How to Create a Before/After Animated GIF
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How to Create a Before/After Animated GIF
Before/After images are a great way to show off your editing work. Learn how to create a simple animated GIF from any image in Photoshop!
How to Make Before and After Layers
The first step to creating an animated GIF is to get the “Before” and “After” images. In many cases, the “Before” image will be an unedited photo. This will most likely be the background layer of any Photoshop file.
Each change you make to an image should be on a new layer, allowing for changes to be undone at any time. After adding many layers and adjustments to an image, you are left with the “After” version. You will need all these changes to be visible on a single layer to make the “After” Layer.
Create a new layer on the top of the document and navigate to ‘Image - Apply Image’. Choose “Merged”, “Multiply”, and make sure “Invert” is not checked. This will place a copy of your image onto one layer.
This is the “After” Layer.
Duplicate Layers to New Document
After creating the “After” layer, it is time to duplicate the “Before” and “After” layers onto a new document.
Create a new document sized for the web. Image resolution will depend on where this image will live. For instance, if you want this image on Instagram, try a resolution of 1000x1000px.
After creating a new document, select both the “Before” and “After” layers from the original image and Click+Drag them to the new document. Be sure to select both layers when making any adjustments, as you need them to be in the same place.
It is a good idea to turn both the “Before” and “After” layers into Smart Objects before transforming them in the new document. This will allow you to change image size without affecting quality. To turn the layers into Smart Objects, Right-Click on each layer and go to “Convert to Smart Object”.
Select Both layers and transform them into place.
How to Create a Before & After Animation
Now that both the “Before” and “After” layers are sized correctly on the new document, it is time to create a simple animation. Go to “Window - Timeline” to open the animation timeline and click on “Create New Frame Animation”.
Use the “New Frame” icon to make frames from the “Before” and “After” layers. Choose the frame duration and how many times the animation will repeat. In this example, we choose “3 Seconds” and “Forever”.
Be sure to hit the “Play” button to view the animation in the timeline.
Exporting for the Web
After the animation is playing well, it is time to export it to the web. Go to ‘File - Export - Save for Web’ and choose GIF from the drop-down menu.
Be sure to check the animation on the right side of the export panel to see if it is still playing well. When you are satisfied with all the export settings, click the “Export” button and choose a destination folder.
To view the final “Before & After” Animated GIF online, upload it to the desired website or open the image in Google Chrome, Safari or Firefox.
You are ready to show your work off to the world!
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Excellent tutorial Aaron - Thank you.
Thank you soooo much for the free tutorials.
I feel like a BEAST right now with this tutorial. THANK YOU!
I learn so much in your tutorials, far beyond the core of what you are trying to explain. Keep up the amazing channel!
That final image is great.
Just going to commend you for pronouncing it correctly. Good tip too.
love you Aaron!
Love your work Phlearn
GIF. As in GIFT.
Thank you.
Girrafe?
Go to google translate, type gif and listen.
Semantics; the group that made the format, CompuServe, largely pronounced it as Jiff, and I'd give that more weight than all the people who decided to pronounce it differently. The takeaway is that it doesn't really matter; we all know what someone's talking about.
It does not matter that the creators “largely” pronounced it incorrectly. If the backstory has to be explained every time someone mispronounces it as JIF, then it's a losing battle. It would be like someone spelling their name as XYZ and always trying to tell people that it's pronounced “Steve”. Ridiculous. People will pronounce it based on common sense. The evidence of this is that by Aaron simply mispronouncing GIF, it has caused this controversy.
You're just amazing! thank you so much.
Thank you! so easy to follow!
You are a Star, I love your work and I am very happy I found you.
Thank you very much for all have learned from you.
Best Wishes :-) :-*
Best tutorials on tube. look forward for all episodes.
Thanks Aaron this worked great. Nice Phlearning with you!
FYI - Merge layer keystroke is command + option + shift + E. I use it all the time!
So does he! Not sure why he didn't here?
It's crazy how I still learn something new in Photoshop every time I use it after 4 years...
Have been using it for the past 17 years. I am still learning new stuff everyday
Been using it for 10 years....... Wait! Actually it's been just.... 3 months
I just created my first gif!!!!!! Thank you @Phlearn
Great video FYP 💕
Dude needs to add the "tween" feature to make it better!
thank you!!
You're awesome; don't ever change.
Mouahh LUV U !!!
superb. Thanks
Thank you very helpful 👌🙂
Hi Aaron! Thanks for sharing your wisdom all this time. A tiny shortcut i'd like to add to what you've said is the magic Ctrl+Alt+Shft+e that in one step generates a new layer with all that is visible in that moment, in order to avoid the Apply Image in this case. Adios!!
I love your videos and they have helped me a lot! Could you make a tutorial on how to refine edge since the tool is not in the latest version of photoshop? :)
Hahaha "Phlearn" hahaha gets me every time
awesome tutorial
Great video as usual .. .thank you Aaron.could you please explain who to do a Wipe Animation to that GIF?
Cool! Thank you ! BR
Good tutorial, thank you. But are there any ways we can add an effect in-between each frame? Such as a fade or blur? I think this would look a lot smoother for a better result.
Also, thank you for saying JIFF. Good to know someone knows the official pronunciation, haha.
Thanks again! Looking forward to more.
The models eyebrows are on fleek though
Dead Inside thank you :)
I hope there's a part 2 where you go more in depth with cool effects and things we could do for gifs on photoshop. I thought you were going to show us transitions or more interesting stuff
Hey Aaron, great tip again! Just one thing, do you think you could make a bit more of an in-depth retouching tutorial, but focussing on your decision making with male portraits? I've seen so many video's all with female models that I'm getting stuck in that smooth & silky flow. On the other hand there are the gritty sports images, but any good tutorials inbetween seem lost.
Do people actually still care this much about how you say GIF?..
yes sadly XD
Never underestimate how pedantic people can be xD
Brucifer And the people who made the format, CompuServe, pronounce it with a J. As long as everyone knows what we're talking about, it doesn't really matter.
YES, I DO
Dude, JIF is peanut butter. Luv ya! ~ webgirl
Great video. was hoping it taught how to do the (don't know what it's actually called) split screen before and after images. You know, the one where it has a dividing line down the center and you can pull the line to the left or right to reveal the before or the after? See it used a lot on f-stoppers. Is there a tutorial on that? Thanks.
Another nice tutorial Aaron ,Like , could you please do a tutorial on how to zoom out of something small in a single picture such as a person stood in a Landscape and zoom out to reveal the whole scene..and save as a gif ...thanks
Great video as always!
I wish to learn how those big sized billboards/hoardings (with photos and text) are designed? Photoshop does not allow to create such a big sized document that is, let's say 5ft x 7ft in size at 300DPI.
Super
I would like to have this feature on my phone. Is there a App like this for a Google phone?
2:04 I use the combinations: "Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E"
Nice
Nice! What lens did you use for the main camera?
Hey Aaron, wont the keyboard command ctrl+alt+sift+E do the same thing as the new layer+apply image procedure?
can do you like blending mode so the picture blend from the before to the after image
Is there a desolve feature? I'm pretty sure I can create the effect I'm looking for with many frames if I manipulate the opacity, but is there an action or something that will create a transition between before and after?
Thank in advance and I love your tutorials.
I had to work out the 'Tween' feature myself. Don't know why he didn't show it?
Just set it to 0.1 of a second and about 20 transitions.
"That paint I ate for breakfast is disagreeing with my stomach." -- "It's okay, amid the controversy over gif pronunciation no one will notice."
Hey, what's the black thing that you are using instated of Mouse .Plz tell me to need to buy that one
Do you need to make the img at least 1000 on one side? when I do 2100x w/e it looks grainy on my pc but clean on my phone
Where can we see how you did the actual edit, or do you have a tutorial online on how you did what you did to the skin?
This is part of a new Pro retouching tutorial series that goes live October 18th.
"jif" master-race reporting in.
'Jif' haters incoming
Gigantic Giraffe
Jraphics Interchange Format
I pronounce it [zhaif] with the G from beige and a long i sound. That way I know I'm wrong and I piss everyone off.
hi Aaron, is there any advantage to creating your merged image using apply image the way you did, as opposed to just creating a stamp visible layer?
good guesrion!
Why create a 'flattened' layer anyway? The frames in the timeline can be set up from the start without creating any more layers.
Hey Aaron, is it possible to mask and stack multiple timelines into a single document?
man you are master of photoshop but sorry i dont have acces to your traning in mastering photoshop in 9.95 month is cheap but i live in somalia after all you know i hope you understand that but i really love you and how you things thnx you
Hey Aaron, i created a gif using the method mentioned by you, but it gets all grainy after exporting. Not able to fix it. :( any suggestions please?
I was hoping there would be a wipe animation. Is that possible in photoshop? Great videos you guys!
good question, i'd like to have the answer for this one also!
You can do it, but it'll be more involved; basically, do this, but instead of just a before and after layer, make a bunch of layers, slowly showing more of the second image on each one. You can transition with tween frames, but for a wipe, specifically, you'll need to manually make the transition frames.
ET_Studios thanks but no thanks!
Gabi C Exactly. That's why After Effects exists.
Use the tween option.
Do you know if this will work on Photoshop Elements?
do you have video tutorial to creat that "after" photo?
Which Adobe are you using?
Is there any tutorial how to make a drawn from photograph?
after watching this I find it not what I wanted. Wish you show the end result first ahhhh!!! I want the slider you can move to show B4 and After
whats the new video camera? :)
I hoped that one image transforms into another... is it possible to do in photoshop?
Hey phlearn maybe you can make a tutorial on how to remove a person from the background?
you dont watch plearn do you...?
Pseudo Vitamin i m new ;s
I’ve watched this 13 times and I can’t find what I’m doing wrong.
During the export you selected two options below the GIF selection; perceptual and diffusion. Why did you select these options? I don't get it hahaha. Thanks in advance 😉
My images get extremely noisy when I convert to a GIF. Anyone know how to fix this? Thanks
Please Do A 3D Text Tutorial!!!!!!
cmd+opt+shift+E instead of apply image :)
Is there a reason why I only get Spanish ads before Phlearn videos? This is the only channel on TH-cam that this happens on for me. Curious...
HOW DO YOU MAKE A FADE IN FADE OUT EFFECT OF A BEFORE&AFTER IMAGE???
Could anyone tell me what trackpad he uses?
😀thanks
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shut up
Please tell us how we add diffrent types of brushes in photoshop ...
do you mean load them, or create them? loading new .abr files is quite simple.
how can you please tell me ??
How to do the before and after with a slider option.
In response to all the comments on pronunciation, I didn't know it was said "JIF" like the peanut butter. But you learn something new every day! In the end, that wasn't what I took away from the video. The big point was how to create a GIF with pictures, and I found this incredibly useful! Great tutorial!
I think you first show the end product before showing the tutorial so the viewer knows what to expect. I was expecting a slider type before and after animation.
Hi Aaron, what is the right to post GIFs on Facebook, so everyone sees them animated? Also, what could be the problem that quality of gif gets really bad while saving, even though all the settings are 100%? Please advise :(
'there we go..'
may I make a gif with transparency?
Aaron, what for a Liquid is this on her lips?
It's just a heavy amount of makeup applied to her lip all at once. Pretty sure is was liquid lipstick.
needs an update for 2020 ...
Can PHLEARN make a manuplation video.Like 20 to 25 minutes of very much high detailing.PHLEARN never made a video like that.
Oh jod he sed jif. Can't weight 4 the Internet to lose its mynd....
😂
Hopefully you click read more and understand that I'm trolling you.
What is the point of this without adding a smooth transition?
I worked out tweening myself. only took me a minute.
Everytime I see you using the Apply Picture things I ask myself why you don't just duplicate the Folder with command J and than command E.. In my opinion it's the same result 😅
Anybody else only need the last 1.5 minutes of this video? lolz
He said jif...
I can't really explain the idea for the tutorial. It's a man pressing against a cloth white cloth, so that his facial structure is visible. I have to show you a photo, but how?
JIF.....is peanut butter...GIF is a short animation
se hom
Am I the only one who came expecting swipe animation?
oh god he said "jif"
like
I want Korean subtitles. ㅠㅠ
Thats Pac-man's mistress...
It's pronounced GIF!
If you went to my facebook page and liked something I did, how comes you didn't like my page? :P lol