How to Easily Make a GIF from Photos on PC

Animated GIFs are very popular on the internet these days. Besides using ready-made GIFs, we can also create our own using photos. And it's not difficult at all.

In the following, I will introduce three methods to help you create high-quality GIFs on your Windows PC, from beginner to professional. Without further ado, let's see how to make GIFs from photos!

One of the easiest methods to turn photos into GIF is using the practical GIF-making software WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro.

It can help you convert various types of photos, such as PNG, JPEG, JPG, ICO, PSD, and TIFF, into GIF animations. It also offers options to resize GIF, select quality, and control delay time so you can achieve perfect GIF effects. And not only photos, this GIF maker can also convert videos to GIFs, a feature we will cover in another article.

Now, let's see how to use it to make a GIF from pictures:

Photoshop is a professional image editor that has gained a reputation among designers and photographers alike. You can also use it to make GIFs from a sequence of images. It includes sets of basic and advanced editing features and deliver high-quality GIFs. Moreover, the recent updates add AI support. Here's how to use this pro-level image to GIF maker:

Step 1: Install Photoshop from here: https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html

Step 2: Before starting, host all the images you intend to use in a separate folder. Then launch Photoshop.

Step 3: Navigate to File > Scripts > Load Files into Stack.

Step 4: Then locate the prepared images and click Open followed by OK to import them into the photo editor.

Step 5: Click Window on the menu bar and Timeline to bring up the Timeline panel.

Step 6: In the Timeline window, click the arrow and select Create Frame Animation.

Step 7: Then head to the Timeline panel's menu and choose Make Frames From Layers. This will turn each created layer into a frame.

Step 8: Now, you can click on the time below each frame to change the delay time, drag images to rearrange the order, and set the loop option to "Forever" or "Once".

Step 9: Click the bottom Play icon to preview the animation file. Once done, click File > Export > Save for Web (Legacy).

Step 10: Then in the pop-up window, select a GIF type from the Preset drop-down options, for instance, GIF 128 Dithered. The number refers to the number of colors used in the GIF image's color palette. You can also adjust other settings based on the file's purpose.

Step 11: Click on the bottom-right Save... button and select a file destination for the finished GIF file.

Step 12: Finally, click Save again. And Voilà! You get an animated GIF now!

Now, that's all about how to make a GIF from photos on PCs. Hopefully, you can get your desired GIFs with the help of the three useful GIF makers. If you encounter any problems during the process, please feel free to contact us. Thanks for reading!

It's probably because the resolution or number of frames of the source images are too high. You can try reducing the gif width to 800px wide or less, and increase the time delay accordingly.

Yes. All the tools presented here can mix different images types into one gif.