#*gifmaking

I wanted to ask (if that's okay) what kind of device you use for editing your gifs? Do you use a laptop or something else?

Hope you have a great day!

Haiiii !

It's always ok to ask dw :)

I gif on laptop only, windows. It's less the device and more the softwares that are important tho.

Each gifmaker has their preferred combination of softwares and editing process. Gifmaking is all about trial and error 🤓

Here's mine :

4kdownloader / JDownloader / ☠️ → i mostly gif mvs, fancams and other ytb content so for hq downloads these are my go-tos.

mpv player (installation tutorial) → video player, i use it to take note of timestamps and choose scenes/shots.

Vapoursynth → cropping + screencapping or clipping (+ denoising if necessary)

Photoshop cc 2020 (or cs6) aka where the real magic happens → sharpening + color correction + colouring + typoraphy/layouts/effects.

tumblr mobile app → to check layout and colouring accross devices 🤡

My editing/colouring style is pretty basic imo, but I do love colourful sets so that’s what I spend the most time on :))

I know you only asked about what I use but

Here are some links to comprehensive masterposts that are super helpful for beginners (or if you just want to know how it works really) : 1 | 2 | 3

And if you have further questions you can join the @pscentral server, there's always someone who might be able to help :))

hiii, tysm i do try !!

i don't know how to be concise so bare with me if i ramble too much please !

i'm going to assume you know how to gif already bc i'm mostly going to explain how i use adjustment layers. but i listed the softwares i'm using here + links to gifmaking masterposts !

the process™️details under the cut :

the obvious answer would be to use high quality videos for hd gifs but i work with lq or faux hq videos all the time, so it's all about faking it ngl... my goal is to have a good contrast and full blacks.

tl;dr : play with sharpening settings, boost your black with curves/levels/selective colour, flatten&brighten then fix the contrast, exposure and voila !

hahah i'll skip 8 'cause i don't have an answer & 13 bc they all kind of were! crazy to look back at 11 pages of these. god, i was so hyper-productive august-october.

14. What gifset was the most difficult to make? (link)

star trek: discovery's lgbtq characters

this was time-consuming and i didn't nail the concept i had as much as i liked (using pride flag colors). i started with the first gif, and it went pretty well. then i got to the gay guys, and realized oh, the gay pride flag is a lot harder to color with than the lesbian pride flag! i probably should've scrapped the initial idea and just focused on making the text the colors of the flag. still glad i made it though. it made me remember how much i love this show and its queerness. :)

15. What gifset was the easiest to make? (link)

carnival of souls & creature from the black lagoon

some of my most popular posts were actually the easiest, 'cause they're of b&w films -- the biggest challenge was cutting out frames to make them small enough in size, lol. it's been fun seeing classic film gifs get the most love.

16. Do you have a favorite gifset you made this year? (link)

haunt

i'm not even 100% happy with how they came out, i'm more proud of the effort i put in and that i actually saw it through. lmao, now i'm noticing a glitch in one of the gifs - god damn it. i'm even less happy with how they came out now! still, it was a good way to practice intense coloring.

desmond hume + "please take me home"

this is another one i'm glad i made happen because i felt i needed to get it out of me, haha. i'm much more comfortable releasing imperfect gifs into the wild than imperfect writing, i guess, for whatever reason! i think some of the typography here is a bit much/could've been done a lot better but i still like it.