Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/PortraitUtils.java
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diff -u -r43ec109ac986fb54b39042c1601915fcf0b590d9 -rf34f17cf49d95c9b771ff00d809c642f03212d0a
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/PortraitUtils.java	(.../PortraitUtils.java)	(revision 43ec109ac986fb54b39042c1601915fcf0b590d9)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/PortraitUtils.java	(.../PortraitUtils.java)	(revision f34f17cf49d95c9b771ff00d809c642f03212d0a)
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@
 		
 			// write new picture into a buffer usable by content repository
 			os = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+			// As at Java 1.5, ImageIO does not support writing gif
+			if (formatName.equals("gif")) formatName = "jpg";
+			log.debug("using format: "+formatName);
 			ImageIO.write(bdest,formatName,os);
 			// alternative may be to use a File on disk as the buffer
 		} catch (IOException e) {