how to load gif files at runtime?

[modern solstice]

I get a Error 15 when I try to load a gif file:

const image_path = "my_gif.gif"
var image: Image = Image.new()
var err: int = image.load(image_path)
if err != OK:
    print("Failed to load image. err: ", err, " - ", image_path)

[willow idol]

godot doesn't have built-in gif support, your options are:

• use (or write) a plugin (like this one: https://godotengine.org/asset-library/asset/2255)
• convert the gif to png and load that, if it's an animated gif, you'll need multiple pngs or a spritesheet

[modern solstice]

thx

[brave badger]

to add to this, there is AnimatedTexture which is probably the closest to a gif, as it is automatically animated.