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my process isn’t really anything fancy it’s just the same stuff most gifmakers do. when I first started, I followed a ton of tutorials, so I’ll link some of my favorites below! (i still refer to them 'til this day)

GIFMAKING FOR BEGINNERS by hayaosmiyazaki

GIFMAKING 101: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE by redbelles

HOW TO: MAKE HIGH-QUALITY GIFS by cal-kestis

GIF TIPS AND TRICKS by lildohnut

LOW QUALITY VIDEO ➜ “HD” GIFS TUTORIAL by hellboys

one trick I think helps my gifs look smoother is adjusting the framerate of the video before I start making gifs. I use handbrake for that. rly makes a huge difference sometimes!

UPSCALING LOW QUALITY FOOTAGE by sugurugetos

as for sharpening, I use kylo’s sharpen action and tweak it depending on the vid. I also use gaussian blur if the gif gets too sharp and I want it to have that softer look. or topaz denoise sometimes if the video is too grainy.

for coloring, I usually color each gif from the scratch as I make it, but these coloring tutorials were a game changer for me!

HOW TO FIX ORANGE-WASHED CHARACTERS by aubrey-plaza

THE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO CHANNEL MIXER by aubrey-plaza

GIF COLORING TUTORIAL by maziekeen

always use videos that are 1080p or higher for giffing! lower res vids tend to compress badly and ur gifs might come out grainy/blurry. also here's a guide to tumblr's dimension so they show up right~

I use 4K Video Downloader and Jdownloader to grab stuff off yt, then mpv for screencapping (x) (x)

aand lately I’ve been seeing ppl use vapoursynth for gifmaking so I'm trying to learn that too.