Hi fellow Student Workers,

I have recently learned how to make GIFs and I think it’s a really fun way to add some flare to blog posts or websites. There are a couple ways to make GIFs but I’m going to walk you through the process on Photoshop.

1. Have an idea (Honestly the hardest part of the process)
2. Layout what your finished product should look like in one document. It's like making a flip book. Make sure all of the animated pieces are in separate layers.

3) Create a new folder on the Desktop

4) Save each step of the animation as a different JPEG (TIFFS work too). Make sure to save the JPEGs in sequential numerical order. Example)

5) Go to “Open As” under Files and choose your folder. Select your last image in the animation and then check the “Image Sequence” box and open.

6) This will pop up. This is how you control the speed of your gif. Fps stands for “Frames   Per Second” The smaller the number the faster the GIF. I set mine for 3fps.

7) Once the file is open, This will pop up on the bottom of the workspace. Press space to see your GIF playthrough. This is what your GIF will look like.

 8) Now go to File and choose “Save for Web”

9) In “Save for Web” change the looping to forever and hit Save.

10) And now you have a GIF!

11) Show your friends and bask in their admiration.