# How to save an animated moving image in processing

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-save-an-animated-moving-image-in-processing/32075>\
**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [September 3, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-save-an-animated-moving-image-in-processing/32075 "2021-09-03T17:00:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stella9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@Stella9](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Stella9)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-save-an-animated-moving-image-in-processing/32075/1 "2021-09-03T17:00:13Z")

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Hello, I would to know how to save a animation as a gif files or png on processing.

I created a an animation into two tab on processing :

 ![IMG_20210903_185332](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/3/3c6b4dc855eafe0836b96fef34ee920f3d3fa26a.jpeg)

Excuse me for my mistake, English is not my mother language.

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**Author:** ![glv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/glv/32/18785_2.png) [@glv](https://discourse.processing.org/u/glv)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-save-an-animated-moving-image-in-processing/32075/2 "2021-09-03T18:39:36Z")

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Hello,

Please post formatted code and not pictures.

For example:

```auto
void setup()
  {
  println("Please post formatted code");
  }

```

See:

> [@Creating Animated GIFs in Processing](https://discourse.processing.org/t/creating-animated-gifs-in-processing/12386):
>
> I have a new hobby! slight_smile

The Movie Maker that comes with Processing 4:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/8/86651415e4a91e2bf451030c0a72421d741b6203.png)

`:)`