A Gif is the ideal way in the fantastic digital universe that we have, to transmit an emotion or state of mind. They are fun and transmit closeness when we see them on a blog, social networks and web pages. Aren't gifs cute? Would you like to know how to create your gifts to express your thoughts, emotions and communicate through them? Well, pay close attention, because in this post we will explain how to make a gif from a video.
A gif is a portion of a video that have a maximum duration of 5 seconds. Sometimes it is likely that we will not find the perfect gif on the Internet or on the web in which we are writing, so we must create one ourselves to use it whenever we want. The good news is that there are a wide variety of tools and applications with which we can create them. And it's not difficult at all. Also, that's what we're here for, to explain it to you and make it easy for you.
How to make a gif from a video
There are millions of gifs available on the Internet, but if you want to create it yourself, it will only take a few minutes.
Using “Giphy”
Is one of the platforms with more animated gifs available, convert your videos to gif simply and easily. It cannot be considered as an advanced tool for this, because it can even decrease the quality of the source material.
To use this tool you must do the following:
- Ir a Giphy and enter the account details.
- Select “Create”, which is in the upper corner of the page, so you will enter the editor.
- There is the option to upload video or add it through a URL.
- Then, it will ask you for the video fragment that you want to convert into a gif and the duration.
- You can add whatever you want to make the gif more attractive, such as: stickers, filters or captions.
- Press "Continue and upload" to create the gif and add it to the platform. If you want to share it on your social networks or website, you can do so by inserting the link provided.
Using “Make a Gif”
Other online gif maker is "make a gif", where you can upload your video or paste a video URL to generate the gif. Let's see how to proceed if the video we use is from YouTube:
- Platform works similar to Giphy, as for adding filters, stickers or subtitles. But besides that, you can determine the speed of the gif and its quality. It is free if the quality is low or medium, but to get high quality or HD you will have to go Premium or subscribe to the paid version.
- Once you have given the respective characteristics to the gif, click on "Continue with the publication" to continue.
- Then write the title, choose a category or add a tag. Press “Create your GIF” and wait for it to transform.
When the GIF is rendered, comes with a watermarkIf you want to remove it, you will have to go Premium. On the other hand, you will not be able to insert the gif on social networks or web pages.
Make your gifs with Photoshop
You can also create a gif without using online tools, if you do not want to upload it to social networks or prefer to protect your creation more. There are many options to create them offline.
Adobe Photoshop It is one of the tools that provide greater process control and production quality. Let's see how this program works:
- Open Photoshop, the version is CC 2017.
- Go to “File” à “Open” and choose the video you will use.
- When you open it, it will immediately be added to the canvas. You can choose how long the video will last through a bar at the bottom, with which you can cut or select the fragment you want.
- Default, the generated video will be the same size as the original video. If you want it that way, then skip this step. Now, if you want to reduce it, click on “Image” from the menu bar and from the drop-down click on “Image” à “Image size”.
- From the menu that is displayed, you will be able to adjust the options for the size of the image.
- Once you have chosen all the settings, click "Ok". A warning box will appear, press the “Convert” button for the resize to occur.
- Now, it's time to export it to gif, for which you must go to "File" à "Export" and finally "Save for the web".
- To finish the process you have to do three things: set the gif format, uncheck “Transparency” and, in the loop option, choose “Always”.
- Now press the "Save" button and choose the location where you want to export it.
These steps may be a bit difficult for you if you are not familiar with Photoshop. But it is a process that only lasts a few minutes. It's a little hard at first, but then practice makes perfect.
Using the mobile
It is also possible to create a gif using the mobile. There are applications of iPhone and Android they are effective for it.
In the case of iPhone we can rely on the application "Video to Gif- Gif Maker”. The steps are these:
- After installing the app, choose the way to add the video and start your creation.
- You can have the video in your device, be from Youtube or record it.
- Make the respective modifications: crop the video, add emojis or text and then click on "Export".
- Next, change the speed of the video and finally, you can share it on social networks.
To do it in Android, use the app GIF shop, an intuitive and easy-to-use tool:
- Open the app.
- Choose “Videos” and then “GIF”.
- Select the video.
- The app has a number of editing and design tools, such as filters, stickers, among others.
- Once you finish editing, click on the arrow at the top right.
- Choose quality, resolution and format of the animation.
- export it.
And that's it!
Now you know how to make a gif from a video. Do you dare to do the first?