How can I turn a multitude of pictures into a GIF file without having to use a fanciful program?

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Any free programs that also could be used would also be nice.
Thank Ye.

Answer 1

Sounds like you need ImageMagick:

http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php

It lets you convert images between all sorts of formats from the command line, a simple batch/shell script can then be used to convert a whole directory of images.