I’m using The KMPlayer to cap, and Photoshop CS5 to edit. For this tutorial I am assuming you are able to load frames to create a basic animation.

This tutorial makes a gif like this:

not sorry (you can find a rebloggable version of this gif here)

How-to behind the cut.

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a handy guide

we’ll be making this gif:

just a quick note on why we want to partly freeze a gif. it’s simple, really - it takes up less space. it means you can fit more frames in an animation, which in turn will mean you can have smoother animations.

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dunderklumpen:

this is basically just me showing you how I gif. (dunderklumpen style? idek) I only ever read one tutorial long after I figured out how to gif, so we’ll see how this goes. there’s a section on the basics, but most of it is focused on the more interesting stuff like sharpening and colouring. or, how to make your gif look pretty. just one thing: a lot of the things I do are the result of linda and me challenging each other to become better gifmakers and constantly trying and combining new things.

if you have any questions or comments, leave them in my ask or browse my answered questions tag.

recommended software: photoshop cs5, the kmplayer and topaz clean

things that are in this tutorial:

giffing 101
1. capping and choosing the right caps/size
2. the basics in photoshop

more advanced things (or, how I gif)
3. using actions
4. (auto) sharpening
5. colouring
6. static background and other tips on saving kbs

7. psds

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so,  laura is fucking brilliant - and we have basically the same process (hive mind? what? no, go away, it’s nothing like that). go bookmark this tutorial. just do it.