The simple answer is, I used Photoshop.
Learning to use the software Adobe Photoshop requires another set of instructions so I’m not even going to go into that here. I am instead going to share the concept of how the image is done, and how you could possibly replicate it using the gif apps that you could download from your iTunes or Android apps store.
I don’t think anyone of you are strangers to the .gif image. It basically is a file format that saves multiple images in one file so that the file can be played to show you an animated image. It is a different file format from video files and doesn’t need a video player or plug-in for you to see the animation being played.
In the case of my Don’t Parsley Me By image, in the course of my editing I had already saved multiple versions of the file as it developed so it was easy for me to just use these files to create the .gif animation.
I save every time I’m unsure and think that I may need to hit the redo button (except that I never, I just go back to the last saved version :P)
I save every time I need to switch apps. For this image, I switched between Snapseed, camera 360, VSCOcam and Moldiv apps at various stages.
And these are the stills that I had saved:
The last cell is not part of the animation :P…
In Photoshop, all I did was create one layer each for each still image I had. The edits were layered over the original photo. As I had cropped the edits to the square format, the base photo which is originally snapped in landscape peeks out at the side since it is not similarly cropped.
Next, it was a simple matter of opening up the Animation window and giving each still a frame of its own, so that when I hit play, it animates. Once I was happy with it, I saved. And that was it.
I like using Photoshop because of the control I can get in dictating how long each frame should play and that I can set the last frame for play for 5secs before it starts to loop again.
But if you are not as fussy, a simple app on the phone like GifBoom would do the trick without you having to make the extra effort to learn a new software that you may or may not use very often ;)
GifBoom is available for both Android and iPhone. It lets you import pictures or video to make animated .gif files.
hutchagoodlife
Love that! Looks really good
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Green Embers
Also for people who can’t afford Photoshop, GIMP works well for this too (it’s what I use).
Roxy the Traveling Dog
I have an older version of photoshop, so i don’t know if it animates. I have never looked. LOL
weliveinaflat
Mine’s old too – CS2
lensandpensbysally
Nicely done.
weggieboy
Love my Photoshop, but they update the program before I figure out how to use features using whichever 5 pound user guide I’m using at the time for a specific version. I’m on version 10 now, but i see they’ve updated to 11. Geez! Anyway, I just barely realized I can make GIFs on the program when I recently stumbled on the option. I’ll have to try it.
sassmuffins
That’s really neat! I have never tried to create gif’s in Photoshop. Mine is an older version so not sure if I can, but will certainly check. I am sure it does many, many more things that I am not even aware of. Once again, great tutorial!