
| Single-sheet animation | Included | Included |
| Optional companion sound playback | Included | Included |
| 1024 and 2048 texture output | Included | Included |
| Consecutive Fluid multi-sheet sequences | Not included | Included |
| Batch visual and audio export | Not included | Included |
| Standalone audio segmentation | Not included | Included |
| MP4/WebM alpha-mask workflow | Not included | Included |
| Matching audio extraction / segmentation | Not included | Included |
Studio is a one-time purchase. Payhip supplies the Windows download and a unique license key after checkout. Gif2SL Free is available at no charge through Payhip, which delivers a PDF linking to the Google Drive download folder. Free requires no license key.
Inside Studio
Three workspaces. One shared destination.
Prepare current media, segment standalone audio, or stage a complete mixed batch without relearning the controls.
Accepted sources
Modern inputs.
Second Life-ready output.
Animated images and video
GIF, animated WebP, APNG, animated AVIF, MP4, and WebM become PNG or TGA texture sheets. Studio preserves exact frame counts so unused trailing cells are never played.
Sound and recordings
WAV, MP3, FLAC, M4A/AAC, OGG/Opus, WMA, and AIFF become mono PCM 16-bit, 44.1 kHz WAV. Long files are divided into the fewest equal segments at or below 29.9 seconds.
Frame fit without distortion
Preserve Full Frame keeps the entire image and may add bands. Zoom to Fill removes bands with uniform scaling and a centered crop. Neither mode stretches the source out of proportion.
Fluid sequences
Choose an 8-, 10-, or 15-second maximum per sheet. Studio balances the complete range into the fewest sheets below that ceiling. Ten seconds is the recommended default.
READY
Build the first loop.
The free player kit is available now. Keep the exported texture name intact, drop the texture and script into the same prim, and let the metadata do the work.