#gifmaker

[otterandterrier]

Tumblr and the No Good, Very Bad Idea

So. You might have heard the news that, as of July 12, Tumblr is testing out converting GIFs into looping MP4 videos to help pages load faster:

This is bad. Tumblr is the only mainstream site left where you can post GIFs and they’ll continue to be GIFs - well, sort of, as Tumblr previously tested and implemented turning GIF into GIFV with the same purpose, and it decreases the quality of the original GIF file. Turning them into MP4 videos is even worse.

GIFs are GIFs. They’re not videos. Creators spend hours making a GIF that will look good as a GIF, not as a video.

I hope I don’t need to explain to anyone why continuing to screw over creators is bad for a site like Tumblr, whose continued existence depends on creators not giving up on it, and why gif-making is important to fandom existence.

I for one will not continue to make any more gifsets if I know they’ll just be turned into MP4 files. It’s disappointing to spend my time making something and watch it become ugly once it’s uploaded - and that’s what is already happening without the MP4 conversion.

WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?

Don’t bother sending a support ticket! They will tell you to do what I’m about to tell you:

Send an ask or submission to @wip​ - the official “work in progress” blog of Tumblr where people can send in suggestions.

Their ask box is open every Monday from 6AM to 6PM EST.

The conversation isn’t over, guys, but it’s important to be a part of it. If you’re a creator or support creators (and you should), then set an alarm on Monday and go send them a message.

[sugar-petals]

the fact that gif makers can keep an entire fandom updated with their posts. you folks are so essential and needed you don’t even know

[gifmakercowboy]

Oscar Isaac in Scenes from a Marriage

[castiel]

before and after gif colouring

i was tagged by @sunglassesmish thank you kay!! :)

i tag @andreycoded @chrrispine @xofemeraldstars @theedorksinlove and anyone else who would like to do it! 

[curiositysavesthecat]

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[adder24]

Imagine having these two chaotic goons working a case together.

Side note: First gif annoys me because of the jump, I tried to get it as smooth as I could but it's down to the way the camera was positioned off screen and If I had shortened it and slowed it down, it would have looked really off. Patrick is fine though 😀

@hellostickerdoodle @myfriendtheurbanlegend @idiotdotdotdot @nikki-rook @happiness-in-the-dark @my-happy-corner @dailynathanfillions @the-boneyard-rider @alwayscaskett810 @superlc529 @dilfbatch @moviesaremylife @imwithyoualways @captkatecastle @nightwolfslair @gracielaposts @izhunny @untilthe12ofnever

[lexiresources]

#200 gifs of CIERRA RAMIREZ (1995) in GOOD TROUBLE (S1-S3) as mariana adams-foster have been delivered to their owner for private use.

[gemmamakesgifs]

GIF PACK: IMOGEN POOTS

By clicking the source you will find #236 gifs of IMOGEN POOTS as Allyson Karsch in the movie Solitary Man (2009). triggers: alcohol, minor act of violence in 1 gif, kissing (age gap - these gifs are at the bottom of the page after a further content warning). Also contains gifs of Michael Douglas that were impossible to crop him out of.

Disclaimer: These gifs are for roleplay purposes only. Everything was made from scratch by me, so please DO NOT repost them in gif hunts, claim as your own or turn them into gif icons. A like or reblog is much appreciated!

[embed-gif]

How to utilize the built-in tools to embed any gif easily

Embed ≠ Repost

Example of an embedded gif:

The attribution “GIF by ______” is linked to the gif maker's original post.

How do we do this?

How do we add gifs into our analysis/review/reaction posts and give credit to the gif makers properly?

What We Need

A Computer

Vivaldi browser*

*It will make things easier.

Things To Do

Get ready

Insert gif

Swap gif

Check dimension

Celebrate 🍻

🧊 GET READY

Set two windows side by side. Left: the original post Right: Tumblr dashboard

Locate the post which contains the gif we want to use. Make sure we are looking at the original post by the gif maker, not a reblog, or… a repost, so we won't accidentally credit the wrong person.

Click “Photo” to create a new post.

The “Legacy Editor” is switched off so that we are in the “Beta Post Editor”. EDIT: Tumblr has removed the Legacy Editor. We can skip this step from now on. -June, 2023

Click on the blank space to bring up the tools.

Click “GIF” to open the “🔍 Find a GIF” window.

🧊 INSERT GIF

Click the ●●● meatballs menu and select “Copy link”.

Right-click on “Find a GIF” and select “Paste”.

Only the first gif from the gifset shows up. It's alright, just select the gif to add it into the post.

🧊 SWAP GIF

Right-click on the gif we want and select “Copy Image Address”.

Click the ⚙️ cog menu and change the Text Editor from “Rich text” to “HTML”.

3. Highlight the gif address.

*Ignore the second part of the codes. They will adjust themselves accordingly.

4. Right-click on the highlighted texts and select “Paste”.

🧊 CHECK DIMENSION

Right-click on the gif and select “Search for Image”.

2. We can see the gif is 540 x 270. 3. Revise the width & height in the codes. 4. Click on “Preview”.

🍺 CELEBRATE

Now we click on the attribution to see if it opens up the original post in a new tab.

Yes, it does. We have successfully embedded the gif we want from the gifset.

Done!

🍻

Reminder:

Embed gifs from original posts by gif makers, so we won't accidentally credit the wrong people.

Click the ⚙️ cog menu and change the Text Editor from “Rich text” to “HTML” to swap gifs from the same gifset.

Inspired by:

kdramaxoxo (2020)

what-breaks-my-heart (2022)

Additional reference:

theywaitforshewho (2016)

mizukiko-kun (2016)

phynali (2018)

[capinejghafa]

time delays on gifs are so weird, but necessary. also the longer the time delay is the funny the gif is...

0.03 0.04

0.05 0.06 (my usual)

0.07 0.08

0.09 .1

(poor inej)

[madame-fear]

Jules-Angelo Bigarnet as Bernard Profitendieu source ; Les Faux Monnayeurs (The Counterfeiters, 2010) (gifs 2/?)

↳ gifs are made by myself.

[gifsbymel]

sometimes photoshop loves me

[gifmakercowboy]

Brian "Q" Quinn in Impractical Jokers, "Lords of the Ring"

[dramamines]

CREDIT THE GIFMAKERS!!!! CREDIT THE FUCKING GIFMAKERS!!!!! THEY DOWNLOADED 100MB FILES JUST TO MAKE A REACTION GIF OF THAT GUY YOU'RE USING!!!!!!! GIVE THEM THE FUCKING CREDIT THEY DESERVE!!!!!!!!!! 👹👹👹👹👹

[robntunney]

any other gifmakers out there who do a lot of older media ever make a gif and then you watch it back and your like damn, the pixels are just.... pixeling?

[adder24]

Baby Blue. Season 1 Episode 17

For me this scene showed that Reese's heart wasn't completely cold. He was going to do everything he could to save that child, even if it meant making a decision that was going to cost him.

@untilthe12ofnever @nuggsmum @hellostickerdoodle @my-happy-corner @suesskatz @suzielovesjimcaviezel @sunrise68 @happiness-in-the-dark @captkatecastle @plinkitee @myfriendtheurbanlegend @the-boneyard-rider @scnewztown @savhcaro @imo126

Who else?