[Tutorial] Creating GIFs

[Coco]

YOUR GIFS ARE ALL SO FREAKING AMAZING, PEOPLE

Okay, people seem to be having trouble with the speed. I've already explained that here:

http://finalfantasyforums.net/showpost.php?p=935115&postcount=4

I'll go ahead and add that to my first post. I'm so proud of you guys
Thank you also for the reps! I'm glad to have been of help.

Any more questions or comments are welcome.

 

[Raiiyokuu]

See what you started Micci

Well, thank you for putting up this glorious tut.

I knew how to make GIFs, but all I needed was a decent video clipping program. And for this, I thank you

Cheers.

 

[The Witch]

; ___ ;

Thank you sooooo much for making this! I've been wanting to make gifs for ages, but most of the tuts i've read were kind of hard for me to understand.

Here's my lame result:

Edited Version:

Once again, thank you very much for making this!~

Rep+

I wanna do lighting to mine, but every time I try it doesn't work. I make sure to click the layers the way you say to. But no matter what it doesn't work.

help?

Coco

 

[Richard B Riddick]

I wanna do lighting to mine, but every time I try it doesn't work. I make sure to click the layers the way you say to. But no matter what it doesn't work.

help?

Coco

One standard method to do is to click one frame (the one on the leftmost or topmost portion) hold shift and click the frame furthest in the opposite direction to select all frames. I think ctrl + a works too. Or select all.

Once they're all selected you should be able to edit or apply changes, etc.

GIMP also has limited native gif editing. That may work easier for some. :T

I usually use Sony Vegas to "create" gifs. Can't say my gifs come out looking too nice. Not without a lot of effort on my part. :x

 

[The Witch]

Yeah, I do that. But when I put down colors to change the lighting or something it looks all screwey.

 

[Richard B Riddick]

Yeah, I do that. But when I put down colors to change the lighting or something it looks all screwey.

"Screwey"?

Your lighting settings may be too extreme.

Try narrowing them down to a lower intensity or using a different effect. :T

 

[The Witch]

Did that. I've tried every sort of lighting. The only thing that works in black and white.

 

[Richard B Riddick]

Did that. I've tried every sort of lighting. The only thing that works in black and white.

On effects when it has hue, saturation, and other assorted settings with slider bars or boxes with numbers... Try the lowest value. Or the middle value.

If there's a preview option [x].

Beyond that I'm clueless.

edit: Posting a screenshot might help.

 

[The Witch]

*sigh*

I guess forget it thanks anyways.

 

[Richard B Riddick]

*sigh*

I guess forget it thanks anyways.

If you change your mind.

screenshot

Num lock: on + print scrn to capture screen (something like function key (fn + prt sc) on laptops)

Paste (ctrl + v) into mspaint, gimp, or adobe photoshop, etc.