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Make an animated GIF from images or an MP4, MOV or WebM clip. Arrange frames or trim a video, add captions, adjust timing and preview before downloading.

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Make an animated GIF from images or a video clip

Turn a sequence of pictures or a short moment from a video into one animated GIF. Arrange image frames or trim a video, add a caption, adjust playback and check the motion preview before selecting Create GIF.

Arrange image frames or trim a video moment, then turn the sequence into one looping GIF.
QUICK VIDEO TUTORIAL How to Make a GIF from a Video Use i2IMG GIF Maker to trim a video clip, preview the loop, adjust smoothness, and download an animated GIF. English narration Watch the video

How to Make a GIF from a Video

Features and controls

Build an animation from pictures

Put photos in order, give each frame its own duration and adjust the sequence above the preview.

Image frames, timing and existing animations

Choose Images and add your pictures, or use Try an example to explore a prepared animation. Drag thumbnails to reorder them, or use Move earlier and Move later for the selected frame. Duplicate and Remove change the sequence; Undo and Redo restore recent edits. Duration controls how long a frame remains visible, from 0.02 to 10 seconds. Apply this duration to all frames sets a shared pace. GIF, animated WebP and animated PNG inputs are expanded into their animation frames, within the frame and source-size limits. TIFF and HEIC inputs contribute a single still image.

Trim a video to the moment you want

Choose one MP4, MOV, WebM or M4V video and select a short clip with the filmstrip handles.

Start and end times, playhead and trim zoom

Video mode starts with the first five seconds, or the complete source if it is shorter. Drag the purple trim handles, enter Start and End in seconds, or use Use playhead to place an edge at the current preview position. Zoom to clip makes a small selection easier to adjust in a longer video. Reset trim returns to the initial selection. Select up to 20 seconds from a source of up to five minutes; the 200-frame export limit can require a shorter selection at a higher Smoothness setting or when Bounce is enabled. Only the selected interval is converted to GIF.

Reframe the subject and add a caption

Fit the composition to its destination and keep the important part of the image or video visible.

Image canvases, video crops and caption controls

Image mode offers Canvas size presets and custom Width (px) and Height (px). Show the whole image fits a picture inside the canvas; Fill the canvas crops excess edges. Select a frame to drag, zoom, rotate with Left or Right, flip, and add its own Caption. Video mode offers Original, Square, Portrait, Story, Widescreen and Landscape under Crop & framing. Drag the preview or use arrow keys to reposition the crop; Reset crop restores the original framing. The video Caption appears throughout the selected clip. Both modes offer top or bottom caption placement, text color and size, with a 120-character limit per caption.

Choose how the animation moves

Preview Forward, Reverse or Bounce playback and choose whether the GIF repeats or plays a limited number of times.

Speed, looping and image transitions

Forward follows the timeline or video selection. Reverse plays it backward. Bounce returns through the interior frames after reaching the end, avoiding a duplicated endpoint. Loop offers Repeat forever and a limited number of plays. In image mode, Clean cut switches frames directly, while Soft fade and Slide left add transition frames with adjustable timing. Video mode keeps continuous video motion and offers Playback speed from 0.5× to 2×. Added transition frames and the return portion of Bounce count toward the 200-frame export limit.

Balance smooth motion and file size

Choose the output dimensions, frame rate and color palette for the way you plan to share the GIF.

Size, Smoothness, colors and optimization

Video Size sets a maximum longest edge of 320, 480, 640 or 960 pixels; a smaller source or crop is not enlarged. The default is Balanced at 480 pixels. Smoothness offers 5, 10, 15 or 20 FPS, with 10 FPS selected initially. For example, a 20-second selection at 10 FPS reaches 200 frames before Bounce; 20 FPS reaches that budget in 10 seconds. Image canvases can be up to 1600 pixels per edge, subject to the total render budget. Both modes offer 32, 64, 128 or 256 colors and Smooth color gradients. Smaller dimensions, fewer frames and fewer colors can reduce file size; optimization does not guarantee a particular number of kilobytes.

Preview the motion and download one GIF

Play or seek through the animation, then use the fixed Create GIF button when the result looks right.

What the preview and final file contain

The motion preview responds to your settings before export. It shows composition, captions and timing, but it is not a preview of the final limited GIF color palette. Create GIF encodes the animation and opens the download page with one GIF file and its dimensions and duration. Download saves that file to your device; it does not overwrite your originals or save an editable project. Identical adjacent frames may be combined while preserving their total display time. Keep your source files if you want to make another version later.

Files and processing

Input
Images: JPG, JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, TIFF, HEIC and HEIF. Video: one MP4, MOV, WebM or M4V.
Output
One animated GIF file

Images: 25 MB maximum per file, up to 50 input files and 500 MB combined. Video: one file up to 100 MB per run.

Both modes allow up to 200 rendered frames. Image sources may be up to 60 megapixels each, with output edges up to 1600 pixels. Video sources may be up to five minutes and 4K; select up to 20 seconds and export with a longest edge up to 960 pixels. Larger images and animations can reach the processing limits before the frame limit.

Preparing the image timeline or video preview uploads your source files. Playback and editing previews run in the browser; final GIF encoding runs on the server without AI. A browser-compatible video preview may be prepared when your browser cannot play the source format. Video export uses the stored original and your chosen interval, not the lower-resolution preview.

Server downloads are available to your session for up to two hours.

For an image result, use Continue to below the download results to choose a compatible next step. You can select which images to carry over; the next tool starts with its own settings.

Refreshing an editor or download page returns you to the tool page. Download the result before starting a new workflow. See our Privacy Policy for file handling.

FAQ

Good to know.

A few answers before you get started.

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How do I turn an MP4 video into a GIF?

Select Video in the upload form and choose your MP4. Use the trim handles or Start and End fields to select the moment, adjust Size and Smoothness, and preview it. Select Create GIF, then Download on the results page. MOV, WebM and M4V are also supported when their video codec can be decoded.

Can I combine pictures and a video in the same GIF?

Choose one input mode for each workflow: a sequence of images, or one video. Video clips and still-image files cannot be mixed in the same timeline. Image mode can import the frames from an existing GIF, animated WebP or animated PNG.

How long can my video GIF be?

You can select up to 20 seconds from a video source of up to five minutes, subject to a 200-frame export limit. At 10 FPS, 20 seconds uses 200 frames; at 20 FPS, 10 seconds uses 200 frames. Bounce adds return frames, so it may require a shorter clip. Playback speed changes the GIF duration without changing the selected source interval.

Why can the exported GIF look different from the preview?

The live preview shows the source colors, while GIF export reduces them to the chosen palette of 32 to 256 colors. Smooth color gradients uses dithering to approximate colors between palette entries. The preview remains useful for framing, captions and timing; download the GIF to inspect its encoded colors.

Does a video GIF keep sound?

No. GIF has no audio track. The tool converts the selected video pictures into animation and leaves out the source audio.

Can I make a GIF with a transparent background?

Yes, in Images mode. Enable Transparent background under Canvas & background. This preserves clear areas rather than removing an opaque background from a photo. GIF uses fully transparent or fully opaque pixels, so partially transparent edges may change. Video mode exports an opaque GIF.

Are my files processed entirely in the browser?

No. Source files are uploaded to prepare the frame timeline or video preview, and final GIF encoding runs on the server. Preview playback and editing controls run in the browser. Prepared files and downloads are limited to your session for up to two hours; the editor is not a permanent storage or project-saving service.

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