Hi,
I understand that AD is not looking to incorporate animated GIF/timeline features. But can you make the ability to Export the layers of an AD file separately to different (static) GIF files... say in the format "FileName - 1", "FileName - 2", "FileName - 3".
In this way, I can use AD's awesome rendering tools to create the GIF animation frames on different layers, export each layer as a static GIF, and then port the static GIF images into an animation GIF creator (like PhotoScape X). AD then becomes a viable option to develop animated GIFs and the only change in AD is to have a check box on the Export GIF window saying "Export layers into separate files".
Thanks for your consideration,
Jeff