{"id":61658,"date":"2014-03-02T18:49:49","date_gmt":"2014-03-02T16:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=61658"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:50:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:50:54","slug":"create-animated-cat-gifs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/create-animated-cat-gifs\/","title":{"rendered":"How to: create animated cat GIFs"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s not just owners who love their cats;\u00a0GIF animations of them doing funny stuff have set the internet alight over the past few years. We show how you to transform video clips of your cat\u00a0into animated GIFs<\/strong> on a PC, Mac, or via a web app. You can use these GIFs, for example, on Twitter<\/strong> and Facebook<\/strong> or as forum avatars.<\/p>\n

In preparation, you’ll need to take a short video with your smartphone or with a digital camera. Then copy it to your PC or Mac. Most of the applications presented here don’t have a\u00a0built-in preview. For this reason it’s advisable to open the video with a video player like VLC and note down the desired start and end time to the exact second. Then when you convert your video into\u00a0a GIF animation, it will last for exactly the right duration.<\/p>\n

Download VLC for Windows<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Download VLC for Mac<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Create Cat GIFs with Windows<\/h3>\n

\"Free<\/h3>\n
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  1. Download Free Video to GIF Converter<\/a> and install\u00a0the application.<\/li>\n
  2. After starting the program, select your cat video using\u00a0Browse video<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  3. Specify the\u00a0start and end point of the animation. Add\u00a0the values – in seconds – \u200b\u200bin the From <\/strong>and To <\/strong>fields.<\/li>\n
  4. Determine\u00a0the size of the GIF to be exported. Remember that the resolution, as well as the length of the GIF animation, determines the size of the exported file. Note: Most forums avatars have a size limit of 100×100 pixels.<\/li>\n
  5. Specify\u00a0how many images are displayed per second.<\/li>\n
  6. In the next step, you can manually delete frames, adjust the image quality and adjust the playback speed. To complete\u00a0the conversion just click\u00a0on Make GIF<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"Free<\/p>\n

    Free Video to GIF Converter doesn’t come with a\u00a0preview window
    \n<\/em><\/p>\n

    Download Free Video to GIF Converter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

    Create cat\u00a0GIFs with a web app<\/h3>\n

    \"Imgflip<\/h3>\n

    As an alternative to Windows or Mac software, you can create cat GIFs in your browser. This works across\u00a0Windows, Mac or Linux. Most vendors offer similar tools, but limit the animation length and add a watermark if the GIF is above a certain size.<\/p>\n

    This also applies to Imgflip Gifgenerator<\/a>;\u00a0the GIF animation is capped at\u00a0360 pixels and limited to a maximum of ten seconds – it adds\u00a0watermarks too.<\/p>\n

    \"Web<\/p>\n

    Imgflip Gifgerenator offers\u00a0a web app with lots of tools, but doesn’t have a preview either<\/em><\/p>\n

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    1. Open\u00a0the\u00a0Imgflip Gifgenerator\u00a0website with a browser such as\u00a0Firefox<\/a> or Chrome<\/a>.<\/li>\n
    2. Click\u00a0on Upload <\/strong>to load your cat video clip.<\/li>\n
    3. The animated points will be between two sliders – the green arrow marks the start and the\u00a0red arrow marks the end point. You can move these around to get the part of the video you want.<\/li>\n
    4. To view more tools, click on More options<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    5. In the menu that follows, you can set the frame rate to a\u00a0maximum of 360 pixels, adjust the playback speed and determine what happens\u00a0at the end of playback. If you want a fluid, endless loop, for example, Forverse <\/em>is a useful mode, as it plays the animation backwards after it ends.<\/li>\n
    6. If you want to, you can add some text or crop your GIF to the desired size.<\/li>\n
    7. For a preview, you need to click on Generate GIF.<\/strong> Once you’re\u00a0satisfied with the result and you’ve adjusted\u00a0the displayed file size, you can click on Download Image<\/strong> and save the GIF on your hard disk. Otherwise you can go back and select\u00a0Choose different settings<\/strong> if you want to change anything.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      You can embed finished GIFs via links\u00a0or HTML code to your page, blog or Facebook. The necessary code\u00a0will be available after conversion\u00a0if you haven’t\u00a0checked the\u00a0mark for private use.<\/p>\n

      Start <\/strong><\/a>Imgflip Gifgenerator <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

      Create cat GIFs on Mac<\/h3>\n

      On Mac, there are two apps. Gifrocket<\/a> is convenient to use, but doesn’t bring much in the way of tools. In contrast, GIF Brewery allows plenty of adjustments.<\/p>\n

      \"MacGIF Brewery: for GIF enthusiasts<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. Download\u00a0GIF Brewery<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      2. Open\u00a0your cat video from File\/Open.<\/li>\n
      3. With the Video Preview you can set the video excerpt you want. Move\u00a0the yellow button for the start of animation and then click Set Start<\/strong>. Set the end to correspond to the red button and confirm it by clicking on Set End<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
      4. If you want to crop the video, you can select an area and press Enter <\/strong>to crop.<\/li>\n
      5. The GIF size can be adjusted\u00a0to the desired number of pixels by using the Resize <\/strong>function. Bear in mind that a smaller animation requires less memory and loads faster on the internet. Forum avatars usually have a resolution of 100×100 pixels square.<\/li>\n
      6. Under GIF Properties<\/strong> you can see\u00a0more options. Frame Delay<\/strong> sets the playback speed of the animation. With Looping Mode<\/strong> you can specify the type of infinite loop. Palindrome <\/em>ensures that the animation is played backwards\u00a0when it reaches the end. This ensures that you get a GIF that’s both smooth and funny.<\/li>\n
      7. Create GIF<\/strong> creates a preview of the animation. On top of that GIF Brewery incorporates the\u00a0file size. If it’s\u00a0too high, you can cancel and make corrections to the size of the animation (see point 5). If you’re pleased with the result, however, you can\u00a0save your GIF.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \"MacGIF Brewery offers the most configuration options among the GIF converters on this list. The integrated preview makes it unnecessary to resort to other media players and speeds up your\u00a0work. Before it saves the file to the hard disk, GIF Brewery warns you of the importance of file size for\u00a0Twitter, Facebook, forums or avatars. The many options it offers are great for experimenting, but may be a bit overwhelming for the casual GIF creator.<\/p>\n

        Download GIF Brewery<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

        Gifrocket: for quick GIF fixes<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \"Mac<\/p>\n

        If you don’t need all the configuration options and you’re looking instead for a free and easy to handle alternative then Gifrocket <\/a>could be for you. Simply drag and drop your video into the app – Gifrocket automatically does the rest.<\/p>\n

        You can access all\u00a0the options via the spanner icon in the top right corner. Its menu only allows you to\u00a0define\u00a0animation size, quality and start and end times. Speed \u200b\u200bor loop aren’t possible, and you can’t crop videos either.<\/p>\n

        \"Mac<\/p>\n

        Gifrocket is a simplified version of Video to GIF converter for\u00a0Mac<\/em><\/p>\n

        Download Gifrocket<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

        Conclusion: four different GIF creators for fans of animated cats<\/h3>\n

        The conversion of cat clips to\u00a0GIFs isn’t rocket science. Free Video to GIF Converter does the job relatively quickly on Windows, but offers only simple loops. With the web app Imgflip Gifgenerator, you’re\u00a0not bound to an operating system – it just works on your\u00a0browser –\u00a0but it’s not very fast, and creates GIFs with ugly watermarks.<\/p>\n

        The fastest way to GIFs for Mac owners comes by way of\u00a0Gifrocket, but it has largely dispensed with configuration options. These are available on Gif Brewery in abundance. Whoever wants to get the most out of GIFs and has a Mac, could hardly find a better application for tinkering\u00a0with adorable cuddly cat GIFs.<\/p>\n

        Have you made an adorable cat GIF? Care to share it with us?!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        It’s not just owners who love their cats;\u00a0GIF animations of them doing funny stuff have set the internet alight over the past few years. We show how you to transform video clips of your cat\u00a0into animated GIFs on a PC, Mac, or via a web app. You can use these GIFs, for example, on Twitter … Continue reading “How to: create animated cat GIFs”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2045,"featured_media":61664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[2441],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-61658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t