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Asking for GIF editing advice
Posted on 8/18/14 at 11:06 am
Posted on 8/18/14 at 11:06 am
I have done graphic designing for some time but have never experimented with Gifs. I would like to start editing Gifs in the style of say LSUFreek, but my google searches never seem to yield tutorials on editing Gifs in that style. So I would greatly appreciate any advice or points in the right direction to get started. For instance, what is the best means to obtain the video clips you want to use and how to package it all together once you are done. TIA 
ETA: I am working with Photoshop CS6
ETA: I am working with Photoshop CS6
This post was edited on 8/18/14 at 11:15 am
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Posted on 8/18/14 at 11:09 am to KILGUS
do you have after effects?
Posted on 8/18/14 at 11:13 am to RonFNSwanson
I meant to add this, I work with the CS6 design standard. So just photoshop, AI and ID.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 11:18 am to KILGUS
It is definitely possible to make gifs in Ps, that's how I used to do it. But if you can find a way to get AE, I would highly recommend it. It just makes everything easier and faster.
When I have some time later I'll write you up some steps for Ps.
When I have some time later I'll write you up some steps for Ps.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 11:22 am to RonFNSwanson
I would greatly appreciate it
Posted on 8/18/14 at 12:23 pm to KILGUS
OPEN
If you find something that's already a gif on the internet, save it to your computer and open in Ps. If you have a video you want to use, save it then you must do [import>video frames to layers]. The important thing here is to choose do every other frame. Gifs can be done at a max 15 frames per second. Most video is 24 or 30. So if you did all frames, it would playback really slowly.
WORK
When it loads into a new document, you will see every frame as a layer in the file. But that is generally not how you edit gifs. You will go in to [window>timeline] and then you will see all the layers in a horizontal arrangement. In that panel you can play the gif and do a few other things.
The best way I can explain it is that whatever frame you have selected on the timeline will show different layers visible in the layer panel. So if you had a 5 frame gif and you wanted to add text on frames 3-5, you would add a new layer of text, then select frames 3-5 on the timeline, then turn on visibility of the text layer in the layers panel. Then make sure visibility is off for layers 1-2.
SAVE
To save with the animations, you have to select [save for web] and make sure its set to animate. You will know because it will say frame "x of y" at the bottom of the dialogue box.
If you find something that's already a gif on the internet, save it to your computer and open in Ps. If you have a video you want to use, save it then you must do [import>video frames to layers]. The important thing here is to choose do every other frame. Gifs can be done at a max 15 frames per second. Most video is 24 or 30. So if you did all frames, it would playback really slowly.
WORK
When it loads into a new document, you will see every frame as a layer in the file. But that is generally not how you edit gifs. You will go in to [window>timeline] and then you will see all the layers in a horizontal arrangement. In that panel you can play the gif and do a few other things.
The best way I can explain it is that whatever frame you have selected on the timeline will show different layers visible in the layer panel. So if you had a 5 frame gif and you wanted to add text on frames 3-5, you would add a new layer of text, then select frames 3-5 on the timeline, then turn on visibility of the text layer in the layers panel. Then make sure visibility is off for layers 1-2.
SAVE
To save with the animations, you have to select [save for web] and make sure its set to animate. You will know because it will say frame "x of y" at the bottom of the dialogue box.
This post was edited on 8/18/14 at 6:19 pm
Posted on 8/18/14 at 12:24 pm to RonFNSwanson
That is a basic overview of the process, If you have a specific topic in mind (changing faces, moving text, etc) just let me know.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 3:43 pm to RonFNSwanson
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Posted on 8/18/14 at 3:44 pm to RonFNSwanson
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Posted on 8/18/14 at 6:19 pm to idlewatcher
up voted both posts
Posted on 8/18/14 at 7:10 pm to RonFNSwanson
I appreciate your help. I tried just the basics of adding text and have it move and had no idea it would be so difficult to grasp because I have a lot of Ps experience. Sadly I don't have the financial means at this time to purchase Ae, though that is something I've always been interested in picking up and learning. I guess I'll have to feel my way through with just practicing with text before I move on to imposing heads and such.
Posted on 8/19/14 at 8:38 am to KILGUS
Were you able to add text and have it show up for every frame?
Posted on 8/19/14 at 8:58 am to RonFNSwanson
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It is definitely possible to make gifs in Ps, that's how I used to do it. But if you can find a way to get AE, I would highly recommend it. It just makes everything easier and faster.
Freek does his in PS. It's very time consuming, but possible. He has said that some of his bigger gifs have taken him a good 6 hours. I don't have the patience to spend that much time on a gif
I messed around with Ae for a little bit, but never really got into it.
Posted on 8/19/14 at 9:01 am to InVolNerable
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I messed around with Ae for a little bit, but never really got into it.
You definitely need to get back to it. It would cut that 6 hour gif into about 30-60 mins
Posted on 8/19/14 at 9:29 am to RonFNSwanson
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You definitely need to get back to it. It would cut that 6 hour gif into about 30-60 mins
I'm going to have to break down and pick up something like AE as well, I do all my gifs in gimp currently and edit frame by frame. The makle-les gif I did a while back took longer than 6 hours.
Posted on 8/19/14 at 9:31 am to ithad2bme
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I'm going to have to break down and pick up something like AE as well, I do all my gifs in gimp currently and edit frame by frame. The makle-les gif I did a while back took longer than 6 hours.
Yeah, this is the reason I rarely do GIFs now. I use gimp and it just takes too long.
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