How to make/create animated GIF avatar from YouTube videos?
Would you like to create/make interesting GIF avatars from TouTube videos for your profile image/icon? An animated GIF avatar is more vivid and attractive than a still picture, and more and more forums, communities and social websites, such as MySpace and Facebook, allow users to upload moving GIF image as their profile avatars or signatures.
There are tons of videos on YouTube, including the popular music videos, interesting animations and other various kinds of videos. Many people went to Yahoo Answer to ask how to make GIF from YouTube videos. The following will tell you the methods. Yes, you can do it! Now, let youself be different and unique even on the virtual Internet world!
Usually there are 2 ways to make a GIF avatar from YouTube videos.
The first method is: Photoshop CS3/CS4/CS5
Photoshop is considered as the best program for dealing with images. Actually it is. Photoshop owns many powerful functions and can satisfy different needs on image handling. It is the favourite of image professionals.
If you would like to use Photoshop CS3/CS4/CS5 to convert YouTube videos to GIF avatars, you can take the supporting pages from Adobe as a reference. The site told all processes of how to make a GIF from a video. It’s really useful and helpful.
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Photoshop/11.0/WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-794aa.html
The second method is: YouTube to GIF Avatar Converter
Many people may feel difficult when using Photoshop. There are too many options and processes which acquire professional knowledge and skills. Then a much easier way comes out—-YouTube to GIF Avatar Converter.
There is no need to repeat how to use YouTube to GIF Avatar Converter, because it’s so easy, so convenient, and so many people have made use of it.
OK, just THREE STEPS: add YouTube video → set start and end time → convert
Easy, convenient, good quality are its points!
Please note: No matter Photoshop or YouTube to GIF Avatar Converter, you need to download YouTube videos first! It’s easy to be done, here is a Free YouTube Downloader. Just make use of it.