Step One :
Find any pictures you'd like to create an animated slideshow with.
Step Two :
Go to the following link & download Easy GIF Animator.
Easy GIF Animator - Reviews and free downloads at Download.com
Step Three :
After setup, on opening screen click Evaluate.

Step Four :
Now your ready for an animated pic, click the film with + on the left hand side & add a picture you'd like in the animated pic, going by order of appearance.
Step Five :
Repeat step four until you have all the images you want & are ready to animate.
Step Six :
When finished & ready to see your work go to the top toolbar & click the Animate button (looks like green play button.)
Step Seven :
You should see you animated picture & you can save it by going to File > Save As > Then save it to any folder & name you'd like
You animation should look something like this :
I find this useful for compacting userbars. Less space & people can see all of them
+rep if it was usefull.
thanks to Floater for the pics =]