Load Files Fast action opens up a folder where you put your own screencaps in and loads the caps in PS and makes it into a smart object. You will need to configure this yourself since it uses my own folder. Click on Load Files Fast, select "Record" button and then choose File > Open, navigate to the folder that you use to store your screencaps, select the first cap, click on the "Image Sequence" option on the bottom right of the dialog box and then click "Open". It will then ask you to specify the frame rate, I use 25, then click OK. Then you click on the "Stop" button and your action is saved. [video on how here]

After it is put into a Smart Object, I use one of my crop presets I've made. To load them into Photoshop, click on the down arrow next to the crop bottom, click Load Tool Preset and select my preset.

Then I choose a sharpening I want to use. I'm either use 'high pass' or the 'sharper w/o grain' one.

OPTIONAL - Brighten action, brightens the scene using 'Screen' mode. I use these for really dark scenes.

After that I color the gif and add text if needed.

If I want to change the frame delay, I use the 'frame delay' action and set my delay to 0.04 and then save the gif!

So dog number 1, that's Yuri. Originally, she had a terrible infection on her teeth and had to have surgery about it. We did it, but the vets found a weird mass on her throat. Long story short, we recently confirmed it's a cancerous tumor. We don't know if it can be treated at this point, we're waiting for results. In the meantime, she's having a hard time swallowing, so we're mostly feeding her liquids. She's not a fan. We're holding on until we get those results. So, original problem solved, secondary problem found and we're doing out best. Her special liquid food is $20 a can and we have to get one every two days.

Now, dog number 2, that's Abby. Abby had severe kidney failure. Vet told us she probably wouldn't live more than a couple days more. Against all odds, Abby is now almost fully recovered, as we confirmed yesterday! (Thanks thanks thanks to the Kofi donations, being able to afford that particular visit to the vet made me feel a lot less helpless) But turns out she may or may not have a condition called Addison syndrome. We have to take a blood sample to a lab (and pay $30 because of course) and confirm. Good news is, vet says it's highly treatable! Bad news is, vet says the drug used to treat it is pretty expensive.

Both are currently pretty lethargic and clearly feel under the weather, but Abby's prospects are good, and we can do nothing but wait and try to help Yuri feel as comfortable as possible. They're both over 10 years old, so that adds a whole number of complications. However, finally knowing at least what the hell is going on has me feeling a lot more calm.