#import #import #import static UIImage *frameImage(CGSize size, CGFloat radians) { UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(size, YES, 1); { [[UIColor whiteColor] setFill]; UIRectFill(CGRectInfinite); CGContextRef gc = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext(); CGContextTranslateCTM(gc, size.width / 2, size.height / 2); CGContextRotateCTM(gc, radians); CGContextTranslateCTM(gc, size.width / 4, 0); [[UIColor redColor] setFill]; CGFloat w = size.width / 10; CGContextFillEllipseInRect(gc, CGRectMake(-w / 2, -w / 2, w, w)); } UIImage *image = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext(); UIGraphicsEndImageContext(); return image; } static void makeAnimatedGif(void) { static NSUInteger kFrameCount = 16; NSDictionary *fileProperties = @{ (__bridge id)kCGImagePropertyGIFDictionary: @{ (__bridge id)kCGImagePropertyGIFLoopCount: @0, // 0 means loop forever } }; NSDictionary *frameProperties = @{ (__bridge id)kCGImagePropertyGIFDictionary: @{ (__bridge id)kCGImagePropertyGIFDelayTime: @0.02f, // a float (not double!) in seconds, rounded to centiseconds in the GIF data } }; NSURL *documentsDirectoryURL = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] URLForDirectory:NSDocumentDirectory inDomain:NSUserDomainMask appropriateForURL:nil create:YES error:nil]; NSURL *fileURL = [documentsDirectoryURL URLByAppendingPathComponent:@"animated.gif"]; CGImageDestinationRef destination = CGImageDestinationCreateWithURL((__bridge CFURLRef)fileURL, kUTTypeGIF, kFrameCount, NULL); CGImageDestinationSetProperties(destination, (__bridge CFDictionaryRef)fileProperties); for (NSUInteger i = 0; i < kFrameCount; i++) { @autoreleasepool { UIImage *image = frameImage(CGSizeMake(300, 300), M_PI * 2 * i / kFrameCount); CGImageDestinationAddImage(destination, image.CGImage, (__bridge CFDictionaryRef)frameProperties); } } if (!CGImageDestinationFinalize(destination)) { NSLog(@"failed to finalize image destination"); } CFRelease(destination); NSLog(@"url=%@", fileURL); }