Animated GIF share option not working

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Is anyone else having trouble with the animated GIF option not working?  I click on the share icon, then a little timeline-bar scrolls, then nothing.  The "current image" share option is working as expected.

 

I've tried a couple different browsers - same result.

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above is how it behaves for finished games.  I tried again with an in-progress game (48 hrs per move) and it says "generating GIF" but just sits there with the blinking cursor (extending periods).  Tried two different browsers with this too

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We have been working on this for a few days now. By chance does it only not work for live games for you?

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in-progress games, it says "generating gif" and looks like it's doing something in the background but it never finishes.....

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Can you link me to s specific game you tried it on? I want to try to exact same game. 

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This one's over:

https://www.chess.com/live/game/2343656050

 

and this one's in progress:

https://www.chess.com/daily/game/175780342

 

see how the in-progress one acts like it's generating it but never does?  Firefox & Chrome are both doing the same thing on  both win10 & win7

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I noticed this also. I thought it might be a fun feature. It just blinked and disappeared.

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I did finally get the one to complete... but it took ages  I am really sorry for the trouble. 

 

We are working on this! 

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No problem!  It's just a fun/easy way to share a game every once in a while.  Please update when it's good!  thumbup.png

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got one to work - took a while but it finally kicked it out:

 

https://images.chesscomfiles.com/uploads/game-gifs/0/a0EwS21DOUlndllRdkshVG52OD9pcTk4bEJJUGp6WlJLMTcwMVIwUkFJUllJUFdQZnRRSXpJUEljdUlCdUI4N0JzNU9lZzJNc1Q,.gif?gameId=176207868

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On my profile page there is a category called points. I have one point. How did I acquire this point? How would I get more? I assume it is a good thing to have a lot of points

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Right now you get points by posting forums/blogs etc; but soon points will be a whole lot more. 

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Where does the gif go when created? Does it say finished and give you an option to save it? What browser are you using?

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seems to be working fine, other taking 15+ minutes to make it:

https://images.chesscomfiles.com/uploads/game-gifs/0/a0EwS21DIVRkazVRaXE5SXB4WlJndlFCa3RCdnR2NlNic1lRZnQ4IWVnV090a1NBbHRBU2NNM1ZNVDdUdlQyVG9FWEhhZE9Hc20hMmdwOT9uREh6RExTWm13enF3TjI5TlRaNmpxSXFreTRPZGI5MGJycUlUTjFUZmM_N3hGUkpjSUpDdEM3UnB4NlpyNVJCeWtHeTVieXFOdw,,.gif?gameId=176381016

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Can't get it to even try to make the GIF with this 15|10 game:

https://www.chess.com/live/game/2343656050

 

this daily game generates the GIF in a split-second:

https://www.chess.com/daily/game/176381016

 

I just checked an in-progress daily (48 hour per move) game & it's not fast.

 

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Thanks for info! 

 

We pretty sure its an issue with live games only at this point. 

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Having the same problem nervous.png is there news or something?

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Not yet