![]() ![]() Since these books are no longer under copyright restrictions, we aren’t limited in the creative reuse and remixing of the products. We digitize books for the main purpose of making them accessible for study and reference. Below, I’m going to go through the basic steps I take in order to turn images collected from our digitized books into the animated GIFs the Smithsonian Libraries posts to its Tumblr blog. Lucky for me, we live in a time when tools for making my twisted dreams come true are readily available. It might be a sign of a twisted mind, but I can’t help imagining illustrations and pictures from old books coming to life. Create an account if you haven’t done so already.From A system of anatomical plates of the human body by John Lizars (1840?) You need to have a Giphy account to use the website.Then follow the steps above to convert it to a GIF. You can also create a GIF from an online video by pasting the video URL in the bottom search bar and hitting “Enter”.You can even add tags or a source URL to credit the video’s creator. ![]() After choosing the Start Time and Duration, you can also decorate your GIF with stickers, filters, and captions.If the file is too large or too long, use a program like Windows Video Editor or iMovie to create a shorter clip or reduce the file size. Your video file must be under 100 MB and less than 15 seconds long.Right-click the GIF to save it to your desktop, or click the social media icons on the screen to share your GIF right away. You’ll be redirected to a page with your new GIF. Use the sliders to choose a Start Time and Duration for your GIF, then click “Create GIF”. You’ll be redirected to an editing screen. Go to Giphy’s GIF Maker page and click “Choose File” to upload a video from your desktop. Use the Giphy GIF Maker on a desktop to convert videos to GIFs. Choose a lower setting to cause a tap to advance the slideshow by just a few frames, or a higher setting to make the slideshow advance by many frames. The “Auto-advance” lets you decide how much a user can skip ahead in the slideshow by tapping the image.Select your desired framerate, then tap “Back”. For example, a framerate of 1 frame per 5 seconds will make the slideshow progress to the next image every 5 seconds. The frame rate indicates how fast the slideshow will play.Use the number wheel to set the beginning and ending slides, then tap “Back”. The “slide range” refers to the slides included in your GIF.The “resolution” sets the size and quality of your image.Select “Share” and choose “Save” to save the GIF to your Photos. Choose a resolution, slide range, frame rate, and auto-advance setting, then tap “Export”. Tap the circle with three dots on the upper-right, tap “Export”, then tap “Animated GIF”. Use the Keynote app to create a slideshow presentation, making each image its own slide. Make a GIF slideshow from slides in the Keynote app. This article has been viewed 346,554 times. This article has been fact-checked, ensuring the accuracy of any cited facts and confirming the authority of its sources. ![]() There are 14 references cited in this article, which can be found at the bottom of the page. He is currently counting down the seconds until the release of Kerbal Space Program 2 in 2023-a game that will almost certainly take up what little free time he has. He graduated from Columbia University in 2021, where he studied nonfiction writing and wrote for the student newspaper. Prior to joining wikiHow, he worked in academic publishing and was a freelance writer for science websites. A son of Cuban immigrants, he is bilingual in English and Spanish. He is also an avid hiker and has backpacked in Alaska and Newfoundland, Canada. His interests as a writer include space exploration, science education, immigration, Latinx cultures, LGBTQ+ issues, and long-form journalism. Johnathan Fuentes is a writer based in the New York City region. This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Johnathan Fuentes. ![]()
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