GIFs are quite popular nowadays. They can attract people and keep their attention. GIFs are shareable, which makes them a great way to increase engagement. Whether you want to boost your social media engagement, engage with followers, or make attractive ads, this is your go-to option.

GIFs come with so many advantages. They are something between a photo and a video so that they can tell a story. The file size is small, so they will quickly load on mobile devices. The list of pros is so big, so you will undoubtedly want to use them. However, making a GIF might not be that easy. If you aren’t familiar with it, this post will help you with that.

How to make a GIF from YouTube video

Do you want to make a GIF from a youtube video? It might sound too complicated for you, but it isn’t. Luckily, there are useful tools that will help you with that. Pick a youtube to gif tool, and all you need to do is paste the link and choose the timeframe. Whether you want to make a GIF from your favorite music video or movie, use a particular app to help you. This will make it easy for you to create the GIF and share it with everyone.

How to make a GIF on your iPhone

Do you want to make a GIF on your favorite smartphone? There are two simple ways to do that. You can use a live photo or follow GIFs.com, to make it easier. Both options work fine, so choose the one you find more convenient.

Use a Live Photo

The Live Photo feature is an excellent tool for the iPhone. However, many users will think that a live photo is the same as a GIF. However, this isn’t true. If you send the picture to Android users, it will appear as a photo and not a GIF. But, you can turn it into GIF format. Here is the step by step process:

1. Open the Live Photo that you want.
2. Tap the screen and hold the bottom of the Live Photo to get to the edit screen.
3. Slide up to bring out the menu.
4. Pick the “Loop” option to turn it into a GIF.
5. Choose the “Bounce” feature if you want the picture to go forward and backward.

Use the Gifox App

The Gifox app is convenient and easy to use.This is the easiest way to create a GIF from your favorite Youtube video.  Also, you can easily download your GIF and share it with others. Here is how to do it:

• Find the video that you want to turn into GIF.
• Find the part of the video that will be the GIF. Pause before the section.
• Open Gifox app. Find the recording button and select where you want to record.
• Play the video and click the recording button to start. Stop recording when the section of the video that you want to turn into GIF finishes. The app will automatically turn your desired video into GIF and save it on your Mac.

How to make a GIF with Photoshop

You can make a GIF in Photoshop by adding a few images and joining them. Also, you can create one by a short video.

1. Go to Stack and pick Load Files.
2. Find the Browse option and upload the photos that you want to turn into a GIF.
3. Find the Timeline in the Window menu and choose it.
4. Choose Create Video Timeline that will appear under your picture. Tick the Create Frame Animation.
5. In the Timeline, you will see a yellow menu. Click it and find the Make Frames From Layers option. Choose the Forever option for the video to play in a loop. Make other necessary edits and click the play button to check how your GIF will look like.
6. When you are satisfied with how it came out, you need to save it. In the File menu, choose Export. Choose the Save for Web option.
7. Go to the Preset menu and choose the option GIF 128 Dithered.
8. In the Colors setting, choose 256.
9. Click Save, and you will have your GIF ready.

If you want to make a GIF out of a video:

1. Go to Import.
2. Select the Video Frames to Layers option.
3. Pick the video range that you want to turn into a GIF.
4. When your videos are ready, simply go to step 6 and follow the process for saving. Now you have a GIF made from a short video ready.