title: How to generate animated GIF of a Manipulate? 8.0.1
body: <p>Exporting to animated gif seems to have changed in Mathematica 8.0.1?</p>
  
  <p>I normally make animated GIFs of a manipulate by simply writing:</p>
  
  <pre><code>v=Manipulate[....]
  
  then Export["foo.gif",v];
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But now it does not work. I just get one static image.</p>
  
  <p>Here is an example:</p>
  
  <pre><code>v=Manipulate[
  Text[t],
  {{t,4,"start"},0,10,1,ControlType-&gt;Trigger,AnimationRate-&gt;1,AnimationRepetitions-&gt;10}
  ]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Now <code>Export["foo.gif",v]</code> just generate static image, as nothing was running.</p>
  
  <p>But <code>Export["foo.avi",v]</code> works, and it does generate a running avi movie.</p>
  
  <p>Also, there used to be animated GIF options I used before, but now there are not supported:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Export["foo.gif",v,ConversionOptions-&gt;{"AnimationDisplayTime"-&gt;0.5,"Loop"-&gt;True},ImageSize-&gt;{500,500}]
  
  Export::convoptobs: ConversionOptions is obsolete. 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>When I go to help, I do not see options for GIF there. How does one control animation delay and such?</p>
  
  <p>I thought someone here might have an idea.</p>
  
  <p>thanks
  --Nasser</p>