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[zebrafiz]

hi! i love your sims sm !! they’re gorgeous ! i was wondering if your willing to share how you edit your screenshots? if not, i totally understand ♡♡♡

omg thank u so much!!!!!!! <3 this means a lot to me djkhfjsd of course i can! i'm a novice when it comes to editing (literally only started a few days ago) so my process is still very basic but i can show u nonetheless. it'll all be under the cut :-)

okay so before i start i have to mention that i use three programs to do this: reshade (does the bulk of the editing for me via presets), SRWE (ensures that my screenshots are hq), and photoshop 2020 (for editing)

lets say i'm editing this picture

since i've already posed her, taken the pic w reshade, and cropped it to a size i want, i dont have to worry about any of that anymore. on to photoshop! (for ref: i didnt take this particular screenshot with SRWE because i didnt have it installed at the time, but for all of my current ones i do!)

the first thing i do is open up topaz clean v3 - i got mine from [cough cough here]. idk anything abt topaz so this may be outdated but... it works good enough for me

from there, i just mess around with the 'cartooned' settings until i find something i'm satisfied with. i try to keep it really subtle because i want my sim to actually look like themselves fkjhgjhf here are my personal settings for this specific photo

after this, i go to filter > sharpen > smart sharpen to bring out the details in the photo

similar to topaz settings, i just mess around with the strength until i find something that i like. i try not to go too heavy with it but since i didnt take this pic with SRWE, i gave it a little more sharpening than i usually would

lastly, i use one of @wooldawn's actions from this action dump . i personally use 'o gradient' to make the photo a bit brighter

and thats it!

before (left) vs after (right)

again it's veryyyy basic but i think it does the job for right now hehe.. the process is the same for landscape screenshots too, i might add in a light flare or two in those to bring out the Cool Sun Rays for Ambience 

[simblrbreezycakes]

Helloooo! here we go with another tutorial. requested by @wavysimsccfinds ((ii think @wavysims ?))!!! under the cut because it’s kind of long and rambley, as i am known to do.

so you want a cool changing text gif. i gotcha. first things first we gotta acknowledge our humble beginnings. i used this tutorial from @smubuh when i first got started (you can see it in action here and here)! but here is my take on a super basic, but really cute moving text tutorial! first this first create your document. whatever size you want! i’ve been using 3000 px by 646 px (?) i think, but whatever size you want babe it is your world!!!

iight so boom. create your background and your text. position it how you want, color it how you want, etc. if you’re wanting to make a banner that’s along the lines of “new simblr!” or something, picking an easy to read font is probably ideal, but lemme be crystal clear i always prefer personality over everything, as it lets me get to know you a bit better. as long as it’s fairly legible, let that freak flag shine! pick something curvy, something bold, something solid. whatever you’re into! pick it! this isn’t graphic design 101, this is your blog and you adorn it how you wish.

select your layers then group them by clicking the little file folder icon highlighted in red.

name your group so you don’t get lost! this is a super basic concept but if you decide to experiment (which i recommend!!) you can get lost in all the layers. keeping em organized helps. i name mine based off of the frames they will be ultimately in the gif. 

now you’re gonna duplicate the group!

name the new group (sorry if this seems obvious but i wanted to be thorough!) 

now you’ll have an exact replica of your first frame. play around with the colors.  i usually like to go with something that contrasts so it pops more but we love a subtle color change as well. whatever floats your boat! IDK shit about color theory, but if you’re into that here is a really easy to follow website that breaks different concepts down that may help you pick some colors

once you have it to your liking, you’re going to merge each group. select the group, right click and select “merge group”

you should have two layers now. if you don’t already have your timeline on your bar (like i do) go to window< timeline

uncheck the top layer, select your first layer, and click “create animation” (it should be a button on the timeline window!)

then select all the layers, right click the three little lines on the top right corner of the timeline window, and select “make frames from layers”

woohoo! now more personal preference. play around with the amount of time, and looping options (i tend to stay at or below 0.5 for each frame with looping at “forever,” but the decision is up to you!)

press play and test it out. once it’s what you want go to 

file<export<save for web

i always click optimized and go but feel free to play around with the settings and see what happens haha. this is just a screenshot of what my settings usually are! click the save and export it babes!

name it something easy to remember, and save it somewhere easy to find ((i am not the best model of this as i save all my shit to the desktop but you know whatever)) and VOILA

✨you’ve got a handy dandy gif that is vibrant and flashy ✨ 

now as you can see by the header i made for this tutorial you can always play around with movement, amount of layers and color, etc. that’s just a matter of keeping track with your layers, moving stuff how you want, and merging each set of layers that make a frame together! at the bottom are some examples of how to play around with different styles! i hope this helps people wanting to dive into the world of text gifs. this is super easy to do!! <3

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[organa-solo]

HOW TO: make gifs from instagram videos.

Alright, guys, so I thought that I'd share how I make gifs, specifically from instagram vidyas.

Mozilla Firefox with THIS extension

Photoshop (links can be found throughout tumblr)

VLC Media player

Everything that I placed links to are free and safe; however for the photoshop downloads I currently don't have a link that I can assure 100% works and is safe, but when I find one I'll give it to you guys, promise!

Okay! Now let's get started, shall we?

1) After you've downloaded everything that you're going to need, open your firefox browser and locate the video that you want to download. I'll be using this one.

2) Click on play. Once it's playing, you'll be able to download it. To do so, click the little colorful circle next to your url bar thing. It looks like this:  

3) See that little arrow? Click it to bring down the downloadable options. Usually, since you're on the direct video page, there is only one option. It should look like this.

4) Click on that and save! (If it doesn't automatically bring up the save as box, click on "download" in the menu)

STEP TWO: EXTRACTING FRAMES (If you prefer using KMPlayer, see this tutorial)

1) Open your video in VLC Media player. The easiest way I think about going about this would be to open VLC then go to media > open file, and locate your video that way. 

2) Play your video and stop it just a few frames before you want to start the gif, just so you don't miss anything. Now we're going to screencap it. If your still in the default settings for hotkeys, which if you just downloaded it or haven't changed them you are. The keys you need to hold down will be "shift+s" AT THE SAME TIME. You can hold them down to capture multiple frames, and since we're making a gif that's what we're gonna do. 

* VLC looks like this when capturing frames. 

STEP THREE: MAKING THE GIF

1) You should have photoshop open already, but if you don't, open it now, because now we're putting the frames into photoshop. Locate where your caps saved. You can do this by going to tools > preferences > video. That will bring up the following window, I circled where it says where your caps were saved. You may have to scroll down to see this section, though.

Now, open that folder and select the frames your going to do. Then drag them over your open photoshop document (to get one go to file > new, make sure your dimensions are set to something like 1280x720. If there's whitespace, that's fine, you can always crop). To place the files, you'll want to click the check mark (see photo below) until all frames are placed or hit the enter key until they're all placed. You're basically telling photoshop that yes, it's okay to put these here.

2)  Now you've got your layers, but you need them to be in frames. First, you need your animation bar open, you can open this by going to window > animation. Once that's there, click the menu and select "make frames from layers"

3) Set your time to .12 by doing the following:

Click on 

and input this: 

Now you can crop to your liking. Once your done use the menu that we used to "Make Frames from layers" and click "Flatten Frames Into layers"

Once you've done that it's time to sharpen your frames. You can do this using this action. 

Yay! We're done! If you want to add psds, text, ect. Go ahead and do that. The best way to get a good looking .gif is to mess around with different settings.

Once you are set, go to file > save for web and devices > verify that your file is under 1MB, save, and there you go~

If it is over 1MB, try deleting frames and re-sizing it smaller. If need be delete colors using the optimize to file size tool in the drop down menu on the save for web and devices.

I'm not too good at making tutorials, but if this helped I'm glad.

If you have any questions, shoot me a message and I'll be glad to help out! (:

- Kota.

[buffyannesummers-archive]

Hello! I saw your your edit /post/56191670133 and I absolutely love the effect! It's just so crisp and clean and it almost looks painted but not quite. I don't suppose you'd be willing to teach me the technique?

HELLO! <3 Thank you! I have no problem at all with (hopefully) teaching you what I did on this.  

This will show you the exact steps that I use on all of my edits… minus the coloring part. The effect really depends on the pictures, but I feel if you tweak the settings enough you could make it look that way on almost any image. 

I’ll be using this screencap because I love screencaps.

STEP ONE

Automatically assuming you are using photoshop, first thing you should do is open the image and do all of your cropping/resizing to your liking. My image is 500x250, for no reason whatsoever. It is just what my fingers put in by default.

STEP TWO

I prefer adding the coloring (psd or my own) before anything else. It is a personal preference, so it is up to you what you would rather do. [x] For the rest of this tutorial make sure the image layer is highlighted, so the filters will take place solely on the image [x].

STEP THREE

This is optional. Filter - Sharpen - Unsharp Mask. Settings [x]; Result [x]

STEP FOUR

Filter - Topaz Labs - Topaz Clean 3. Settings [x]; Result [x]An alternative (though not as up to par as Topaz) if you do not have Topaz is Gaussian blur. So, Filter - Blur - Gaussian Blur. Set at 0.5. But I recommend playing around with settings to exclusively work with the image you are using. There are also actions I can direct you to if you send me a message about them.

STEP FIVE

Filter - Sharpen - Smart SharpenSettings [x]; Result [x] 

STEP SIX

Clean it up. The sharpened area around Amy’s nose is not flattering (in my opinion), so I used the blur tool [x] and very lightly went over it. Also good for small wrinkles or creases that look better not sharpened.

RESULTS

Original - Final

I hope this helps you out and it is clear enough. I’m horrible at explaining things, so feel free to message me if you have any questions.

[buffyannesummers-archive]

hello! I know you probs get asked this alot but what gif programmy thing do you use? I don't know how to put two images on a gif? :( I mean I can photoshop first, is that what you do? :) x

Hello! I use KM Player and Photoshop. I used to use videos and Photoshop, but my gifs always came out too big.So I’m going to link you to a few tutorials since I am not very good at explaining things.This one shows you how to do the KM Player and Photoshop part. (this one is the video to layers version)Here is a tutorial on sharpening and adding a psd (coloring) to your gif, but I don’t like sharpening that way so this one will show you how to sharpen all of the layers at once. Tumblr has a limit on how “big” a gif can be, so here is a list of tips on how to not go over. And in case I haven’t shown you enough tutorials, here is the entire page for you to browse through and maybe try out sometime. And here you can find some really great psds.

Some specifics I can tell you about my gifs that don’t match up with the tutorialsMy Sharpening settings (go to filter->sharpen->smart sharpen):

And my animation settings:

(0.08)

I hope this helps and if you run into any problems feel free to ask and I’ll try to help you out the best to my ability! Good luck! 

[chirsbrowns-blog]

Tutorial: Different sidebar on every page

Anonymous asked: "i know you do not have it on your blog but do you know how to chance sidebar on every page?"

So here is a tutorial showing you how to make your sidebar image/gif change every time you click on next/previous page:

go to Customize and then to Edit HTML

find <img src=“{image:sidebar}”> (use CTRL+F to find it)

delete <imgsrc=“{image:sidebar}” and put THIS code instead

replace  ”PICTUREURLHERE” with the image/gif you want it to be

click update and save

You're done! :)

Let me know if there are any problems :)