Why are my GIFs so pixelated?
Most GIFs look small and low resolution, like the one above. It's hard to make a series of moving images about the same file size as just one static image, like a JPEG. And since they get shared so often, the same video gets compressed and looks worse each time it gets saved and re-uploaded.
- Load the images you want to use onto your computer, saving them all to a single folder. ...
- Open the program you are using (such as Photoshop or GIMP) to compile your animation. ...
- Adjust the output settings for the GIF animation. ...
- Choose the number of colors you want for you animation.
GIF compressor optimizes GIFs using Gifsicle and Lossy GIF encoder, which implements lossy LZW compression. It can reduce the animated GIF file size by 30%—50% at the cost of some dithering/noise. You can adjust the compression level with a simple slider to get the best result for your use case.
- Use Winzip. If you are looking for a way to compress your GIFs without losing quality, then we recommend using dedicated software, such as WinZip. ...
- Use the built-in compression feature. ...
- Reduce the number of colors. ...
- Use simple shapes. ...
- Use an online GIF compressor.
METHOD #1: SIMPLE SHARPENING
Apply Smart Sharpen to the gif (Filter > Sharpen > Smart Sharpen). Set the radius to 0.3px and amount to 500%. Remove gaussian blur and check the “More Accurate” box. Hit OK.
- Crop and resize. Smaller images load faster than big ones, so decreasing the dimensions of you GIFs can result in minor savings. ...
- Trim the animation timeline. ...
- Lower the frame rate. ...
- Reduce the number of colors. ...
- Experiment with transparency.
- Click the Browse...
- In the Resize GIF section, enter its new dimensions in the Width and Height fields. To change the GIF proportion, unselect the Lock aspect ratio option.
- Click the Save button to download the resized GIF.
Try to use thicker lines where possible as thin ones tend to get more pixelated. The less "edges” to a sticker, the cleaner it will appear after uploading. Quality: One thing I noticed straight away is that you can take a really high quality gif, upload it to Giphy, and it will immediately become pixelated.
- Giphy.
- Gif Keyboard by Tenor.
- GIF Lab.
- ImgPlay – GIF Maker.
- GifMe! Camera.
- GIF Maker by Momento.
- GIF Maker – GIF Editor.
- GIF Maker – Make Video to GIFs.
Average size of a GIF
960×540 for our wide format is ideal.
Can you enhance a GIF?
Once you have up-scaled videos or downloaded the GIF, you can also use Video Converter Ultimate to make and enhance the GIF quality with the GIF Maker option. It enables you to adjust the output size and frame rate to get the desired animated GIF.
GIFs. A good size for GIFs is 480x480. Similar to images, it's important to use ones that are close to being square.
On the left of the original image in save for web, you can find the eyedropper tool. With the eyedropper tool you can sample colours any of the previews in save for web. Within your about-to-be saved gif, you can now pin point colours in the areas that are grainy and remove them.
How to reduce GIF filesize without losing quality - Adobe Photoshop ...
A GIF can only have a maximum palette of 256 colors. Say you start with a JPEG that has a few thousand distinct RGB values in the pixels that make up the image. When you save it to the GIF format (also called Indexed color), the photo software examines it for the best possible 256 RGB values to use.