Questions tagged [gif]

Questions about software used to create, edit and optimize static and animated GIF images.

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Free tool to compress images to a given file size

Is there a tool (preferably a webapp) to which you upload an image (let's say 100Kb) and specify the desired reduced file size (let's say 50Kb), then download the result which should be roughly the ...
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HTML / CSS to mp4 or gif

Is it any Javascript or React library, which would render part of an html and css to mp4 of GIF? I would use this gif is social sharing, it would be refered in an og:video field. I would transform ...
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Software to create transparent GIFs?

I have to create GIFs with transparent backgrounds for a gig, I know Blender can render transparent videos with the quicktime codec, but do you know a tool to convert them to transparent GIFs? The ...
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Is there a flowcharting app that supports animated GIFs?

I need to make a flowchart for a project, and some of the nodes have to be animated GIFs. Support for any video file format works just as well since I can just convert the GIFs into videos, but I ...
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Convert PDF images to video?

I have a collection (hundreds) of PDF files each containing an image. I'd like to combine the images into a GIF or video format, basically displaying them one after another at some chosen framer rate. ...
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Best software for recording GIFs screen captures with good quality and low sizes for forums

I'm not sure my question is related to this forum or Graphic Design forum. But I guess here is more suitable than there. I see many GIFs screens captures in StackExchange communities and forums that (...
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Video to GIF online/offline solution

Is there any free software or a website to convert video to GIF without having watermark of the product in the GIF?
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How to reduce frame rate of animated gif?

I have a gif file of bigger file size. How can I reduce framerate of gif to make it lower file size? I know there are lots of online tool available to optimize gif, but they basically reduce the ...
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Removing background from GIF image

Is it possible to remove the black background from a GIF image using JavaScript? Is there any library available to do this? I have checked the MarvinJ Library, but it seems it will only remove the ...
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Windows 10 program to view GIF's fullscreen

Ifranview almost does this- you can make GIF's decently big in normal viewing mode but when you go fullscreen mode the GIF's become small again. If I'm not mistaken, ifranview considers this a "...
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Third party library for converting from word to gif in ASP.NET Core or through API

I am looking for a third party library that will convert the doc/docx extensions to gif. If it would be easier to convert from doc/docx to pdf then to gif that would be fine as well. I am using ASP....
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Is there a tool to produce gif from screen recording for windows

I started seeing people produce a short snapshot of tutorial as gif file. Something like this https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/images/animation.gif Is there any good software dedicated for this?
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React plugin to combine photos into an animated GIF

Is there any GIF plugin that combines a list of images and creates a gif.. That should be able to control the time each photo is shown and it should work across photo sizes and also compress the ...
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PC/Desktop IM Client that Supports GIFs via GIPHY?

I'm looking for an IM/chat client that will work on Windows which can connect to multiple services and meets the following criteria: Allows to add accounts from other services (e.g. Facebook, ...
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What free tool can I use to convert GIFs into JPGs with minimal loss?

I am trying to convert several GIF files into JPG format, but I want to do it with minimal loss. Generally, when saving files in the JPG format results in loss of quality. How can I minimize that ...
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Generate sheets of animated characters

I need a quick way to generate a grid of perspectives that can later be used to animate a character. I was wondering if there was a software that could automate/facilitate this process, starting from ...
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Free screen recorder to animated GIF on Windows

I'm looking for a free screen recorder to short animated GIFs for Windows. It needs to support: recording part of the screen displaying mouse clicks as dots edits (cuting, merging and reorganising) ...
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Add second counter to a gif file

I am looking for a Microsoft Windows program that can automatically add second counter to a gif file (or some other kind of time counter). E.g., given the gif file I would like to add somewhere (...
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Software for converting MP4 to animated GIF

There are many software for converting videos to animated GIF but I want to know which has least file size for the output of a same video with MP4 and with same frame rate, pixel size. I'm using ...
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Record a gif from screen for Arch Linux [duplicate]

I'm looking for a program like Gyazo Gif which would let you select a portion of the screen, and record it to a gif. Gyazo does work on Linux, but only regular PNG, the gif is windows only. Is there ...
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Cross-platform screenshot tool

I am having trouble finding a cross-platform tool that works on Windows, Mac & Linux, and lets you take screenshots, GIFs & screencasts of any part of your screen. Most of the tools that I ...
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Animated GIF to video converter for use in MMS, Android

MMS does not really support animated gifs but it does support videos. I'm looking for an Android app that: Integrates ideally into the stock text messaging app's attachment button. Can convert an ...
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How to record quick GIF screencasts with keyboard shortcuts in Windows?

Similar to https://superuser.com/questions/81826/how-do-i-create-a-gif-screencast-in-windows but I'm looking for a tool / workflow that can incorporate keyboard shortcuts I have pressed into the final ...
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What's a good program for browsing a folder containing many animated gifs and mp4 short loops?

When everyone just used animated GIFs, I could download a ton of animated GIFs, put them in one folder. I'd open one of the GIFs with Ifranview and then use the arrow keys to go from one GIF to the ...
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Cutting an animated GIF file on Windows

I am looking for a GUI program that can cut an animated GIF file. E.g. if the GIF file has a length of 20 seconds, I would like to be able to create a new GIF file that would correspond to the old ...
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Record my Android screen as GIF movie

I want to make a small tutorial in my Android phone running Lollipop 5.1.1 (rooted) by recording screen as GIF. Are there any apps that could produce solution to this? I have gone through apps that ...
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Add new frame, delete existing frame and rearrange frame an animated GIF file

Is there a windows application that can add a new frame, delete existing frame(s) and rearrange existing frames from an animated GIF file? The application needs to: Freeware or Open source (no ...
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Free online service to cut a GIF file

I am looking for a free online service that can cut a GIF file. E.g. if the GIF file has a length of 20 seconds, I would like to be able to create a new GIF file that would correspond to the old one ...
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Screen-recording GIF 'video' tool for Mac OS X

I'm looking for a free program that allows me to record my screen and save the 'video' as an animated GIF. This will be useful when making instructions / steps to do something. Requirements: free (...
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App to remove duplicate frames in an animated gif?

I've been looking at various gif optimizers and converters and I couldn't find one that would work good for me. The function in the app I'm looking for is comparing frames of an animated gifs, ...
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Free GIF animator

I'm looking for a program that can produce an animated GIF from an image sequence. Something like Ulead GIF Animator, GIF Movie Gear or GIF Animator but with the following requirements; Must be free (...
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Record screen to animated GIF on Linux (alternative to LICEcap)

I use LICEcap fairly extensively when answering questions on Stack Exchange - its a VERY intuitive tool for making gif-based screen captures You open the application, select an area to record, ...
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