Not a hard and fast rule, but usually one single PSD will not suit the lighting of every scene. Don’t use the same coloring for all gifs. Be careful not to overdo it though, as using too much will result in your gifs looking low-quality and lossy.
I especially recommend this for black & white gifs to add an extra layer of depth. Check out these amazingly talented people for inspiration: x, x, x This style is very popular at the moment for a reason - it looks great! All you have to do is convert your gif into a Smart Object, drag it on top of another gif, set the blend mode to Screen and mess around with the placement until you’re satisfied. After a few practices, your eyes will naturally catch on duplicate frames and you won’t have to go frame-by-frame anymore. Deleting extra frames will also save you some file size & upload time. It will take a minute, but if you skip this step your gifs might look choppy. Simply go through all your frames one-by-one and make sure there aren’t any that are exactly the same. This will also help you achieve a “smoother” look. Keep in mind though, that this technique will increase your gif size, since you are adding more color to it. Medium-vibrant color, set the blend mode to screen, and ta-da! The difference is subtle, but your gif will look a million times better. Simply paint over the sides with a soft brush and a Adding a lighter gradient to the edges will harmonize the gif and make theĬolors pop more. I do this a lot, especially with scenery gifs. I do not recommend going below 0.06 seconds - your gif will start to look slow and choppy. I recommend 0.03 seconds for 60fps, and 0.05 seconds for 30/24fps gifs. For absolute best results I also recommend using Avisynth (tutorial linked here). The difference in quality is noticeable, especially with darker gifs that would normally look jagged and grainy. Your final result will be completely lossless and perfectly crisp. Using Video Frames to Layers eliminates this problem, since Photoshop simply imports the existing footage, which you can then crop and resize to your desired parameters. Video players like KM Player and Potplayer extract video frames as still images (pngs, bmps or jpegs) which always results in compression, meaning the images will look more grainy, pixelated, and less colorful than the original footage. Use Video Frames to Layers, not Load Files Into Stack. Here is a shot with some movement to demonstrate the I personally find that 30fps looks perfectly fine in gifs where there’s not a lot of movement, but for character/action shots you’ll generally want to use 60fps. It’s up to you to decide whether the tradeoff is worth it. Keep in mind that it also limits how long you can make your gif, since you’ll be using twice the amount of frames for the same scene, making it a larger file size. This contributes hugely to making your gifs look smoother.
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Record in 60fps, or download videos in 60fps when you can. Not only will the uncompressed material look better, but you also have a lot more control over things like camera placement, mods, skins, settings, etc. I know this option is not realistic for everyone, but if you have a good enough computer to run games on medium-high settings, I recommend recording your own footage and using that instead of taking something from Youtube.
SMART GIF MAKER TUTORIAL HOW TO
Please keep in mind: This guide presupposes that you have a basic knowledge of the gif making process, like how to import footage to Photoshop and use the timeline. I’m not a master gif maker by any means, but I’ve been doing this for 9+ years and I’ve learned a few things along the way that I am happy to share with you all! I decided to instead make a “general tips” type guide to help up-and-coming creators, or anyone who wants to spice up their style. There are already so many tutorials out there, I don’t think there’s that much insight to be gleaned from another step-by-step breakdown.
SMART GIF MAKER TUTORIAL UPDATE
I’ve learned a lot more and my style also changed, so I felt like an update was due.Īs I stated in the first version, this guide won’t be going over gif making basics. Hi everyone! This is an updated version of my Gifmaking Tips & Tricks Guide from back in 2019.
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