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How to make a GIF from an iPhone video

A GIF stores every frame as a picture, so short is everything. Trim the video to the moment you want, then turn it into a GIF at a small width, and it loops forever wherever you post it.

  1. 1Trim video
  2. 2Video to GIF
Start step 1: Trim video

Each step passes your file to the next, so you only add it once. Nothing is uploaded.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Trim to the moment

    A good GIF is two to six seconds. Trimming first makes the next step quick.

    Open Trim video
  2. 2

    Turn it into a GIF

    Choose a width (480px suits most chats and posts) and Normal smoothness. The estimate shows roughly how big the GIF will be before you make it.

    Open Video to GIF

Questions

My GIF is too big to post. What now?

Make it shorter, choose 320px, or choose “Choppy, smaller”. Each of those cuts the size a lot. Many sites also take a short MP4 instead of a GIF, which is far smaller.

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