your gif sharpening tutorial helped allot..I have 1 question though ? how do i keep a dimension size of 500 and still keep my quality without having to reduce so much or delete important frames ?
Iâm glad to hear that! ^o^/Â
Hmm, firstly, itâs best to download 720p or 1080p videos so you wonât lose too much quality. I use nyaa for that.
- Secondly, Iâd use the Video Frames to Layers option:
- When a window shows up, choose the video you want to use to make your gif:
(I just started using this option, but I use these settings. Limiting to every 2 frames will help decrease the number of frames, so ultimately, there are less to no frames youâll need to remove ^-^. You can try Every 3 Frames, but I think 2 is best)
- After that, just use the two black arrows at the beginning and end of the video timeline and pinpoint what part you want to make into a gif:
- Once youâve done that, select OK, and now you should have a canvas with the frames you chose:
- Select those frames and click on the small icon with the downward arrow and lines and Copy Frames:
Make a new canvas of the size 500 x 500 px or whatever the height you want it at and click OK again.Â
Once you have your canvas, have the timeline open. If you donât have it at the bottom, go to Window > Timeline. Then choose the small squares icon at the bottom left corner of the timeline so you have Frames, and then click on the small folded paper icon to make more frames until you have as much as the frames you had in your other canvas:
Next, click on the small arrow and lines icon again, and Select All Frames, then Paste Frames:
Choose Paste Over Selection when a window pops up and also Link Added Layers. You should have all the frames on this canvas now. But, since itâs large, select all the layers of your gif in the Layers Panel and press Ctrl+T to resize it and fit it into the canvas:
After that, press Enter. Also, if you havenât already, select all the frames again and change the duration of the frames to 0.1 sec and have the option Forever selected by clicking on the bar next to the timeline icon at the bottom left corner:
Now, you can add colouring to it, if you want to ^^. I usually just use a psd:
I usually just use @animeps for a lot of my psds, it has pretty much everything in there XD. But, yes, now, itâs time to save your gif. So go to File > Save for Web and now a window should come up:
I use Selective and Pattern for all of my gifs, as well as Transparency. This way my gifs generally turn out to be good quality :). Also, since the gif size increased to 1.5MB/2MB, you should be fine at being able to keep to the limit ^-^. But, just to make sure, Iâd suggest keeping your frames to around 20-25 frames, though it can depend on the colouring you use as well. If youâre happy with all your settings, click Save.Â
P.S. I didnât sharpen my layers since the gif turned out fine, but you can use sharpening if you still feel like your layers are not sharpened enough by going to Filters > Sharpen > Smart Sharpen, and then use these settings for all your layers:
Okay, I hoped this helped in some way (I feel like I probably rambled - Iâm sorry T_T), but honestly, sometimes, there will be times when youâll just need to reduce the number of your frames, or that your gif will be a little grainy.Â
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