On Windows (others too I think), VirtualDub (free) can open
   Animated GIF directly, and you can "Save As AVI". Before you do
   that, you can adjust the frame rate there. Or save as avi and
   open in Windows Movie Maker and slow it down that way. I use
   very basic tools but they work smile emoticon VirtualDub also
   saves to AnimatedGIF although the file size is much much bigger.
   So - there's ALWAYS a way smile emoticon