Introduction:

If you know me, you probably know that one of my favorite hobbies is making gifs and utilizing them on the internet.  Gifs, as you might or might not be aware, are animated image files that use a series of single frames linked together to form a moving picture.  They can be created from scratch, with the gifmaker drawing a series of frames.  Or, perhaps more popular, they can be made from pre-created video clips collected from various sources.  Different people have different gif tastes.  Some collect gifs from the animated movies of their childhood; others prefer gifs from popular televisions shows.  Still others like gifs that showcase one particular person, going to great lengths to create gifs of a single celebrity or politician.

This post is going to get pretty lengthy, so I’m splitting it up into multiple pages. On page 2 you’ll find a brief explanation of why .gifs come in handy on the internet, and page 3 will contain the true how-to, with step-by-step instructions and screencaps teaching you how to make gifs!

Quick disclaimer: obviously these gifs aren’t your property or anything since you’re making them from somebody else’s initial genius, so don’t try to sell them or use them for anything other than your own amusement or whatever. Also, I’ve only ever made gifs on my Mac, so this is an Apple gif-making tutorial.