How to Make a GIF from a Video?

What is GIF?

GIF is an Image Format

The Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) is a bitmap image format that was introduced by CompuServe in 1987 and has since come into widespread usage on the World Wide Web due to its wide support and portability.

The format supports up to 8 bits per pixel thus allowing a single image to reference a palette of up to 256 distinct colors. The colors are chosen from the 24-bit RGB color space. It also supports animations and allows a separate palette of 256 colors for each frame.

GIF Usage

1. GIF can be used to store low-color sprite data for games.
2. GIF can be used for small animations and low-resolution film clips.
3. In view of the general limitation on the GIF image palette to 256 colors, it is not usually used as a format for digital photography.
4. GIF usual used for webpage.

GIF Has Video's Feature - Dynamic Picture

The reasons why we are talking about make a gif from a video, because GIF has video's feature - dynamic picture. That means GIF able to play video frames without any plug-in, such as you can watch a movie on a GIF file, but in most GIF just used for webpage.

What Difference GIF and Video?

Although the GIF file has video feature, but there are some difference between GIF and Video.

1. Video has sound, animated GIF has not.
2. Some formats of video has high resolution and high picture quality, but GIF just 256 colors.
3. Video size larger, GIF size smaller.
4. Usually, GIF used for webpage, video user for movie or family / personal video.

How to Make a GIF from a Video?

Firstly, you need software to make gif from video, Aoao Video to GIF Converter is good choice. With this software, you will easy to making a GIF from a video.

Please click below button to download the video to GIF converter:



After download, install it to your computer. (Support Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP…)

Next we will start making a gif from a video.

Step 1
Launch, Input your video which you would like to convert to animated GIF file.
(See main interface of the video to gif converter as below)



Step 2
Select time length for output. We suggest the time length less than 5 minutes.



Step 3
Set output size, you can keep original size or set a new value.



Step 4
Set output rate.
Tip 1: the output rate means how many pictures per second. If you input 5, it is play 5 pictures per second.
Tip 2: usually video’s frame rate is 24, but please do not set the frame rate into GIF file, we suggest 1-5 pictures per second.



Step 5
Output Setting and start output process.
You will do three things on this step:
1. Set output folder.
2. Adjust parameter about GIF.
3. Click "Run" button to start to output process.



After process done, see the output animated gif below:
Make a gif from a video is easy and happy process.



About Aoao Video to GIF Converter
This is shareware price is $19.90, no functional limitations of unregistered version, but will put some words on output picture video or pictures. For remove the words, please purchase license key. Registered user will get free upgrade and free email service.