Greenshot Settings (bonus note, just looking at the images will be enough to set it right. The rest has some tips or considerations about each one)
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First, let's set up screenshot to capture images smoothly. Right click on Greenshot down in your system's tray (located in the bottom right of your screen) for a small pop-up window to appear. Next, click on "preferences" (which should be located near the middle of the menu). The image to the left is what you should see now. The only thing that needs to be checked is the "Register Hotkeys."
(Scroll down)
(Scroll down)
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The "Screenshot Destination" section have only "Save directly (using settings below)" have the box checked. Having any other box checked here will adverse affects or make screencapturing become unproductive since the your PC will try to process the images through those other avenues.
(Remember: I am only discussing the features in detail for making Gifs. The rest of the program features are fine as well but for now only interfere with making a Gif.)
Moving onto the "Preferred Output File Settings." There is a significant consideration to be made here and that is the "Storage location." It may not seem like much but if one plays around with Gifs enough you will find that folders accumulate megabytes fairly quickly. My "Storage location" has around 375MB already used and I also keep my finished Gifs there, too.
The next selection is the "Filename pattern." Again, another conscience decision is to be made here. I prefer %NUM% for numbering my pics. When a Gif can reach up into over a 1,000 frames the other Filename patterns would just be replaced by the new images being captured. In other words, the program would be deleting the previous images it just captured with the new ones since it captures frames at a significant pace as movie camera does.
Now the "Image format" is up to personal choice and keeping in mind the size of Gif file you want to make. Myself I interchange some pics with High quality with low quality within my pics. High quality when an image or two have been selected to be static (meaning frozen for more than a second) so it can be appealing. Rest of the frames I aim between low to medium quality in order to keep my Gif file small enough to be uploaded. (Discussed further in the Tips and Tricks section.) The lowest quality I have found that is pretty acceptable is reducing the Jpeg quality to 30% when capturing images and help keeping the file small. A Jpeg set at the range of 50-80% will not be noticeable when played back as a Gif. So, go with what is visually appealing to you and the file size.
Make sure "Copy file path to clipboard every time an image is saved" is left unchecked. This has an adverse affect if video capturing during long intervals. The program buffer will fill up and cause your pc to lag while screenshot processes each image. It doesn't harm anything, just ties up your computer's hands for awhile.
"Jpeg settings" is just an extension of "Image format." Again, just what you think works for you.
The "Print options" do not seem to affect anything in the way of Gifs, so whatever you prefer here.
(Remember: I am only discussing the features in detail for making Gifs. The rest of the program features are fine as well but for now only interfere with making a Gif.)
Moving onto the "Preferred Output File Settings." There is a significant consideration to be made here and that is the "Storage location." It may not seem like much but if one plays around with Gifs enough you will find that folders accumulate megabytes fairly quickly. My "Storage location" has around 375MB already used and I also keep my finished Gifs there, too.
The next selection is the "Filename pattern." Again, another conscience decision is to be made here. I prefer %NUM% for numbering my pics. When a Gif can reach up into over a 1,000 frames the other Filename patterns would just be replaced by the new images being captured. In other words, the program would be deleting the previous images it just captured with the new ones since it captures frames at a significant pace as movie camera does.
Now the "Image format" is up to personal choice and keeping in mind the size of Gif file you want to make. Myself I interchange some pics with High quality with low quality within my pics. High quality when an image or two have been selected to be static (meaning frozen for more than a second) so it can be appealing. Rest of the frames I aim between low to medium quality in order to keep my Gif file small enough to be uploaded. (Discussed further in the Tips and Tricks section.) The lowest quality I have found that is pretty acceptable is reducing the Jpeg quality to 30% when capturing images and help keeping the file small. A Jpeg set at the range of 50-80% will not be noticeable when played back as a Gif. So, go with what is visually appealing to you and the file size.
Make sure "Copy file path to clipboard every time an image is saved" is left unchecked. This has an adverse affect if video capturing during long intervals. The program buffer will fill up and cause your pc to lag while screenshot processes each image. It doesn't harm anything, just ties up your computer's hands for awhile.
"Jpeg settings" is just an extension of "Image format." Again, just what you think works for you.
The "Print options" do not seem to affect anything in the way of Gifs, so whatever you prefer here.
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If it is the first time in making a gif and just want to make a quick Gif video then let's start by using a video format that can be captured while playing on your computer screen. Just play the video you want captured if it is from your PC's DVD player, a online video site like Youtube or any other video source that is able to play on your screen.
Next is selecting the settings you prefer for your video.
Next is selecting the settings you prefer for your video.