Thank you for sharing your sharpening actions! i was wondering how do you sharpen old tv shows like lost or the office for example and the media you have for the show is 1080p and less.
Sorry for the late reply!
I try not to gif things in 1080p. Definitely never anything under 1080p, just don't bother giffing at that point, sorry... But if I have to do 1080p I try to get the best one I can find with the biggest file size, those are always the better ones.
Below are some sharpening settings I did for The Office and Lost using some of my sharpening setting for these actions.
‼️very gif heavy below‼️
I used two file sizes for this example:
One file size for the ep is 2.33 GB in 1080p AMZN WEB-DL
The other file size is 789.7 MB in 1080p WEB-DL
No sharpening
Normal
High Pass
Sharper Blur
Sharper w/ grain
Sharper w/o grain
download psd
The differences are pretty slight, so I'd say if you are trying to save up space than 789 MB is not a bad choice.
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I was curious with Lost cause Lost is filmed differently than The Office so here is Lost for another reference, the file size is 2.70 GB 1080p.
I use two different dimensions bc that makes a difference as well:
Big one is 540 x 450
Small is 540 x 310
No sharpening
Normal
Sharper Blur
High Pass
Sharper w/ grain
Sharper w/o grain
So basically it all comes down to lightning of the scene and what dimension you use. The Office has better lightning than Lost so it'll look much better. Also never forget, your coloring makes a HUGE difference in quality. You can have a 4 GB 4k file but depending on how you color it can turn out to look like 1080/720p low quality gif.
Personally, if I'm using 1080p I usually just use that for small gifs but again, depends on the lightning, file size and how you color.
just wanted to share an update on my past gif actions since i no longer use that anymore. there a bunch of actions out there but if anyone is curious on my process <3
action includes:
load files fast: open with image sequence with frame rate delay of 25 (you'll need to configure this to your own folder)
6 sharpening actions
brighten: duplicates smart object sets the mode to "screen" i use these for dark scenes
frame delay: convert layers in video timeline to frame layers in frame animation and sets frame delay to 0.04
convert to video timeline: layers in frame animation are put into a smart object in video timeline
text: sets a drop shadow and stroke setting to text
download here // crop presets // psd
+small tutorial w/ video under
Load Files Fast action opens up a folder where you put your own screencaps in and loads the caps in PS and makes it into a smart object. You will need to configure this yourself since it uses my own folder. Click on Load Files Fast, select "Record" button and then choose File > Open, navigate to the folder that you use to store your screencaps, select the first cap, click on the "Image Sequence" option on the bottom right of the dialog box and then click "Open". It will then ask you to specify the frame rate, I use 25, then click OK. Then you click on the "Stop" button and your action is saved. [video on how here]
After it is put into a Smart Object, I use one of my crop presets I've made. To load them into Photoshop, click on the down arrow next to the crop bottom, click Load Tool Preset and select my preset.
Then I choose a sharpening I want to use. I'm either use 'high pass' or the 'sharper w/o grain' one.
OPTIONAL - Brighten action, brightens the scene using 'Screen' mode. I use these for really dark scenes.
After that I color the gif and add text if needed.
If I want to change the frame delay, I use the 'frame delay' action and set my delay to 0.04 and then save the gif!
If you do decided to use the frame delay action, you won't be able to change the coloring and text once its in frame animation. So you can decide to do your coloring/text after you use this action so you don't have to go back and forth if you decide you want to change your coloring or text.
your sharpening is amazing. would you mind sharing it? also the coloring tools you use for your gifs?
thank you <3
here is the download for my actions; the one i used for the akotsk gifsets is called "sharper w/o grain" if you don't want to download, the settings are:
1st smart sharpen - amount: 500%, radius: 0.3 px
2nd smart sharpen - amount: 10%, radius: 10 px
camera raw filter - texture: 20, clarity 10
and for my coloring, i usually color each gif differently but for my latest akotsk gifsets i used the same one with some minor adjustments but here is a download if you want to check it out!
hi mali! im absolutely flabberghasted by your amazing coloring on the 'i lied to you' scene from sinners. is there any chance you'd share it? or any tips on coloring the juke scenes?
Thank you! I have no idea why I didn't see this ask until now, 20 days later. But in case you're still here or anyone else needs it, here ya go.
It's a very simple psd. Just a slight adjustment with color mixer and just adding brightness and contrast.
