#topaz labs tutorial

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How to gif + How to use Topaz Clean without Photoshop crashing

So due to popular request I decided to write a gif tutorial. It’s really detailed so I hope everyone will be able to follow the steps! I’m also showing you how to prevent Photoshop from crashing after using Topaz Clean!

1. First go to File > Import > Video Frames to Layers...

2. Choose a .mp4 video (preferably 720p or 1080p quality) and select the part you want to gif.

3. Make sure you have the Animation window checked (Window > Animation)!

4. Choose all Frames and click the following button that says “Convert to timeline” (Image of the button you have to click here).

5. Select all Layers and go to Filter > Convert to Smart Filters

6. Now it’s time to crop and change the size! Select this little symbol on the side and crop out the part you want to be shown.

To change the size go to Image > Image Size.. (you can find the dimensions here):

7. Next apply Topaz Labs (Filter > Topaz Labs > Topaz Clean 3). You can find my Topaz settings here.

It should look something like this:

7. Then sharpen the gif to make it look HQ: Filter > Sharpen > Smart Sharpen!

My settings are the following (usually I sharpen two times, you can adjust them ofc):

8. Add your .psd of choice! (yeahps has some good ones available, also make sure to check out this tag!)

9. Now select the .psd you added (in my case I added a group/folder named “Suzy is a god!!!”) and also select the converted Layer (in my case it’s Layer 70). 

Then click this button:

And click Flatten Frames from Layers:

10. Scroll down in the Layers window and delete the Layers that are not visible, aka the ones with no “eye” in the box^^ (in my case it’s “Suzy is a god!!!” and “Layer 70″)!

11. Next click Convert to animation!

It should look something like this after:

12. We are almost done, hang in there! All you need to do now is click Make Frames from Layers.

13. Once again select all Frames and change the delay to 0.1 seconds!

14. THE LAST STEP!!! FINALLY!! Go to File > Save for Web & Devices...

Make sure you use the following settings and never forget to set the Looping Option from Once to Forever!

Save, AND YOU ARE DONE!! 

Big thanks to @blindkpop​ who once showed me how to do this :D

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Topaz Labs Tutorial.

Go here. (Topaz Labs website)

Go to downloads>image editing plug-ins.

The version you want to use is the Clean version. 

On the website there are video tutorials on how to use the plug-in.

Download the 30 day trial.

Once you have Topaz Labs officially installed, (I can't make a tutorial about that, since I already have it installed, and I have Mac.) open up Photoshop and the picture you're using. I'm using this picture.

re-size, edit, sharpen your picture, and make sure to flatten it when you're done.

to flatten your picture, just go to layers>flatten image.

Now that your picture is all colored, sharpened, etc, go to Filters>Topaz Labs.

Once Topaz Labs/Topaz Clean 3 is open, there are 7 clean options. The one I use is called CrispStyle. Play around with the settings to your liking.

When you're exiting out of Topaz Labs, it'll ask you for a serial code. One for the 30 day trial. I'm positive it asks for your e-mail. Put it in, and it'll send you serial code within 2 minutes. 

Once you receive the serial code, enter it, exit out of the Topaz Labs plug-in, then save your picture and your done!

If you have any questions, just ask.

my final product looks like this:)