#photopea tutorial

so first we're going to download our video. you can use any program for this. 1080p or higher quality is better obviously, but i downloaded my video at 720p since that's the minimum quality i'll gif at.

ONE.

first thing is opening / loading the video:

click the program name and then quick open file then load your video. you can also load the video by dragging it into the kmplayer box.

TWO.

right click the screen to open the main menu. then go to capture > frame extract. alternatively you can just use ctrl + g.

these are my settings, you'll have to adjust it for your screencaps if you want something else.

THREE.

open your files in photopea. first go to file > open > (your folder with your screencaps) and pick the first or last screencap you have. i picked the first (leftmost image).

then go back to file > open > open and place > (your folder with your screencaps) and select ALL of the images. it should have all of your screencaps now and you can delete the first/'background' image.

FOUR.

to crop your image use the crop tool. you can do any size obviously, but my new gif looks like this.

FIVE.

select all your frames and then right click and go to layer > rasterize. this allows you to sharpen your gif like a smart object in photoshop. (it's greyed out since i already clicked it.)

SIX.

to make the frames into an actual gif go to layer > animation > make frames. if you don't want to do anything else then go to export as > gif.

this is the final product. note: there has been no coloring or sharpening applied here! since photopea has no traditional timeline like photoshop you adjust your gif speed here during the saving portion. this gif has 171 frames and has a 240 speed.

SEVEN.

you can create actions in photopea the same way you create them in photoshop. so we'll create a sharpening action under window > actions.

obvious note: every gif is different so one sharpen might not look good on another. this is a very basic example sharpen. figure out what works for you!

this is the final product with sharpening applied. note: there is no coloring added here!

EIGHT.

to add someone else's psd open the psd in photopea. then right click the psd and duplicate into. then choose your gif as the destination.

this gif has sharpening and coloring added.

First import your image (with a transparent background) and select the subject however you please. Since I was doing this on mobile and couldn't right-click, I added a blacked-out version of the image, then did Select > Color Range > Shadows.

Press the symbol below the layers button that kinda looks like a parabola to open the paths menu, then create a new path by pressing the third symbol from the right. Select the pen tool under the path option and choose to make a shape.

Put the shape you just made underneath the transparent, then use the shape tool to edit the outline! Mine looks kinda weird because I made the transparent in two seconds with the magic wand and didn't bother cutting out the gaps in the hair oops.

Here's the finished result!