Easy Convert Video to GIF

Any Video to GIF Converter is a powerful and easy-to-use tool which can help you convert your video files to animated GIF images. If the whole movie is too long, it is possible to convert only a portion of the video.

This software is a perfect choise for people who needs to create GIF animations, for example, for avatar, or as screensaver for mobile phone, or just as cool animated graphical element for website.

Converted GIF will look like original movie in spite of the fact that GIF format is limited to just only 256 colors. How it's possible? This software uses algorithm of color pallette optimization. It is called Color Dithering. Each frame of converted GIF doesn't look ideal, but the full animated GIF plays exactly like original movie!


Key features of Video to GIF Converter:

-Convert any video to GIF. All popular video formats are supported: AVI (DivX, xVid), MP4 (MPEG4, H.264), MPEG, WMV, M4V, MOV, 3GP, MKV, etc. So it is possible to convert AVI to GIF, MP4 to GIF, MOV to GIF, MKV to GIF etc.

- Clip movie. Since the movie may be too big for conversion, you are able to convert only a portion of the video. Just select Start and End positions of a video, and you are ready to go!

- Crop frame. You can crop a video frame to hide dispensable details, and therefore, make GIF more "clear".

- Customize GIF. A lot of parameters are available for editing. You can set GIF width/height, animation speed, dithering method, transparency settings and so on.

- Apply effects. Adjust contrast, brightness and saturation of an image. You can even place a custom text on your GIF!

- Enjoy the power and simplicity. You will be pleasantly surprised how easy it is to operate this program. In most cases you have, is to click "Open Video", then click "Convert to GIF". All the rest Video to GIF Conversion will be done by the software.

Short Reference

GIF (Pronounced jiff or giff (hard g)) stands for graphics interchange format, a bit-mapped graphics file format used by the World Wide Web, CompuServe and many BBSs. GIF supports color and various resolutions. It also includes data compression, but because it is limited to 256 colors, it is more effective for scanned images such as illustrations rather than color photos.

Frame Rate - is m measure of the rate at which pictures are shown for a motion video image. The higher the number of frames playing per second, the smoother the video playback appears to the user. Lower rates means choppy playback. For example, if a movie has 24 frames per second rate, it allows to perceive smooth playback.

Dithering refers to the method of simulating colors not available in the color pallette of GIF image. Images with primarily solid colors (forexample, if you convert cartoon to GIF) may work well with no dither. Images with continuous-tone color (if you convert ordinary movie) may require dithering to prevent color banding.

Short User Guide

1. Download for free Video to GIF Converter, install and run it.
2. Click on "Open Video" button and choose your video files (a lot of video formats supported). For example, you can open AVI format to convert AVI to GIF.
4. Adjust GIF settings, set effects. In most cases all you need is to set width and height of GIF. Other settings are additional.
5. Click "Play" button and move track to the place, from which you would like to start converting to GIF. Click "Start position" button. Then choose a moment when you want to stop GIF animation, and click "End position". Or you can do nothing if you want to convert the whole movie.
6. You can crop video frame with the rectangular cropping area located on the Preview screen.
7. Click "Convert to GIF" button. The selected portion of the video will be converted to animated GIF. You can click "Stop Process" button anytime if you want to finish converting on some position..

Download Video to GIF Converter. It is fully compatible with Microsoft® Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7.