once again, another project's come up that pushes afrocentric ideologies which severely harm egyptian people (like međ« ). a girl much younger than me put into words why exactly this show is doing so much more harm than good, and much more calmly than I could have managed, so here's some screenshots bc im tired
afrocentrism as a concept has been around for about 150 or so years. it was most likely created as a direct response to eurocentric views and history teaching. there is nothing wrong with lifting up and centering african histories + cultures, and in fact that should be celebrated! I do however think that this concept takes everything a step too far, because by claiming "true egyptians" were black, and not egyptian, that erases people like me, and families like mine. ancient egyptians have been mythicized and fetishized to the nth degree for as long as people decided to have an opinion about them. it's frightening how so many prominent figures in the entertainment industry buy into the literal delusion that is "real egyptians" because of pure fascination with a history they wish was their own. please don't watch this show when it's out, and if you hear people discussing it, help people like me out and call out the bullshit when you see it! the second i get any hurtful or racist comments about this, im turning off rbs I don't even care. twitter is a cesspool of the worst takes in the world, so hopefully the few like-minded friends I have here will give this a read at least. it's not nice to be erased from your own heritage!!!!!
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So, a very nice anon asked me how I make my gifs (a few of you guys were also interested as well) and Iâm here to try and teach you guys how I make my gifs for Tumblr as easy and pain free as possible while still trying to be as detailed as possible! I personally use Photoshop 2020, but any Photoshop will do here. So, here we go! (Iâm sorry for my bad explanation at some points. I am absolutely terrible at explaining things and I just talk way too much, so Iâm very sorry for how long this is.)
Downloading the Video:Â
So, to download my video, I use one of two programs: 4k Video Downloader and/or Clipgrab for Mac or for Windows. Both are very simple to use and are free to download onto your computer! Definitely try and download the highest quality as possible as well!Â
Loading Video Into Photoshop/Making Layers:
Alright, so you have your video downloaded. Now, itâs onto actually making the gif(s) of the particular parts of the video you would like! So, first things first, make sure your timeline is open in Photoshop at the bottom. Itâs this bad boy right here:Â
If you donât see that, go to Window > Timeline and it should pop up. Make sure it says âCreate Frame Animationâ If it says âCreate Video Timelineâ just hit the little arrow in the center to change it.Â
So, to actually load the video into Photoshop, youâre gonna want to go to File > Import > Video Frames to Layers. Your downloads folder will pop up and you just select what video you would like and hit OK. Something like this will show up:Â
So, you see the tiny two arrow things at the bottom? Those are what youâre going to move to actually select the part of the video which you would like to gif. The left one is the start and the right one is the end. The play button is also there for you to play your selection and you can adjust accordingly if you donât like it. So, once your selection is made and youâre happy with it, just hit the OK button. Then youâll have something like this:Â
Cropping Your Gif:Â
So, first thing I do once I have that part done is I crop the gif and resize them using the crop tool on the tools panel on the left. Itâs this little guy right here:Â
So, Tumblrâs post dimensions are 540 pixels wide, so if itâs just one single gif thatâs what youâre gonna want to have it as. For two column gifsets, I usually put it at 250 pixels wide. So, to change the width and height, when you select the crop tool, in the top select âratioâ and change the dimensions to what you would like them to be. So, if I want a 540 gif, I usually change it to 540 by 270, and thatâs what I would set it as in the aspect ratio box right beside the drop down menu at the top and it will do the ratio for me and you can adjust accordingly. Once you are happy with the selection, either hit the Enter/Return key on your computer or the little checkmark at the top. Congratulations you have a gif and now all you have to do is set the timing, color and sharpen it and youâll be good to go!Â
Gif Timing:Â
So, next thing I do, is I set my gif timing so itâs not too fast, but not too slow. So, in your timeline panel at the bottom, firstly, make sure your looping option says âForeverâ at the bottom left corner. Next, select all your frames in the timeline panel by clicking the first frame and while holding down the Shift key hitting the last frame and change your gif timing which is the little numbers on every layer in the timeline panel by clicking the arrow right beside the timing number. The lower the number, the faster your gif will move. So, if you have it set at 0 seconds/No Delay, it will move very fast. If you have it set at 1 second, itâs gonna move pretty slow. I usually have my gifs set at anywhere from 0.5-0.9 seconds depending on how many layers I have in a gif. Totally up to you.Â
Coloring Your Gif:Â
This is the fun part and the part that everyone loves to do. Itâs coloring your gif to make it look better. You can make your own coloring using the adjustments panel on the right above your layers panel right here:
 and messing around with that or you can use what is called a PSD. PSDâs are essentially colorings that are made for you and all you really have to do is drag and drop the folder coloring onto your gif (Make sure all your frames are selected in the timeline!). You can find them on any Photoshop resource blog and they are just super convenient and there for you to use and you can also adjust those accordingly as well by clicking the arrow right beside the folder and turning off and on the different settings by clicking the little eye right beside it.Â
Gif Captions (Optional):Â
If you want text on your gif/a gif caption, thatâs easy too! So, you wanna click the Text Tool (itâs the âTâ on the left hand Tools Panel). At the top, select your font from the drop down menu. I personally use Arial for my gif captions, but I know some people use Calibri/Myriad Pro/etc. Totally up to you. Right beside the font selection, youâre gonna want to select your style. I use Bold Italic personally. Adjust your text size to your liking and type what you want (Again, make sure all your timeline frames are selected.) and then hit the move tool at the top of your Tools panel on the left and adjust the text layer to your liking. If itâs a gif caption, try and keep it centered at the bottom as much as possible. Then, youâre gonna want to add what is called a Layer Style, specifically Stroke and Drop Shadow, to make them look better. So, in the layers panel at the bottom right, double click on your text layer and something like this will pop up:Â
Checkmark the Stroke box on the left. Here are my settings for Stroke:Â
Also, checkmark the box right besides the Drop Shadow. Here are my settings for that:Â
Then, you hit OK in the top corner. Congrats! You have a gif caption!Â
Sharpening Your Gif:
Last thing I do before I save my gif(s) is I sharpen them. Sharpening your gifs basically makes them look less âgrainyâ and just more HD and better in general. The easiest way to go about doing this is what is called Smart Sharpen. So, youâre gonna want to select all your timeline frames and your layers in the layers panel (You donât have to select your coloring layers and/or your text layers in the layers panel. Just the gif layers.) and youâre gonna want to hit the three lines at the top right of the layers panel and select âConvert to Video Timelineâ firstly. Your timeline should look something like this:Â
Next, youâre gonna want to go to Filter > Convert for Smart Filters. There will be a popup that basically says that the selected layer will be converted to a smart object, just hit OK. The layers panel should now have your gif layers like this:Â
Then, youâre gonna want to go to Filter > Sharpen > Smart Sharpen. These are my settings for it personally:Â
Hit OK and then youâre done!
Saving Your Gif:Â
Last but not least, youâre gonna have to save your gif, of course. So to save your gif, youâre gonna go to File > Export > Save For Web. Something like this will pop up Personally, this is where I change my gif image size to the 540 by 270 or whatever I want my image size to be by typing it in below where it says âImage Sizeâ at the bottom. Also, near the bottom left, youâre gonna see a number right below where it says GIF like this:Â
Youâre gonna want to make sure that that MB number is below 8 MB for Tumblr, no more, no less as that is the gif upload limit. If it is above 8 MB, your gif will not move and then youâll have to delete some frames and nobody wants that. Preview your gif by clicking âPreview...â in the bottom left corner and if youâre satisfied, click Save, name your gif, select the folder youâd like to save it to and youâre all done!
Let me know if you guys have any questions and thanks for reading!Â
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