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A ton of posts are now being flagged as sensitive content thanks to Tumblr’s new idea to make it adult content free. However, you can request a review so they can fix it. I know it’s tiring, and I know it’s not our fault that Tumblr can’t do a simple thing right, but I refuse to have any of my SFW creations being taken down just because Tumblr doesn’t know how to write an algorithm.

So here’s what you can do, even if you aren’t the OP.

Any post that has been flagged will show something like the image below at the top of the post, even if it’s a reblog.

If you’re the OP, a REVIEW link will show up at the right margin of the red bar where it says “Your post was flagged”. Click on it, and then click REQUEST REVIEW, like the image below.

After you’ll get a message in an orange bar saying “Your post is in content appeal”, meaning they’re evaluating whether their algorithm screwed up or not. If it was wrongfully marked as sensitive (and it most likely was), you’ll get an email being alerted to that your post is now visible to everyone again.

Alternatively, if you aren’t the OP, but your reblogs are flagged as well, (which in this case, you’ll see something like the image below in your flagged reblog), you can message the OP about it so they can request a review.

If you’re gonna message the OP about a flagged post, please, please, specify which post has been flagged. Most blogs have hundreds or thousands of posts, which makes it impossible to know which one you’re referring to exactly. We appreciate all the help we can get, but it will be for nothing if we don’t know what you’re talking about. Something like “Hey! Just letting you know the post with the link /post/123456789012 has been flagged.” is more than enough.

I’ve seen a few people complaining that this doesn’t work. I can’t vouch for every case, but it has been working for me and I know it has been working for other people, too. I’ve been doing this since “marked as sensitive” posts began way before this new Tumblr policy, and I’ve never had a problem with it. If your account e-mail is up to date and you’re getting some e-mails from Tumblr (you can check this by going to Settings and then clicking on the Notifications tab on the right sidebar), you should get an e-mail (or several, if you have made several review requests). I already got at least 15 e-mails since last night saying my posts are visible to everyone and apologizing for the inconvenience.

If you’re having issues with this method, I suggest you try to contact support. Use this link and after you click on it, a right sidebar will show up, where you can address your situation. Just make sure you’re clear about the it, instead of saying something like “Hey, I can’t take request a review on this post, help.” That’s not good, considering contact support will usually give you an actual response, instead of an automated e-mail response, and they might ignore your request instead of helping.

Making a gif/edit is honestly not that hard and takes about 5 minutes, well, depending on the scene, how long you’ve been doing this and how you color but the steps are:

Getting your screencaps.

Importing them into Photoshop.

Cropping and putting them into the correct dimensions for tumblr.

Sharpening.

Color.

Save.

Six pretty easy steps. But this is not a tutorial post, this is a resource post.

Tutorials on how to make gifs:

Windows using KMPlayer

Windows using PotPlayer (my settings for capturing frames)

Windows using GOM Player

Mac using MPlayer OSX Extended

Windows AND Mac using MPEG Streamclip

Resources for getting caps:

KMPlayer (For Windows)

Potplayer (For Windows)

MPlayer OSX Extended (For Mac)

GOM Player (For Windows)

MPEG Streamclip (Windows and Mac)

Downloading videos from youtube, vimeo, and some other sites:

4K Downloader (windows, mac and linux) <- best one imo

KeepVid (windows and mac)

Clip Converter

Downloading videos from twitter:

Put a m. in front of the url, for example,

m.twitter.com/GameOfThrones/status/867070159902486528

Click on the video and then right click > Save Video as…

New Dimensions for tumblr:

10 gifs: 268x145

9 gifs: 177x177/178x178/177x177

8 gifs: 268x160

6 gifs: 268x186-200 (whichever you prefer)

4 gifs (side by side): 268x268

4+ gifs: 540x220

2 gifs (side by side): 268x300

2/3 gifs: 540x240 

The width is the most important, that stays the same but the height can be different as long as the gif size is under 3MB

this is a really good tag too see different sizes

Sharpening for gifs: (these are the best ones)

Actions I have made (includes two: the basic sharpening & gaussian blur)

Current sharpening I’m using by hoechlin

the above sharpenings you need to convert your gifs into a smart object when you are in video timeline

Basic Sharpening (up to 150 frames) by karazorel

Resources for getting good quality pictures and caps for making edits:

farfarawaysite

screencapped

grandecaps

7kingdoms

kissthemgoodbye

Downloads for Photoshop:

completeresources: windows // mac

photoshopshitilike (includes downloads for other things too)

This is probably the hardest part finding a good download, its a trial, I went through a couple before I found a good one (I forgot where I got it sorry.)

Photoshop CS5 is probably the best one for making gifs, makes them look smoother. 

Some tips:

Never use google to find images especially those found in pinterest, weheartit or other sites like that. Use the ones above or from official sites.

Never stretch an image more than it’s original size. If you already sized it down to 268px but now want it to be 540px, you need to just start over cause stretching it would make it really pixelated and gifs/edit that have pixels are ugly. 

Always download 1080p, 720p is fine but try to find 1080p. Never 480p. Never, just love yourself.

When it comes to sharpening gifs, keep it simple. If you do use gaussian blur, don’t make it too blurry. Simpler is better but again, everyone is different so its not my place to tell you what to do. *You know you oversharpen your gif when you get that weird line around an object.*

Always use the right dimensions! Only use widths of 268px or 540px, unless you are making 3 gifs side by side then its 177 x 178 x 177. If you are makings gifs that are side by side, example, keep it 268px never anything smaller or higher, it makes the gifs blurry.

The only time it’s okay to use a bigger size is when you make a graphic, infographic, or art. Never for gifs or edits.

A clear sign that someone is stealing/recoloring gifs is if the gifs in the post are all different sizes from each other and/or have different sharpening.

For text, keep the font size between 10.3-11px. The best front to use is Arial Rounded MT Bold with a stroke of 1px and if needed, a drop shadow at 50%, angle 30, distance 3, spread 0, and size 5. You can download my font psd here if you want.