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# Animation and 3D file formats

## Overview

|Animated GIF        |Description                                                                       |
|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Supported by        |Movie import component                                                            |
|Macintosh file type |`'GIFf'`                                                                          |
|File name extensions|`.gif`                                                                            |
|Metadata handling   |The GIF comment field is transferred to `kUserDataTextInformation` user data item.|
|Software required   |QuickTime 3 or later                                                              |

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