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1. #GIF MACHINE GOING UP AND DOWN HOW TO#
2. #GIF MACHINE GOING UP AND DOWN MANUAL#
3. #GIF MACHINE GOING UP AND DOWN FULL#

Once you've resized and/or cropped your images, you're ready to load the resized images into Photoshop.Ģ. For resizing my images, I generally use CoolTweak if I don't need to do any cropping. You might also consider changing the aspect ratio of your images here (16x9, maybe?). In my opinion, most photo GIFs work best in the 640-800 pixel range. Otherwise, you'll likely want to resize (and possibly crop) your images to reduce your post-processing workload. If you shot in S1 or S2, you can probably move on to Step 2. Timing my burst to start just before the cars appeared was challenging, but after a few attempts (and a lot of long bursts) I had the images I wanted.ġ. Regarding the traffic GIF above, I probably shot 400-500 images because I couldn't actually see what or how much traffic was coming (the buildings blocked my view). It may take several tries (and several hundred frames) to get the action you're looking for. These settings (along with recording images as JPEGS) will allow the camera to maintain its maximum burst rate for as long as you need to record the action you're looking to capture while the locked down exposure settings and focus ensures your scene remains static in composition and exposure (except for your moving subject, of course).

#GIF MACHINE GOING UP AND DOWN MANUAL#

#GIF MACHINE GOING UP AND DOWN FULL#

As your end goal is to create a rather small GIF (that utilizes 256 colors at the most), you just don't need the benefits of RAW or even the camera's full resolution (unless you plan on cropping heavily). Unless your post-processing machine is a beast (mine isn't), your computer may slow to a crawl if you try working with a Photoshop PSD that has 60 (or more) 20+MP layers. The GIF at the top of this post was created using 60 images that were captured in a single burst, meaning my Photoshop file had 60 different layers right from the get-go. Second, shooting in JPEG will lessen the post-processing burden. First, you'll want to be able to capture a consistent 10 fps burst for an extended period of time which would exceed the camera's buffer if shooting RAW. There are several good reasons for setting your camera to capture JPEGs in this scenario. This may be the only time you'll ever hear me say this – set your camera to JPEG (Large, or better yet – S1 or S2).

#GIF MACHINE GOING UP AND DOWN HOW TO#

This time around, I'm going to show you how to use the 7D II's awesome burst rate capability and Adobe Photoshop to do the same thing (I like this way better, actually).įirst, let's set up the 7D II for optimal capture of GIFs.

I previously outlined how to use Microsoft Cliplets to turn video clips into animated GIFs.