Tumblr GIF-maker: Getting started
Tumblr GIF-maker: How does it work?
- Launch Tumblr for iOS. Tap the compose button (pencil icon from the bottom menu bar) from the main screen. Tap the Photo option (camera icon) from the compose screen. Pick a set of burst images or a video you want to turn into a GIF. If it can be made into a GIF, it should be labelled with a “GIF” badge. You’ll see three tabs at the bottom of the media-selecting screen that let you filter your camera roll media by All, GIFs (video clips), and Stills. You’re limited to a 3-second clip to start with, but you can lengthen the time with the speed tool on the next editing screen. Once you select your media, you will be brought to an editing screen, with an option to change the GIF’s speed from 0.5x to 4x. You can also zoom in by pinching the screen or make the GIF “rebound” back and forth sort of like a Boomerang. Tap ‘Done’ when you’re, um, done editing. You will then be brought back to the media-selecting screen, with your new GIF highlighted in blue. While its highlighted, tap ‘Next’ in the top-right corner. From there, you’ll be brought to a post screen, where you can add a caption and some tags. Tap ‘Post’ when you’re ready to post the GIF to your Tumblr, and voila! Repeat until your bored (which can never happen with GIFs, so yeah).
