If GD doesn't support GIFs & gif2png is not available & you are not an administrator, you can install it in your account like this:
create do.php:
<?
global $do;
passthru($do);
?>
then upload gif2png-2.4.6.tar.gz, unpack and install it:
do.php?do=tar+-xvzf+gif2png-2.4.6.tar.gz
do.php?do=gif2png-2.4.5/configure
do.php?do=make
Then remove all files except gif2png. Don't forget to remove do.php as it is a serious security hole in your system.
Njoy!
Anze