softwaretipstrickks: Turn videos into animated GIFs


Add newsletters@cnet.online.com to your address book \| View online

	Download.com Software Dispatch

Share on Facebook |

Share on Twitter

June 11, 2013

Peter R. Butler
Senior Content Manager

Profile

Email

Turn videos into animated GIFs

In our media-saturated Internet landscape, the 5-second animated GIF may be the most essential entertainment currency. If a picture can paint a thousand words, the animated GIF can tell 10,000 stories in 10 frames or less.

Newbies who want to dip their toes in the animated GIF waters don't need fancy image-editing software--a freeware app called GifCam lets anyone easily produce animated GIFs from on-screen activity. Learn how to create optimized animations from videos quickly and easily.

More Top Download News

Popular Chinese antivirus leader Qihoo splashes into the U.S., only on Download.com
Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess discusses electronic music production and app development
Did someone say iOS 7? Tuong Nguyen has five alternative iPhone apps to tide you over until iOS 7 lands

New Top-Rated Reviews

Writemonkey (5 stars, Windows) is portable freeware that minimizes writing distractions
Radium (4 stars, Mac) offers a convenient solution for streaming Internet radio on OS X
FilePop (4 stars, Windows) is a free video-file converter with a slick interface

Hot Software Deals

Advanced System Care Pro keeps your machine racing clean; it's 60 percent off, only $12.95 until June 17, 2013
Everdesk 5.0 will tame your Gmail inbox--it's $29.95, a 50 percent savings.
SolSuite Solitaire 2013 offers endless solo card-playing fun for a mere $9.95--a 50 percent savings for Download.com users

Download Videos on YouTube

Along with the video reviews and screencasts that we post on many of our own product pages, we've got over 300 Download.com videos posted on our Download.com YouTube channel. Browse all the videos, or subscribe to our channel to get alerts when new videos are posted.

Read more | Share on Facebook

RECENT REVIEWS - WINDOWS


	360 Internet Security 2013 (32-bit)
	Internet protection like Bitdefender on a summer day. More

	Free CUDA Movie Converter
	Convert media files fast on CUDA-capable systems with this freeware. More

	Tiny Burner
	Burn CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs with this capable freeware. More

	URLNotifier
	Search many Web sites all at once with specific criteria using this unique freeware. More

	360 Internet Security 2013 (64-bit)
	Internet protection like Bitdefender on a summer day. More

RECENT REVIEWS - MAC


	Radium
	Listen to Internet radio content quickly using Radium for Mac. More

	PDF Merge
	Transform several files into one PDF in no time using PDF Merge for Mac. More

	ooVoo
	Call friends and colleges on your computer using ooVoo for Mac. More

	Raiden Legacy
	Enjoy a classic-style shoot'em up game, playing Raiden Legacy for Mac. More

	Rdio
	Access Rdio music collection from your Mac and listen to your favorite songs using Rdio for Mac. More

NEW RELEASES - WINDOWS


	Shotcut
	Edit your video files and process different image formats. More

	Hedgewars Portable
	Command a team of pink hedgehogs to battle from hell to space. More

	Rufus Portable
	Create a bootable USB drive using a bootable ISO image. More

	AkelPad Portable
	Edit and modify files in plain-text format. More

NEW RELEASES - MAC


	Name Mangler
	Batch file renamer with droplets. More

	HoudahGeo
	Know where you took that photo. Write EXIF/XMP/IPTC to JPEG, RAW or sidecars. GPS optional. More

	JXCirrus CalCount
	A food and exercise diary designed for people trying to lose weight. More

	Cassiopeia
	Scientific word processing and symbolic algebra system. More