hey there, i'm pretty new to making mini-movie icons. i was just wondering when you save your icon, is there a way to keep the quality when saving? i know that a lot of people suggest to keep the number of images down to a minimum, but i've noticed quite a few people have up to 30 images in an animated (mini-movie) icon and managed to keep it down to 40 k, it works and the resolution is still great. i was wondering if these people are using animation shop 3 (which is what i usually use) or if they're using something else. also, i've noticed when i have saved several of these mini-movie .gifs to take a better look at them, they're sped up. this makes me think they've used another method, or even another program.

for example:

the resolution is great, it's under 40k (which is max for livejournal) and it's comprised of 33 images! if you save this animation and open it in animation shop it plays superfast. so you'll see what i mean.

i'd love to be able to do this. anyone know how?
i sincerely apologise if this question has already been asked. =)