Since I started working at Lifehacker, Ive found that its sometimes easier to show, not tell, in the form of a little animated image that demonstrates some key feature or setting.Consequently, Ive started making a lot of GIFs, and heres the app I use to do it on Windows.Advertisement The app ScreenToGif is GreatToHave for making GIFs I dont recall where I stumbled across ScreenToGif, but I love this app.When you first pull it up, youre presented with a simple menu that shows off the apps four key functions: Recording your screen and turning that into a GIF, transforming the silly faces you make into your webcam into a GIF, launching a digital whiteboard and turning your scribbles into a GIF, and a general editor you can use to take existing files (like MP4 videos) and make them GIFs.
Advertisement Screenshot: David Murphy For the screen-recording bit, click on the big red Recorder icon and a fun little window overlay will appeara picture frame of-sorts that you resize around the area you want to capture. Set your desired frames-per-second and hit F7 to start your recording and F8 to stop. GO Media may get a commission Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (3 Months) Buy for 25 from Eneba Screenshot: David Murphy As soon as you stop recording, ScreenToGif launches its editor and automatically loads whatever it is you just captured. The GIF editor is kind of like a simplified video editorsince a GIF and a video both create the appearance of motion in similar (but identical) ways. Advertisement You can go through your potential GIF frame by frame and trim or delete that which you dont want in the final product. Gif Brewery Pc Code It UsingScreenshot: David Murphy Advertisement When youre ready to create your GIF (File Save As), you can encode it using a variety of options (including FFMPEG and Gifski ). Each will give you a different combination of quality and file size, so be sure to try a few to figure out which is best for your GIF-making needs. Here are a few I created using the 1.0, 2.0, and Gifski encoders, respectively: 1.0 Encoder Gif: David Murphy 2.0 Encoder Gif: David Murphy Gifski encoder Gif: David Murphy 1 3 Advertisement Do you have a Windows app (paid or free) that you absolutely love Tell us about it: david.murphylifehacker.com. They Could Only Find 1 Answer: Systemic Racism Michael Harriot Thursday 5:00PM GO Media may get a commission Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (3 Months) Buy for 25 from Eneba GO Media may get a commission Proclamation Duo (Carbon Steel) Buy for 336 from Proclamation Goods Use the promo code KINJA15 More from GO Media Read on One Officer Fired After Video Shows Cops From Clayton County, Ga. Brutalizing a Black Ride-Share Passenger Who Reportedly Wouldnt Show ID Read on Charles Barkley Wont Be In NBA 2K Until Older Players Get Paid Read on Warframe Is Getting Smaller, Not Bigger Read on It Would Cost 538,000 To Buy Everything On Steam.
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