title: How can I create a gif without losing any image quality
body: <p>So I have some pictures that i need to crop and save. 
  I crop my images into circles and save them to .gif format so I don't have that white square around my image.
  when using GIMP, I just follow the default settings.
  my image before it is saved:
  <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/nYj6c.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>and after it is saved:
  <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/UGY6N.gif" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>notice the difference in quality. 
  I've read on the net that .gif doesn't support as many colors as it should. I tried to follow some advice, but they were directed more towards making animated gifs. I just want to keep the quality.
  I have looked at <a href="http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?780449-Poor-Quality-of-the-Image-after-exporting-to-gif-animation-format" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Poor Quality of the Image after exporting to .gif animation format</a> and <a href="https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/2449/how-can-i-export-a-flash-file-to-a-gif-format-without-losing-quality">How can I export a flash file to a gif format without losing quality?</a>, but like I said, they discuss animation.
  any advice? </p>