I had the same problem. Instead of dragging and dropping the gif onto the windows button, put the gif onto your c: drive and type c:\file.gif into the video beta box. On the new 0.0.8 configurator it now has a browse button for video. yippee!

For me the customization is a drag: we talk about bitmaps here. I am a very skilled photoshopper, but this really is no fun. Like, how about fiddling around with the font family or size - that is impossible.

You don't have to use the bitmap to change fonts. Use the default layers next to your country language. If you then select all of the letters with your mouse you can then change the fonts/colours/size for caps, non caps, & numbers at the touch of a button.

aaah, OK, I didn't know that - it works.
.. but now that I did so much customization it doesn't help me too much I am afraid.