It’s really easy to do - just go to ‘Image > Image Size…’ like you would resize any normal image file (some versions of Photoshop may ask you to convert the video to a smart object - go ahead and do that). If you did’t already do it in After Effects, you should downscale the video in Photoshop. It’ll take it a bit longer than usual to open, but once you do, you’ll have an extra “timeline” palette along the bottom that you can use to scrub through the file. In this case, just open the video like you would any other file in Photoshop. Step 2: Import Your Video File Into Photoshopĭid you know Photoshop can import video files? Pretty cool, huh? This open all sorts of options for matte painting, rotoscoping, etc., but those are topics for another tutorial.

If you did your animation at a large resolution, you can save yourself a step and downscale in After Effects, but that’s not absolutely necessary you can do it in Photoshop just as easily. Once your animated masterpiece is finished in After Effects, render it out to a video file. Step 1: Export Your Comp From After Effects This method is the most involved, but it gives yo the most control over the quality and file-size of the end product GIF. You can use Photoshop in conjunction with After Effects to turn your rendered comps into GIFs. If you have After Effects, you’ve probably got Photoshop as well (it comes with a full subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud). Here are three tools you can use to make a perfect gif out of your AE comps! 1. Whether you’re creating animated elements for web/UI design, making simple looping images or tutorials, or making the next crazy reaction meme, knowing how to export your After Effects creation to animated GIFs can come in extremely handy. Here are three quick ways to make it happen.

It’s easy to create your own GIFs from After Effects comps.

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