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for those of you who dont know a GIF is the most commonly used image format supporting multiple frames in a slidshow or animation. in other words you can put short videos where normally only images go.
I have wanted to make a GIF out of videos clips many times and have struggled with finding a way to do so without buying software (which i seem to have subconsciously promised myself never to do.). i thought i would share this chain of programs with the instructable community, somebody has to be as cheap as me.
I have wanted to make a GIF out of videos clips many times and have struggled with finding a way to do so without buying software (which i seem to have subconsciously promised myself never to do.). i thought i would share this chain of programs with the instructable community, somebody has to be as cheap as me.
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your going to need either Linux or Windows XP or Vista in order for this to work. gimp does not support Mac OS.
what were going to do to accomplish this task is first break down an AVI files frames into JPGs. then turn the JPGs into the frames of the GIF.
Video editor. if your using a pc your going to have windows movie maker already installed. if your using linux chances are you have the knowhow to at least find a decent video editing software if you don't already know how to do this whole process already. you might not need this program if you have a already trimmed AVI file.
Light saber maker
as you can deduce this program is for editing light saber effects into video files. as you can probably also deduce this is not what we are using it for. believe it or not this is the only stable (for the most part) freeware i could find that could separate an AVI files frames into images (for our needs, JPGs.).
Newest GIMP version
for combining your JPGs into one GIF.
your going to want to make a new folder to contain your project in. create a new folder in your Pictures folder or My Pictures folder .
what were going to do to accomplish this task is first break down an AVI files frames into JPGs. then turn the JPGs into the frames of the GIF.
Video editor. if your using a pc your going to have windows movie maker already installed. if your using linux chances are you have the knowhow to at least find a decent video editing software if you don't already know how to do this whole process already. you might not need this program if you have a already trimmed AVI file.
Light saber maker
as you can deduce this program is for editing light saber effects into video files. as you can probably also deduce this is not what we are using it for. believe it or not this is the only stable (for the most part) freeware i could find that could separate an AVI files frames into images (for our needs, JPGs.).
Newest GIMP version
for combining your JPGs into one GIF.
your going to want to make a new folder to contain your project in. create a new folder in your Pictures folder or My Pictures folder .
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Jun 16, 2011. 7:54 PM
feltonite
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feltonite
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Gimp, in fact, does support Mac. I have it on my iMac.
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Nov 6, 2009. 2:13 PMmiiwii3
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nice job i love gimp i am using this method to to make a gif for a speacile project...i will post it on instrucatbles later. All i'll say is ipod touch and iphone user with jailbroken devices will like this one... :)
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Jul 8, 2009. 2:54 PMzeero360
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To make gifs i usually just make the clip you want into a avi, then I just put it in total video converter and make it into a gif, cos this with this method its hard to make a long gif, but this is how I started makeing gifs, so I think this is a great instructable.
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Jul 24, 2009. 9:03 AMwhitish (author)
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Yes, let it be known that method is much easier but to my knowledge one of those programs would cost money.
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