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  With Adobe Photoshop, you can easily create an original animated GIF file (graphics interchange format) from a series of photos. In this tutorial, we’ll break down the step-by-step process of how to make an animated GIF in Photoshop. 1. Select which photos you want to use for your GIF For the best GIF possible, use a series of images taken in rapid succession. Time lapse images or images shot in burst mode work the best. That’s because they make your GIF feel like a short looping video. The more frames you use in your GIF, the smoother the animation effect will be. A total of 15-24 still images usually work best. Make sure the image size for each of your frames is the same, so double check the pixel count. Put all of the frames you want to use in a folder on your desktop or a hard drive. That will make it easier to find them easily in Photoshop. 2. Import your photos into Adobe Photoshop Open Adobe Photoshop. From the File menu, select Scripts > Load Files into Stack. This wil...

  How To Make an Animated GIF in Photoshop  Table of contents Create a New Document Import a Video Use the Timeline Panel to Trim the Video Loop Video Preview Export Photoshop Video Layer as Animated GIF My New Video Series on Adobe Create a New Document To start the process of learning how to make an animated GIF in Photoshop, click on the  Create new  button. On the  Preset Details panel , set the  Width  and  Height  to your desired dimensions. Set the  Resolution  to  72 Pixels/inch , so it’s web-friendly. Under  Advanced Options , set the  Color Profile  to  sRGB IE61966-2.1 . Then, click on the  Create  button. Import a Video To import a video, choose  File  >  Place Embedded , locate the video file on your computer, and click on the  Place  button. That places your video into the document window. Transform the video to fit the canvas.  You can always create a...