How to Make GIF in Photoshop?
What is GIF?
First of all, GIF means Graphics Interchange Format. Basically gif is used to display graphics. GIF was invented by Stephen Earl Wilhite in the year of 1987.
GIF is the file format that appears on the web. It is an animated image.
Creating a GIF is an easy thing and just in 3 steps you can create a GIF.
How to Make a GIF in Photoshop?
Step 1: Choosing Images for GIF Animation
a) Open Photoshop and click on the file option.
File option
b) Click on file and select the Scripts.
selecting scripts
c) On Scripts select the choose files into stack.
add files into stack
d) Click on ‘browse’ to select images.
selecting image
e) Choose the images what do you want to make a GIF.
Adding images
f). Now click on ‘ok’, to send images to the stack.
sending images to stock
g). Next select the ‘Window’.
select window
Step 2: Selecting Timeline for the GIF Animation:
a) On the window select the option ‘window’ and choose Timeline.
choosing timeline
b) Next click dropdown button to select the ‘create frame animation’.
creating frame animation
c) Select the create frame animation to make the gif.
create frame animation
d) Again click on create frame animation.
click on create frame animation
e) Click on the corner of timeline window and choose the option ‘create new layer for each frame’.
select new layer for frame option
creating new frame layer
f) Click on the select menu and choose the option ‘All layers’.
select all layers
Step 3: Setting up the Gif
a) Click on the corner of timeline window and choose the option ‘make frames from layers’.
make frames from layer
b) Then you can see the images that are ready to make gif.
images ready
c) Click on the play button to play the gif .
click on button to play GIF
d) And then select the loop mode and select as ‘forever’.
select loop mode as forever
e) Then select the file >> Export >> Save for web.
save the file
f) Click on the preset and choose the option ‘GIF 128 Dithered’.
choosing GIF option
g) And the click save button to save the gif.
save the GIF
h) Save the gif in the folder wherever you want.
selecting the Folder
Step 4: Final GIF
Final GIF
Uses of GIF
- To display graphics
- Using memes in social media platforms
- It is used to show the movement
- Small size when compared to Image format.
Conclusion
Making gif in photoshop, is involves choosing all the images which do you want to make the gif , then You have to select the timeline and frame animation for gif and then export and save according to your needs (gif location, name etc..)
It allows us to organize the images as layers . In this we can customize thing like frame timing, looping . By following the above steps we can achieve the effective gif according to our needs.
FAQ’S:
1. Why my gif is too slow?
It is because of frame time. So just adjust the frame duration in timeline control panel.
2. Can I add text to my gif?
Yes, By creating the text layer at the correct position and make the text layer as visible in frames.
3. Can we have options for gif looping in photoshop ?
Yes, we have “once” and “forever” looping options in making gif
4. Is video file can be used to make the gif?
Yes, you can import the video to photoshop and create the gif.
5. What is the frame rate for gif in photoshop?
Frame rate is 10 to 15 seconds for each frame in photoshop
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