# Component used for animation image

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/component-used-for-animation-image/41001>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [April 21, 2022, 8:21am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/component-used-for-animation-image/41001 "2022-04-21T08:21:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Manikandan\_R](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/manikandan_r/32/43482_2.png) [@Manikandan\_R](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Manikandan_R)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 8:21am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/component-used-for-animation-image/41001/1 "2022-04-21T08:21:39Z")

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Please provide details of which component to be used for animated images.is it image or video component.

If it is video,whether the link should be from YouTube?  
Or which way i can stored the video and get accessed in video component.

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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/component-used-for-animation-image/41001/2 "2022-04-21T23:57:15Z")

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If you are referring to GIFs as “animated images”, then you should use the image component.

If you want to use a video, use one from YouTube or Vimeo to be safe, or upload them directly to Glide using the file picker component.