diff --git a/src/Gifitti/Gifitti/Models/GifModel.cs b/src/Gifitti/Gifitti/Models/GifModel.cs
index 05bbab10253430591d7216cb46c7ca779036a3ac..e55a173bc1c63e760995b11e8e735e36bf861a84 100644
--- a/src/Gifitti/Gifitti/Models/GifModel.cs
+++ b/src/Gifitti/Gifitti/Models/GifModel.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ namespace Gifitti.Models
         /// <param name="path">Location of the GIF being loaded.</param>
         public GifModel(String path)
         {
+            Console.WriteLine(Path.GetExtension(path));
+
+            if (!Path.GetExtension(path).ToLower().Equals(".gif"))
+                throw new FileLoadException("Invalid Extension Specified");
             //Save the original Gif
             originalGif = Image.FromFile(path);
             this.gifImage = originalGif.Clone() as Image;
diff --git a/src/Gifitti/Gifitti/View_Models/MainForm.Designer.cs b/src/Gifitti/Gifitti/View_Models/MainForm.Designer.cs
index cf3b76384ea5f9fec0f7925696de4e446baf105b..4101995c550af6b58b5328191ccba6546ed36cfd 100644
--- a/src/Gifitti/Gifitti/View_Models/MainForm.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/Gifitti/Gifitti/View_Models/MainForm.Designer.cs
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ namespace Gifitti.View_Models
             // 
             // gifView
             // 
-            this.gifView.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 12);
-            this.gifView.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(3, 2, 3, 2);
+            this.gifView.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(9, 10);
+            this.gifView.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2, 2, 2, 2);
             this.gifView.Name = "gifView";
-            this.gifView.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(608, 470);
+            this.gifView.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(456, 382);
             this.gifView.TabIndex = 2;
             this.gifView.TabStop = false;
             // 
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ namespace Gifitti.View_Models
             // 
             this.textBox1.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom;
             this.textBox1.Enabled = false;
-            this.textBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(285, 551);
-            this.textBox1.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(3, 2, 3, 2);
+            this.textBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(214, 448);
+            this.textBox1.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2, 2, 2, 2);
             this.textBox1.Name = "textBox1";
-            this.textBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(29, 22);
+            this.textBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(23, 20);
             this.textBox1.TabIndex = 3;
             this.textBox1.TextChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.StartFrameTextChanged);
             // 
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ namespace Gifitti.View_Models
             // 
             this.textBox2.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom;
             this.textBox2.Enabled = false;
-            this.textBox2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(320, 551);
-            this.textBox2.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(3, 2, 3, 2);
+            this.textBox2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(240, 448);
+            this.textBox2.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2, 2, 2, 2);
             this.textBox2.Name = "textBox2";
-            this.textBox2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(29, 22);
+            this.textBox2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(23, 20);
             this.textBox2.TabIndex = 4;
             this.textBox2.TextChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.StopFrameTextChanged);
             // 
@@ -173,10 +173,10 @@ namespace Gifitti.View_Models
             // 
             this.button3.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom;
             this.button3.Enabled = false;
-            this.button3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(355, 548);
-            this.button3.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(3, 2, 3, 2);
+            this.button3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(266, 445);
+            this.button3.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2, 2, 2, 2);
             this.button3.Name = "button3";
-            this.button3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(67, 30);
+            this.button3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(50, 24);
             this.button3.TabIndex = 5;
             this.button3.Text = "Stop";
             this.button3.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
@@ -186,9 +186,10 @@ namespace Gifitti.View_Models
             // 
             this.label1.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom;
             this.label1.AutoSize = true;
-            this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(283, 532);
+            this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(212, 432);
+            this.label1.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2, 0, 2, 0);
             this.label1.Name = "label1";
-            this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(38, 17);
+            this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(29, 13);
             this.label1.TabIndex = 6;
             this.label1.Text = "Start";
             // 
@@ -196,9 +197,10 @@ namespace Gifitti.View_Models
             // 
             this.label2.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom;
             this.label2.AutoSize = true;
-            this.label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(319, 532);
+            this.label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(239, 432);
+            this.label2.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2, 0, 2, 0);
             this.label2.Name = "label2";
-            this.label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(33, 17);
+            this.label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(26, 13);
             this.label2.TabIndex = 7;
             this.label2.Text = "End";
             // 
@@ -206,9 +208,10 @@ namespace Gifitti.View_Models
             // 
             this.label3.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom;
             this.label3.AutoSize = true;
-            this.label3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(213, 545);
+            this.label3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(160, 443);
+            this.label3.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2, 0, 2, 0);
             this.label3.Name = "label3";
-            this.label3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(66, 34);
+            this.label3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(51, 26);
             this.label3.TabIndex = 8;
             this.label3.Text = "Frame \r\nSelection";
             // 
@@ -220,10 +223,10 @@ namespace Gifitti.View_Models
             // trackBar1
             // 
             this.trackBar1.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom;
-            this.trackBar1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(437, 551);
-            this.trackBar1.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(3, 2, 3, 2);
+            this.trackBar1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(328, 448);
+            this.trackBar1.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2, 2, 2, 2);
             this.trackBar1.Name = "trackBar1";
-            this.trackBar1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(183, 56);
+            this.trackBar1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(137, 45);
             this.trackBar1.TabIndex = 9;
             this.trackBar1.Value = 10;
             this.trackBar1.Scroll += new System.EventHandler(this.trackBar1_Scroll);
@@ -233,9 +236,10 @@ namespace Gifitti.View_Models
             // 
             this.label4.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom;
             this.label4.AutoSize = true;
-            this.label4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(472, 532);
+            this.label4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(354, 432);
+            this.label4.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2, 0, 2, 0);
             this.label4.Name = "label4";
-            this.label4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(110, 17);
+            this.label4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(85, 13);
             this.label4.TabIndex = 10;
             this.label4.Text = "Playback Speed";
             // 
@@ -245,17 +249,18 @@ namespace Gifitti.View_Models
             this.label6.AutoSize = true;
             this.label6.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.Flat;
             this.label6.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 14F);
-            this.label6.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(87, 544);
+            this.label6.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(65, 442);
+            this.label6.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2, 0, 2, 0);
             this.label6.Name = "label6";
-            this.label6.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(96, 29);
+            this.label6.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(72, 24);
             this.label6.TabIndex = 12;
             this.label6.Text = "GIFITTI";
             // 
             // MainForm
             // 
-            this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(8F, 16F);
+            this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
             this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
-            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(632, 577);
+            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(474, 469);
             this.Controls.Add(this.label6);
             this.Controls.Add(this.label4);
             this.Controls.Add(this.trackBar1);
@@ -266,7 +271,7 @@ namespace Gifitti.View_Models
             this.Controls.Add(this.textBox2);
             this.Controls.Add(this.textBox1);
             this.Controls.Add(this.gifView);
-            this.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(3, 2, 3, 2);
+            this.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2, 2, 2, 2);
             this.Menu = this.mainMenu1;
             this.Name = "MainForm";
             this.StartPosition = System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
diff --git a/src/Gifitti/Gifitti/View_Models/MainForm.cs b/src/Gifitti/Gifitti/View_Models/MainForm.cs
index 72d87ed29d5af0c98f2aa3e963e615ed94ce5a9b..7ade0118729a90b897aed3358e0917bf2061bfc7 100644
--- a/src/Gifitti/Gifitti/View_Models/MainForm.cs
+++ b/src/Gifitti/Gifitti/View_Models/MainForm.cs
@@ -256,15 +256,23 @@ namespace Gifitti.View_Models
                 string file = openGifFileDialog.FileName;
                 try
                 {
-                    gm = new GifModel(file);
-                    gm.ReverseAtEnd = false;
-                    Image loadedGif = gm.gifImage;
-                    globalGif = loadedGif;
-                    //gifView.Image = loadedGif;
-
-                    gifView.Width = loadedGif.Width;
-                    gifView.Height = loadedGif.Height;
-                    ClientSize = new Size(loadedGif.Width + widthBuffer, loadedGif.Height + heightBuffer);
+                    try
+                    {
+                        gm = new GifModel(file);
+                        gm.ReverseAtEnd = false;
+                        Image loadedGif = gm.gifImage;
+                        globalGif = loadedGif;
+                        //gifView.Image = loadedGif;
+
+                        gifView.Width = loadedGif.Width;
+                        gifView.Height = loadedGif.Height;
+                        ClientSize = new Size(loadedGif.Width + widthBuffer, loadedGif.Height + heightBuffer);
+                    }
+                    catch (FileLoadException)
+                    {
+                        MessageBox.Show("Specify a GIF file.");
+                        return;
+                    }
                 }
 
                 catch (IOException)