Go to File -> Export -> Render Video and a new window will open. Since I still have plans for this gif, let's do the second step and render the video. Do the latter if you want to use the new video for an animated icon or if you want to add more frames (or delete some for that matter which will make the file size *smaller*) and change the speed. You either go to File - Save to Web & Devices (which will save the file on spot as a gif with video speed and frame number) OR render the file to a fully working Quicktime mov (or avi, mp4, etc.). Use the Unsharp Mask (about 30%, Radius: 1, Threshold: 2) on the base layer.Ĥ. Sharpen the faces which most likely will be a bit blurry by now. Surface Blur (Radius: 1, Threshold: 2) on the two video layersį. Color Fill: #e3c311 on Soft Light (Opacity: 40% Fill: 36 %)ĭ. This will happen everytime you create a new layer.Ĭ. Another Timeline will be added to the Animation tab. To lighten I copied the base layer and set it to Screen. This saves you *tons* of time, because you don't have to do it on every frame.Ī. Everything you do will be shown on the entire animation. A Photoshop Alert will pop up that will ask you to convert the video to a smart object, click convert.ģ. Use the normal crop tool (Shift + C) to do this. To shorten the video length, you have to move the blue/gray stripes to mark beginning and end of animation.Ģ. This will let you play and shorten the video file in Photoshop.ġ. Go to Window and click on animation for the animation/timeline tab. Either drag and drop your video file into Photoshop or go to File -> Open. It deals with a clip like with normal screencap layers. Photoshop lets you colour, resize, shorten, crop, etc. You can also use the Windows Movie Maker or the program that comes with your Apple computer to do this.Ģnd step: crop, colour, shorten the video Software (freeware) I use: The KM Player, XMedia Recode, K-Lite Codec Packīasically you don't actually need to capture the video sequence, because it doesn't make much difference to PS CS3 how long the video file itself is, but it's easier for the cutting process.
Personally, I can't use avi files (Photoshop and Quicktime work together, and my QT can't play avi), so I use two other programmes, first: to capture the video sequence and second: to convert it to mp4/mov. In Photoshop you can open almost every video format as long as your computer has the right codecs installed. This tutorial includes: cropping, colouring, rendering, minimizing and converting a video to a gif in a handful of steps. How to make a coloured, animated gif in Photoshop CS3 (ETA: I use Extended version of PS CS 3) out of an actual video clip (no screencaps needed).įrom a video (Criminal Minds, 1x10) to t h i s and
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