Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
No matter how you pronounce GIF, you can’t deny that GIFs are a major force in Internet humor. They’re exceptionally useful on the web, as they allow you to use a lightweight form of animation that can bring some life to your content without the performance cost that comes with videos. This video will whow you how to make a GIF from a video using two open source programs: VLC and GIMP.
Links:
download FFMPEG - ffmpeg.org/download.html
GIMP - gimp.org
VLC - videolan.org/vlc
Commands:
ffmpeg -i name-of-clip.mp4 -r 15 frames/image-%3d.png
Whatl you will learn:
1. How to makes use of GIMP to create the GIF
2. How to Create a clip with VLC
3. How to cut your video using VLC to include only the parts you want in the GIF
4. How to extract a clip from your video
5. Separate the frames with FFMPEG
a. How to convert your clip into frames first
b.How to use FFMPEG to break your clip into individual frames
c. How to break your file down to its frames at a rate of 15 frames per second
6. Turn the clip into a GIF with GIMP
a. How to use GIMP and put together your GIF
b. How to recreate the video as an animation when you export it to a GIF
7. How to preview your GIF
8. How to Optimize your GIF
9. How to convert your GIF from RGB to Indexed
10. How to have a working GIF created straight from your video file
Song: Amored - Lost But Free
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music
Link: bit.ly/3YMWwW7
Song: Fastyl - How It Goes
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music
Link: bit.ly/3YMWwW7
Song: Amored - My Entire World
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music
Link: bit.ly/3YMWwW7
Song: Tinkan - Just A Walk
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music
Link: bit.ly/3YMWwW7
#computereverywhere #GIFCreation #MakeAGIF #VLCMediaPlayer #GIMP #VideoToGIF #GIFTutorial #HowToMakeGIF #VLC #GIMPTutorial #VideoEditing #GIFEditing #DigitalCreativity #VideoTips #GIFMaker #ContentCreation
No matter how you pronounce GIF, you can’t deny that GIFs are a major force in Internet humor. They’re exceptionally useful on the web, as they allow you to use a lightweight form of animation that can bring some life to your content without the performance cost that comes with videos. This video will whow you how to make a GIF from a video using two open source programs: VLC and GIMP.
Links:
download FFMPEG - ffmpeg.org/download.html
GIMP - gimp.org
VLC - videolan.org/vlc
Commands:
ffmpeg -i name-of-clip.mp4 -r 15 frames/image-%3d.png
Whatl you will learn:
1. How to makes use of GIMP to create the GIF
2. How to Create a clip with VLC
3. How to cut your video using VLC to include only the parts you want in the GIF
4. How to extract a clip from your video
5. Separate the frames with FFMPEG
a. How to convert your clip into frames first
b.How to use FFMPEG to break your clip into individual frames
c. How to break your file down to its frames at a rate of 15 frames per second
6. Turn the clip into a GIF with GIMP
a. How to use GIMP and put together your GIF
b. How to recreate the video as an animation when you export it to a GIF
7. How to preview your GIF
8. How to Optimize your GIF
9. How to convert your GIF from RGB to Indexed
10. How to have a working GIF created straight from your video file
Song: Amored - Lost But Free
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music
Link: bit.ly/3YMWwW7
Song: Fastyl - How It Goes
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music
Link: bit.ly/3YMWwW7
Song: Amored - My Entire World
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music
Link: bit.ly/3YMWwW7
Song: Tinkan - Just A Walk
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music
Link: bit.ly/3YMWwW7
#computereverywhere #GIFCreation #MakeAGIF #VLCMediaPlayer #GIMP #VideoToGIF #GIFTutorial #HowToMakeGIF #VLC #GIMPTutorial #VideoEditing #GIFEditing #DigitalCreativity #VideoTips #GIFMaker #ContentCreation
