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hi anon! first of all, thank you for liking my gifs and it’s great that you want to start making gifs! i’ll put some stuff to know when making gifs and resources under the cut!

when making gifs, the basic steps are:

download a video

import video frames into layers on ps

crop and resize your gif with the correct dimensions

sharpen your gif

color your gif

save your gif via “save for web (legacy)”

» downloading videos from youtube: 4k video downloader

» ts files:

4sashi

kpopexciting

twitter

» free photoshop downloads:

mac (1, 2, more)

windows (1, 2, more)

» gif tutorials: 1, 2

» other tutorials and more: 1, 2

» other programs/plug-in that can be used:

vapoursynth (for mac)

avisynth (for windows)

topaz (keys)

» how to use topaz

» gif dimensions (height is your choice):

2 gifs (side by side): 268

4 gifs (side by side): 268

6 gifs: 268

6, 8, or 10 gifs: 268

9 gifs: 177x178x177

big gifs: 540

more

» sharpening:

topaz settings (clean/denoise): 1, 2

gif actions: 1, 2, 3, 4

sharpening + topaz settings: 1, 2

» coloring/psds: 1, 2, 3, 4

» tips

always download hq videos for hq gifs (1080p or 720p, no less)

always use the right dimensions

don’t make your frame rate too fast or too slow

make sure your gif has less than 256 colors (x, x)