Post: #1

How do you guys make animated gifs from short segments of youtube videos? Is there an easy web-based tool for this, or do you have to download the video and start editing in a video editor?

Post: #2

I think you have to download the video. Type youtube2avi in google to get the video, fast and easy. Then it's easy to find a free gif maker program as well, type gif editing, gif making etc. in Google.

Post: #3

I made these with Photoshop.

Post: #4

Yeah there's an option in Photoshop (been a while since I've done it, so this might be off slightly...) where you can import a video clip, make a "filmstrip" (a series of stills), edit it, and then export an animated .gif.

Post: #5

Photoshop is too much work for me (not to mention expense) for this purpose. Any specific free online apps that someone here uses that can copy a small segment of a youtube video into an animated gif? (Yes, I know I could search and try various online tools, but I figure someone here has already found a pretty good online app for this).

Post: #6

(01-10-2014 04:45 PM)assman Wrote:  Photoshop is too much work for me

Your lack of commitment will show in the quality of your gifs. It's like game. Imagine a guy who wants to bang 8s, but doesn't want to approach, hit the gym, dress up, or get blown out sometimes.

Post: #7

(01-10-2014 05:12 PM)Tuthmosis Wrote:  

(01-10-2014 04:45 PM)assman Wrote:  Photoshop is too much work for me

Your lack of commitment will show in the quality of your gifs. It's like game. Imagine a guy who wants to bang 8s, but doesn't want to approach, hit the gym, dress up, or get blown out sometimes.

Good point. That animated gif sucks donkey balls.

Post: #8

(01-10-2014 04:45 PM)assman Wrote:  Photoshop is too much work for me (not to mention expense) for this purpose. Any specific free online apps that someone here uses that can copy a small segment of a youtube video into an animated gif? (Yes, I know I could search and try various online tools, but I figure someone here has already found a pretty good online app for this).

http://makeagif.com/youtube-to-gif

This is decent for turning a youtube video into a gif. For example, here's a gif that I made on that site:



Alright quality, and the site is easy to use.