It is becoming more and more common for us to record videos. But also that we want those videos to become a form of expression of what we feel. The problem is that not everyone knows how to make a gif from a video. Does it happen to you?
If you don't know how to do it, and you urgently need convert a video to gif, here we are going to give you different options, because they can not only be done with applications; there is also the possibility that you do not need them.
What are animated gifs
When it comes to learning how to make a gif from a video, the first thing you have to be clear about is: what kind of gif we mean. As you know, a gif is an image format. It is less heavy than jpg, which is the most used, and at the same time it is one of those that allows you to have a transparent background. But there are also animated gifs.
These are animated sequences that are created in a continuous loop. For example, imagine that you have a notebook and that on each sheet you draw a character that is walking on each sheet. If you take all of them and go fast, it will look like a video, right? Well, that's what the animated gif is about. It is a way to give movement to images or frames.
However, right now, videos can also be used to make animated gifs.
How to make a gif from a video: options you have
Although we are going to develop each of them below, you should know that animated gifs, or what is the same, making a gif with movement (either with images or with video) can be achieved:
- With web applications, both for mobile phones and computers.
- With animation programs. Most of them (the good ones) are paid and if you are only going to use it at the user level it is not worth the outlay.
- With free programs with basic functions.
How to make a gif from a video with programs
There are many video editing programs. And image too. In the event that you want to make a GIF of a video, you will have to rely on the latter to achieve it. Therefore Gimp, Photoshop and the like would be the most common options to choose from, although there are others that could also work such as ImgFlip Gif Creator, Microsoft GIF Maker, Recordit Fast Screencast, Shout ...
The most common, especially for designers, is Photoshop, since it can be done easily. The steps with this are:
- Open the video in Photoshop. To do this, you have to go to File / Import / Video frames to layers (frames to layers).
- Then adjust the quality. It is important that the video you have created is not very long, but only a few seconds. Otherwise, in addition to being too heavy, you may not have the memory to edit it.
- Save it as a GIF.
How to make a gif from a video with apps
As for the applications to make a GIF from a video, the truth is that there are multiple options for it. Among those we recommend are:
imgplay
Available for both iOS and Android, you can create a gif from a video or also from several photos. In addition, it allows you to decorate it with texts, stickers, stickers, filters and make it some special effects that give it a unique touch.
We like it because it also allows us to choose if we want the GIF to play constantly or just once.
Time
In this case, Moment catches our attention because, although you can create a GIF from a video or photos, the good thing is that you can also add background music. It has the same functions as other apps, such as including texts, stickers, cutting fragments, etc. but the audio is what can attract your attention the most.
GIF Maker
Easy to understand. It is an application in which, when you enter it, it allows you to upload some photos or a video to cut out what interests you. It is very easy to handle which will make you, in a matter of seconds, know how to create a lot of them.
The good news is that it also has a database of GIFs, So if you don't want to bother creating it, you can edit the one you like with texts, drawings or stickers and use it as a template to create something new.
The only bad thing is that they sometimes put ads on you, but it's worth the wait (and swallowing the ad) if you use it often.
Yes, the messaging application itself now lets you make a gif from a video. To do this, you have to click on the camera, where you take the photos within the application.
Hold to create a video, then just crop enough to make a gif (it will show you in the cutout part). The fact of the matter is that that GIF video is less than six seconds long.
Now, what if you want a video from the gallery? No problem, you hit Gallery to attach the video and the frames will appear. Again you choose a short sequence (less than six seconds) and you can create it.
How to make a gif from a video without apps
After all of the above, you may not want to have any programs. Nor do you install applications or upload your video to external websites where you don't know what they are going to do with it later.
So, the option you have left is to learn how to make a gif from a video without using anything. And yes, it is possible to carry it out. In fact, it is a trick that is not well known, but that can be used as a fix.
To do this, you will need to upload your video to Youtube. There you have the option to share. But also that of inserting, emailing and GIFs. And that's where you will be able to do it without the need for you to do anything else. Of course, keep in mind that not all YouTube videos have this option; That is, it will not appear in all of them, but you will only see it in some.
In those that leave you, you only have to select when you want it to start and when it ends. It will also let you add a text and, finally, by clicking on "Create GIF", you will have it in a matter of seconds.