Video .GIF making tutorial.

How to convert a video clip into an animated .GIF in 4 easy steps.

In this tutorial, we are going to go through the easy steps of converting your .WMV video file into an animated .GIF in less than five minutes.

1: Select your clip.

First, you are going to have to select the video file that you would like to turn into an animation. I have selected the clip that I have embedded below. However, I only want to use the second part of the clip.

2: Crop your clip

Now that we have selected the clip, we need to make sure that it is no longer than 4 seconds. I only want the second trick in this video so I'm going to edit it quickly using windows movie maker.
Editing videos with Movie Maker is extremely easy and is mostly click and drag techniques.

HERE is a great video tutorial to show you how to crop down a video file and use a few time effects.

3: Go to Gifninja.com

Now we need go to the video converting website to make our animated .GIF file. once you are at Gifninja.com click on "convert video to gif" on the upper left bar. Browse to the video file you created with Movie Maker and click "upload". Now just sit tight for a few seconds and your .GIF should appear shortly

Voila!

4: Save it and use it!

Now right click on your animation and select "save as". Pick a name and a location for your new animation and then start using it :). These animations have found a seconds wind on the WWW in recent years as they are being used in banners, profile pictures, forums, websites, e-mails and much much more. Now that you know how to make them help spread the word and the knowledge.