A .gif (some advice needed too please!)

[Amethyst 42 29]

Hi Everyone! Made my first .gif in a long time. I used Premiere Pro to make the segment, exported to frames, then imported them into Photoshop.

 

Do you know of a good automatic way to trim all the black frame out of the .gif frames? It's been a looooong time since photoshop, and I know there's got to be an automated way to do it.

 

Also, can you think of why this might not have uploaded to Photobucket? it kept failing at the last moment

 

Oh NOW it works! It said it failed, but it didn't. (keeps on typing to get the 100 word minimum done, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah!!!)

Edited November 26, 2012 by Amethyst 42

[mitcheb0219 136]

In Photoshop, you should be able to use the "Crop" tool to edit all of your frames. It crops your entire project instead of just one frame at a time. You can also go to "Image -> Canvas Size" and adjust your canvas size from there, although the Crop tool will be far easier.

[Amethyst 42 29]

In Photoshop, you should be able to use the "Crop" tool to edit all of your frames. It crops your entire project instead of just one frame at a time. You can also go to "Image -> Canvas Size" and adjust your canvas size from there, although the Crop tool will be far easier.

 

I realize how to trim them, (crop would be better, as I just need to remove the black part), but isn't there an automated 'thingy' where I do it once, and tell PS to do it to all the other frames?

 

Annnd, as it turns out, if I crop one, it crops them all, when I'm building animation. Problem solved! (I wasn't quite awake enough last night to actually think 'what if I try this...")

Thanks!

[mitcheb0219 136]

I realize how to trim them, (crop would be better, as I just need to remove the black part), but isn't there an automated 'thingy' where I do it once, and tell PS to do it to all the other frames?

 

Hmm, maybe I should ask what version of Photoshop you are using? Turns out CS6 Extended has a bit more functionality than previous versions, at least for creating animated .Gifs

 

Haha awesome, glad you got it working.

Edited November 26, 2012 by mitcheb0219

[Amethyst 42 29]

It's CS5. I'd love the more advanced one, but I have what I have. AND I just realized my answer was right there in you post, but I didn't have coffee yet. Sorry, and thank you so much for the answer!