Several online services let you convert video clips into animated gifs. These services are useful when you need to upload a small video and create a short animated gif. However, these online services have file size limitations. You cannot upload large video files or movies. Adobe Premiere solves this problem by letting you import a full-length movie if you like. You can then edit it, extract only the footage that you need and save the file as an animated gif.
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Click the "Start" menu and type "Adobe Premiere" (without the parentheses). Press "Enter" and Premiere will open.
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Press "CTRL+I" to open the File Import window. This window shows the folders and files on your hard drive. Locate your video file and click it to highlight it.
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Click "Open" to open the file. It will appear in the Project window on the left side of the screen.
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Drag the file to the Source Monitor in the center of the screen. You will see a preview of the video in this monitor.
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Click the "Play" button below the Source Monitor. The "Play" button has the shape of an arrow. The video will play.
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Click the "Stop" button (shaped like a square) when the video reaches the point where you want your animated gif to begin. Click the "Left In Point" button below the "Source Monitor." This button looks like this: {
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Click the "Play" button to continue previewing the video.
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Click the "Stop" button when the video reaches the point where you want your animated gif to end.
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Click the "Right In Point" button. This button looks like this: }
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Click "File" and select "Export."
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Select "Adobe Media Encoder." A window will open and allow you to choose an output format for your video.
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Enter a name for the output file and select "Animated Gif" as the output format.
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Click "OK." Adobe Premiere will convert the edited video into an animated gif.
