How to make Animated Gifs

DBM · **How to make Animated Gifs -** 08-21-2008, 03:00 AM

To make animated GIFs it requires a little work.

Only thing you need is

A video converter

Any Video Converter Pro

Code:


http://rapidshare.com/files/138879309/AVC_2.rar

Ulead GIF Animator

Ulead GIF Animator 5 FULL

Ulead® GIF Animator ™ 5 is the industry's most robust and affordable tool to create animated GIFs. Easily create fast-loading animation for your Web site and PowerPoint presentations.

Create and edit with precision
Animation Wizard walks you through creating an animation sequence. Add video or other animation as separate frame objects or image, text, animated text. Use the frame Panel with filmstrip view to easily create object animation.

Powerful Optimization
Apply various text effects, video effects, transitions and even Photoshop compatible filters . Ensure fast-loading animation by using the optimization wizard to automate compression based on presets.

Flexible Output
Enjoy a variety of output options by creating True Color AVI, QuickTime, MPEG. Generating HTML files to display GIF animation in web browsers or save objects as multi-layered PhotoImpact and Photoshop files.

[code]http://rapidshare.com/files/138878302/Ulead.GIF.Animator.5.05.Full.rar/code]A Video splitter

Boilsoft Video Splitter v5.01 - Portable

Code:


http://rapidshare.com/files/138878416/Boilsoft_Video_Splitter_5.01.Porte.rar

I'll be making a Gif from Hancock

Ok... open the Video Splitter

Open your video file and load it in the Splitter

1st. Click "Split by Selection"
2nd. Play the video and find the part that you want to be your gif
3rd. Once you find your part. Click the < (Select Start) button, that will be the beginning of your GIF
4th. Find the part where you want your GIF to end and click the > Button.

Now Click SPLIT

Ok you can close the splitter now.

Now open Any Video Converter

Change the Profile to Customized AVI Movie (*.avi)
and
change the video size to 320x240
you can use a diff video size if you want but the smaller the resolution the smaller the GIF size , usually you want your gif to be less than 5 MB

Now click Output Folder on the lower right.And find the video you just converted and drag it to your Desktop ( So it will be easier to find)

You can close Any Video Converter now

Now the last step...

Open Ulead GIF Animator.

It will ask you to open a Existing Image File or a Existing Video File.

Click open existing Video file.

Once its done loading, you will see a bunch of frames on the bottom.

Delete ALL the frames and parts of the video that you dont need( this is for space)

Once you have done this. click File -----> Save As --->GIF File

after that...you will end up with this