diff --git a/diffsynth/trainers/utils.py b/diffsynth/trainers/utils.py
index 22ea31e..5f02117 100644
--- a/diffsynth/trainers/utils.py
+++ b/diffsynth/trainers/utils.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class VideoDataset(torch.utils.data.Dataset):
         height_division_factor=16, width_division_factor=16,
         data_file_keys=("video",),
         image_file_extension=("jpg", "jpeg", "png", "webp"),
-        video_file_extension=("mp4", "avi", "mov", "wmv", "mkv", "flv", "webm"),
+        video_file_extension=("mp4", "avi", "mov", "wmv", "mkv", "flv", "webm", "gif"),
         repeat=1,
         args=None,
     ):
@@ -259,8 +259,53 @@ class VideoDataset(torch.utils.data.Dataset):
                 num_frames -= 1
         return num_frames
     
-
+    def _load_gif(self, file_path):
+        gif_img = Image.open(file_path)
+        frame_count = 0
+        delays, frames = [], []
+        while True:
+            delay = gif_img.info.get('duration', 100) # ms
+            delays.append(delay)
+            rgb_frame = gif_img.convert("RGB")   
+            croped_frame = self.crop_and_resize(rgb_frame, *self.get_height_width(rgb_frame))
+            frames.append(croped_frame)             
+            frame_count += 1
+            try:
+                gif_img.seek(frame_count)
+            except:
+                break
+        # delays canbe used to calculate framerates
+        # i guess it is better to sample images with stable interval,
+        # and using minimal_interval as the interval, 
+        # and framerate = 1000 / minimal_interval
+        if any((delays[0] != i) for i in delays):
+            minimal_interval = min([i for i in delays if i > 0])
+            # make a ((start,end),frameid) struct
+            start_end_idx_map = [((sum(delays[:i]), sum(delays[:i+1])), i) for i in range(len(delays))]
+            _frames = []
+            # according gemini-code-assist, make it more efficient to locate
+            # where to sample the frame
+            last_match = 0
+            for i in range(sum(delays) // minimal_interval):
+                current_time = minimal_interval * i
+                for idx, ((start, end), frame_idx) in enumerate(start_end_idx_map[last_match:]):
+                    if start <= current_time < end:
+                        _frames.append(frames[frame_idx])
+                        last_match = idx + last_match
+                        break
+            frames = _frames
+        num_frames = len(frames)
+        if num_frames > self.num_frames:
+            num_frames = self.num_frames
+        else:
+            while num_frames > 1 and num_frames % self.time_division_factor != self.time_division_remainder:
+                num_frames -= 1
+        frames = frames[:num_frames]
+        return frames
+    
     def load_video(self, file_path):
+        if file_path.lower().endswith(".gif"):
+            return self._load_gif(file_path)
         reader = imageio.get_reader(file_path)
         num_frames = self.get_num_frames(reader)
         frames = []