Turn video in gif: Want to know

[Madzack]

How do you turn an MPG file into Gif file? Also, how do resize it once it's done?

[madmag9999]

down load gif movie gear. its a free trial for like 30 days and i think it costs $15 if u want to buy it. it can open up avi files and creat gif's so all u have to do is convert the mpg to an avi to do that u can use tmpgenc its a free program. gif movie gear has lots of other cool options. and u can resize the gif in it.

[TaranT]

Ulead also has a 30-day trial for their GIF Animator.

Q: What file formats does Ulead GIF Animator 5 support?
A: Ulead GIF Animator 5 provides support for the following file formats:

Import
BMP/RLE/UPI, EPS, GIF, IFF, IMG, JPEG, MAC, MSP, PCD, PICT, PCX, PNG, PSD, PSP, TGA, UFO, UGA, AVI, FLC/FLI/FLX, MOV/QT, MPEG

Export
GIF, JPEG, PNG, PSD, UFO, UGA, AVI, FLC/FLI/FLX, MOV/QT, MPEG, raster-based SWF, HTML, EXE

[Madzack]

With such a software, can I edit the "cool" parts with it? Or do I have to use other software?

[TaranT]

GIF Animator: depends on what you want to do. You don't get a full picture editor like Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro. But it will let you do things like add text, re-paint, erase, crop, etc. There is also a list of effects that include transitions. And you can resize the image or increase the canvas (work area). It also lets you launch another picture editor if you have one - although that requires an editor that understands aither UFO or PSD formats.

With movie files, you can import only the piece that you want by setting in and out points for the original file. The program then shows you each frame on a timeline. You can delete frames and change their durations. Or add frames that you edit, or that GIF Animator creates by itself through duplication or tweening.

More details are here.

[TaranT]

Just found out that there is a free version of Ulead's GIF Animator. It's version 2, though (the latest is v5).

The links are at Pricelessware.org.