Re: [Gimp-user] (no subject)

[Ofnuts <ofnuts gmx com>]

On 13/02/17 03:03, Paula Koval wrote:
> Hello, All! Thanks to Ofnuts and others I have learned how to add a text
> layer on top of a gif image.  Interleave Layers is a great plug-in.  I have
> taken it a step further and using Merge Layers I now add Drop Shadow to the
> text.  It works very well but I notice one flaw:  the text and drop shadow
> flicker at what I think is the same rate as the gif.  It seems that they
> flicker whenever the gif starts over again.  Any ideas on how to stop the
> flicker?  Is it possible?  My thanks in advance!
You must have a layer left over which isn't really part of the animation 
('Background' or else). When you export a GIF animation, all layers are 
included, even those that are not visible.