Since you mention that your gifs are smaller than the 800x800, use the form of the resize option that says "only if they need to be made smaller":
"800x800>"
See:
http://www.imagemagick.org/RMagick/doc/image1.html#change_geometry http://www.imagemagick.org/RMagick/doc/imusage.html#geometry http://www.imagemagick.org/RMagick/doc/struct.html#Geometry
-Rob
Rob Biedenharn http://agileconsultingllc.com Rob@AgileConsultingLLC.com