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i have seen billions and millions and possibly a zillion animated GIF images that contain a scene or short clip from either a clip off something like youtube or a movie. And i've always wondered to myself "how in the world did they make them?"
i've fully figured it out: Virtual DUB
http://virtualdub.sourceforge.net/
not so hard program to pick up on. you also need a program that makes GIF's such as photoshop, flash or fireworks. I think GIMP works too im not sure. I used photoshop CS2 + Imageready. if you're using CS3 I dont know how you can save it.
steps:
-watch the video tutorial made by someone else i had used(scroll down) or use what i wrote.
-Find your video and somehow get it on your computer.
-Load it on Virtual Dub
-dragging that square-like thing (the thing showing how far you've progressed in watching the video), to where you want to start the GIF.
-on the bottom there are a set of buttons. the last two ones, small black arrows. See 'em? click the one that points left.
-next drag that progression bar to wherever you want to stop the GIF.
This time press the arrow that points right.
-make a new folder somewhere, anywhere you like. i recommend the desktop since it's easy to remember.
-File>Export>Image Sequence.
-Name this whatever you like it wont matter much.
-"number of digits in": i.e if you chose "3", your images will be saved with the "file name" and "000" as the first image in the sequence of images "filename000", "filename001", "filename002", etc.
-locate where you want the images to save. Use that folder i mentioned before.
-set your quality level to whatever it is you want. I use PNG's.
-you're set and begin exporting.
-Open whatever program you use to make GIF's. I use photoshop.
-Windows>Animation.
-load all the images and move 'em all on one image file (i use the move tool). Close the rest. Align all the other layers to the document bound if haven't already.
-this part is optional but i do it for the sake of efficiency and being organized.
I put all the images in order (meaning the layers), the stuff that happens first is at the bottom on the layer list, everything last goes on the very top of the list.
-hide all layers but the first frame of your short image sequence. I recommend you save a PSD of this in case anything happens. start saving your work a bit more frequently too. 👍
-beginning the animation, in the animation palette, click that little square icon that looks like the "new layer" button. this duplicates the selected frame.
-Now you have a frame 1 and frame 2 that both show your first image.
-unhide the next image in the sequence and hide the one that was visible. so "Layer 1 is on, and layer 0 is off".
-press that duplicate frame and repeat this til the end of the image sequence. also make sure the frames are set to have a 0 sec delay if havent already.
-Save your work. File>Edit in Imageready (CS2 and CS i think, CS3 doesnt have this).
-Once you have it loaded on imageready, test run the animation see if anything is wrong, fix or make any necessary changes.
-File>Save Optimized As. Save your gif wherever it is you put your pictures.
and you're done. you can close up imageready and photoshop, save your work if you had made any changes in imageready.
Credits to this guy who I had used the method off of I essentially rewrote what he said forthose who may have trouble picking up on what he said:
If you plan on uploading to lets say a forum like GTP, remember the content has to fit under the ToS and the file size isn't larger than what your image uploader allows.
-Go to imageshack or photobucket or tinypic or whatever image uploading page you use. Upload to this page and you're done.
EDIT: I had a img sequence of someone getting a slowo slap but its 2.3mb wow. and imageshack is down on me again, i'll upload a sample within 12 hours
i've fully figured it out: Virtual DUB
http://virtualdub.sourceforge.net/
not so hard program to pick up on. you also need a program that makes GIF's such as photoshop, flash or fireworks. I think GIMP works too im not sure. I used photoshop CS2 + Imageready. if you're using CS3 I dont know how you can save it.
steps:
-watch the video tutorial made by someone else i had used(scroll down) or use what i wrote.
-Find your video and somehow get it on your computer.
-Load it on Virtual Dub
-dragging that square-like thing (the thing showing how far you've progressed in watching the video), to where you want to start the GIF.
-on the bottom there are a set of buttons. the last two ones, small black arrows. See 'em? click the one that points left.
-next drag that progression bar to wherever you want to stop the GIF.
This time press the arrow that points right.
-make a new folder somewhere, anywhere you like. i recommend the desktop since it's easy to remember.
-File>Export>Image Sequence.
-Name this whatever you like it wont matter much.
-"number of digits in": i.e if you chose "3", your images will be saved with the "file name" and "000" as the first image in the sequence of images "filename000", "filename001", "filename002", etc.
-locate where you want the images to save. Use that folder i mentioned before.
-set your quality level to whatever it is you want. I use PNG's.
-you're set and begin exporting.
-Open whatever program you use to make GIF's. I use photoshop.
-Windows>Animation.
-load all the images and move 'em all on one image file (i use the move tool). Close the rest. Align all the other layers to the document bound if haven't already.
-this part is optional but i do it for the sake of efficiency and being organized.
I put all the images in order (meaning the layers), the stuff that happens first is at the bottom on the layer list, everything last goes on the very top of the list.
-hide all layers but the first frame of your short image sequence. I recommend you save a PSD of this in case anything happens. start saving your work a bit more frequently too. 👍
-beginning the animation, in the animation palette, click that little square icon that looks like the "new layer" button. this duplicates the selected frame.
-Now you have a frame 1 and frame 2 that both show your first image.
-unhide the next image in the sequence and hide the one that was visible. so "Layer 1 is on, and layer 0 is off".
-press that duplicate frame and repeat this til the end of the image sequence. also make sure the frames are set to have a 0 sec delay if havent already.
-Save your work. File>Edit in Imageready (CS2 and CS i think, CS3 doesnt have this).
-Once you have it loaded on imageready, test run the animation see if anything is wrong, fix or make any necessary changes.
-File>Save Optimized As. Save your gif wherever it is you put your pictures.
and you're done. you can close up imageready and photoshop, save your work if you had made any changes in imageready.
Credits to this guy who I had used the method off of I essentially rewrote what he said forthose who may have trouble picking up on what he said:
If you plan on uploading to lets say a forum like GTP, remember the content has to fit under the ToS and the file size isn't larger than what your image uploader allows.
-Go to imageshack or photobucket or tinypic or whatever image uploading page you use. Upload to this page and you're done.
EDIT: I had a img sequence of someone getting a slowo slap but its 2.3mb wow. and imageshack is down on me again, i'll upload a sample within 12 hours
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