animating a crab?

when i use the image to import in the crab's picture how do i get rid of the white background. and also how do i animate the crab when the user presses the left and left button of som other button so that the crab is able to rotate. i have already imported all the pictures of the crab in different positions and i have also tried to use the visible command but it didn't really work out as what i wanted

If you make the white background transparent in Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop or something and import it into an image control it will be transparent.
I assume you tried to have several image controls and make them visible and invisible? Instead you could use the LoadPicture function to change the picture, like
Image1.Picture = LoadPicture("C:\Vb\Crab1.Gif")
or whatever the path may be.

Best results for gif annimation in VB will be obtained with GIF89.dll

a quick search on google, download the file, place the control on your form and you're done ...

are there any sample codes for me to refer to to animate a crab or somthing else

Using an animated .gif with gif89.dll is not satisfactory ???

Jessica:
If you are willing to use the API and your image is a bitmap, you can try the BitBlt function. There is a good tutorial here (http://www.vbexplorer.com/VBExplorer/gdi.asp). Also, try searching the forums for animation and bitmap use.
Marty

Only problem with using transparent gifs is that god awful flickering...
Animated GIF controls are useful if you don't mind flickering, but if you want to get rid of that, I suggest placing your images in a collection or array, and looking into API functions (BitBlt, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateCompatibleBitmap in particular) and some TransparentBlt Methods..
Matt

(Beat me to it Diurnal :chuckle: )