When I was setting up my own Kickstarter campaign, I ran into the same issue. I uploaded a GIF animation, but on the project preview, it showed up as just a static image. Talk about a letdown, right? After some trial and error, I discovered a workaround. Instead of linking to the GIF, try uploading it directly to your project page. Sometimes, platforms like Kickstarter can be a bit finicky with external links, so keeping everything in-house might do the trick. Oh, and here's a handy tip I picked up along the way – did you know you can actually
compress JPEG files to save space without compromising quality? It's a game-changer for optimizing your project images and keeping things running smoothly.