Whether you want to create a looping product demo or a hilarious meme for social media, here’s how you can use Adobe Premiere Pro to create an animated GIF.
What’s in a GIF?
A Graphics Interchange Format or GIF, is an image format, like a JPG or PNG, that supports both animated and static graphics. Similar to video formats, a GIF can show a series of still images in rapid succession to make the eye think movement is taking place. Some video formats require specific software in order to view a file, but GIFs don’t. They live online and exist as image files, making them easier to share to send to friends. GIF images don’t support audio and they loop automatically, restarting at the beginning as soon as they finish. In essence, GIFs are a simple way to create silent digital animations for web pages.
Step up your GIF game.
While online GIF makers and GIF converters exist, they often add a watermark to the file and don’t give you much control over your end result. With the tools in Premiere Pro, it’s simple to transform any video into a GIF file and get the exact animation you want.
Loop and edit video.
Create funny GIFs from your favourite TV show or edit an original artistic cinemagraph. Premiere Pro can help you to make a GIF and get it just right before exporting. Cut and reverse your video file so it loops perfectly or edit colour and apply high-quality video effects to perfect your original footage.
1. Import it.
Open your MOV, AVI or other video file in Premiere Pro.
2. Select it.
Set the start time and end time for your GIF in the Timeline.
3. Edit it.
Apply effects, add animated text or duplicate and reverse the clip to create the perfect loop.
4. Adjust it.
Tweak your selections before saving. If you’re using high-quality 4K video from your smartphone or iPhone, cut the frame rate down to limit the file size. This will make it easier to share on social media.
5. Export it.
Click the Export Media button and choose GIF as the final file format.
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