SVGA File & Player Guides
Guides to SVGA files and the SVGA player: what an SVGA file is, how to add SVGA gifts to your app, and formats for live-streaming gift animations.
What Is an SVGA File?
What is an SVGA file? The SVGA file format explained: what's inside, SVGA 1.x vs 2.x, how to open one in a free viewer, and where to download samples.
Lottie vs GIF vs SVGA vs MP4: Which Format for Gift Animations?
Lottie vs GIF, plus SVGA and MP4, for in-app gift animations: Lottie vs GIF performance, transparency, sound, file size and when to use each.
SVGA vs VAP: which gift animation format should your app use?
SVGA vs VAP for live-stream gift animations: transparency, sound, decoding and dynamic text compared, plus VAP's maintenance status and YYEVA.
How to Add SVGA Gifts to Android, iOS, Flutter and Web Apps with SVGAPlayer
SVGAPlayer Android, SVGAPlayer iOS, SVGAPlayer Web and SVGA player Flutter setup with verified code: install, play a transparent gift once, add sound.
Entry effects and avatar frames: what they are and how apps use them
What is an entry effect? The animation that plays when a user joins a live room. See how avatar frames work and how apps trigger, layer and test both.
How to Open an SVGA File (Online, Windows, Mac and Android)
How to open an SVGA file: a free SVGA viewer online, 1.x files, VS Code, Android and Windows options, and fixes for SVGA files that won't play.
How to Create SVGA Animations in After Effects (and Animate CC)
How to create SVGA animations in After Effects or Animate CC: supported features, comp setup, installing SVGA-AEConverter, exporting and testing.
SVGA File Size and Performance: How to Optimize SVGA Animations for Live Apps
What drives SVGA file size and memory (images, frame size, frames, fps, audio), real sample sizes, Android setFrameSize, and how to optimize SVGA files.
How to Convert SVGA Files to GIF, MP4 or PNG (and Video to SVGA)
Need an SVGA to GIF converter? Honest options for SVGA to MP4, SVGA to PNG and MP4 to SVGA: official tools, tested FFmpeg steps and third-party converters.