How are you saving your animated GIFs? What program are you currently using?
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Check templates for modifications ?
If this option is enabled, modified templates will be automatically recompiled when they are displayed. You must turn this option off on a production site.
what am i gonna do ? I dont want to just replace my module templates. thats too risky.