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title: "GifWriter Members"
canonical: https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/AllMembers_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_GifWriter.htm
product: "Graphics Mill"
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# GifWriter Members
The [GifWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_GifWriter.htm.md) type exposes the following members.
## Constructors
| | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | [GifWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_GifWriter_ctor.htm.md) | Overloaded. |
## Methods
| | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | [Close](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_ImageWriter_Close.htm.md) | Closes the writer, flushes all unsaved data, and detaches the it from the opened file (or other media).
(Inherited from [ImageWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_ImageWriter.htm.md).) |
|  | [Dispose](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement_Dispose.htm.md) | Releases all resources used by this [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).
(Inherited from [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).) |
|  | Equals | (Inherited from Object.) |
|  | [GetAppropriatePixelFormat](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_GifWriter_GetAppropriatePixelFormat_1_3e209c07.htm.md) | Returns an appropriate pixel format for this [GifWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_GifWriter.htm.md).
(Overrides [ImageWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_ImageWriter.htm.md).[GetAppropriatePixelFormat(PixelFormat)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_ImageWriter_GetAppropriatePixelFormat_1_3e209c07.htm.md).) |
|  | GetHashCode | (Inherited from Object.) |
|  | GetType | (Inherited from Object.) |
|  | [IsPixelFormatSupported](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement_IsPixelFormatSupported_1_3e209c07.htm.md) | Verifies whether the specified pixel format is supported by this [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).
(Inherited from [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).) |
|  | MemberwiseClone | (Inherited from Object.) |
|  | [RunPipeline](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement_RunPipeline.htm.md) | Runs a pipeline staring from this [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).
(Inherited from [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).) |
|  | [Setup](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_GifWriter_Setup_1_8306760d.htm.md) | Configures this image writer using the provided settings.
(Overrides [ImageWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_ImageWriter.htm.md).Setup(WriterSettings).) |
|  | ToString | (Inherited from Object.) |
## Properties
| | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | [BackgroundIndex](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_GifWriter_BackgroundIndex.htm.md) | Gets or sets an index of the background color. |
|  | [FrameOptions](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_GifWriter_FrameOptions.htm.md) | Gets a [GifFrameSettings](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_GifFrameSettings.htm.md) providing GIF frame writing settings. |
|  | [Height](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_GifWriter_Height.htm.md) | Gets or sets an entire GIF image height. |
|  | [Id](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement_Id.htm.md) | Gets or sets a unique identifier of this [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).
(Inherited from [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).) |
|  | [IsOpened](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_ImageWriter_IsOpened.htm.md) | Gets a value indicating whether the writer is opened.
(Inherited from [ImageWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_ImageWriter.htm.md).) |
|  | [IsOptimized](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_GifWriter_IsOptimized.htm.md) | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the image is optimized. |
|  | [Palette](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_GifWriter_Palette.htm.md) | Gets or sets a global palette for the GIF image. |
|  | [PlaybackCount](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_GifWriter_PlaybackCount.htm.md) | Gets or sets a number of times to play the GIF image. |
|  | [Receivers](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement_Receivers.htm.md) | Gets a collection of pipeline elements that will receive the result of this [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).
(Inherited from [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).) |
|  | [SupportedPixelFormats](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement_SupportedPixelFormats.htm.md) | Gets a collection of pixel formats that are supported by this [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).
(Inherited from [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).) |
|  | [Width](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_GifWriter_Width.htm.md) | Gets or sets an entire GIF image width. |
## Events
| | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | [OnInit](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/E_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement_OnInit.htm.md) | Occurs when the pipeline element is initialized.
(Inherited from [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).) |
## See Also
### Reference
- [GifWriter Class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_GifWriter.htm.md)
- [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs Namespace](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs.htm.md)