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.gif dimensions for (survivor) gifs

dimensions of gifs are determined by your cropping ratio and your image size. the size of your gifs in a post is important because the quality of the gif will change if it’s not done correctly.

tumblr has three photo dimensions: 540px, 268px, and 177px. some people still use the old dimensions: 500px, 245px, 160px. using the first three will result in the highest quality image for a tumblr post. if you use random numbers (400px, 250px, 300px, whatever, etc.), or the right dimensions incorrectly, your gif will look lower quality, and your text on the gif may be hard to read. i cannot stress enough how important it is to follow this guideline.

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.gif tutorial for survivor

the thirty-fourth season of survivor, survivor: game changers, is premiering this wednesday, so i figured now’s a better time than ever to post another one of these things for people who are just getting into .gif making, or would like to get in on the action!

this will be a step-by-step tutorial, presented via screenshots. at the end of the post, i’ll have a .psd download available to use on gifs!

here’s what you’re gonna need, kiddos:

KMplayer; this is a frame extractor/video player. this is what you’ll use to capture frames from episodes and videos.

Photoshop. I use Photoshop CC for Windows. you’ll need to torrent photoshop. here’s a link from piratebay for it. please keep in mind that this is not the same link that i used when i dl’d photoshop a couple of years ago, but it should work fine. the download process is simple. other links for photoshop downloads can be found here: [x] [x] [x].

a survivor episode with 720p or 1080p quality. i usually torrent from rarbg, 1337, and piratebay. the piratebay link directs you to episode one of mvgx. when searching for episodes, search “survivor s(number)e(number)”, for example, for the game changers premier, i would search “survivor s34e01”.

feel free to message me if you’re confused about anything and i’ll help you out as soon as possible!

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requested by anonymous: epic gifs of Jay finding the idol

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jessica lewis - episodes: one-six

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“i am enjoying this little bubble of bliss that we have. let’s marinate in this, let’s sit in this. let’s enjoy it and allow it to move us towards a more positive state as a tribe." ken in his secret confessional, “we clicked today”

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this is my love letter to you. since you tried to vote me out, i figured i should return the favor... survivor: heroes vs villains, episode ten “going down in flames” - (04/22/2010)

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requests!

the survivor season has officially begun, and i’ll try to keep this blog active throughout the duration of the season! any requests you have are welcome. this includes: .gif requests (specific moments from episodes), .psd requests (for tribals, this season, or even past seasons), or .gif making and coloring tutorials! and even if you have any tips or suggestions for anything else this blog should post, let me know!

feel free to send your requests here!

-mj

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mari takahashi in s33e01 “may the best generation win” [made by connor]

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“the tribe decided who was going home tonight. but i didn't really get to weigh in on that decision, so i'm just going to weigh in on it now.” [made by connor]

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“i’m not gonna take any chances tonight, jon.” [made by connor]

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“idols are more fun when you play them for somebody else.” a psd for san juan del sur tribal councils, but feel free to test it out on other seasons. might need to be adjusted depending on the episode because tribal lighting is ever-changing. please like/reblog if you use! download // [made by mj]

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“my life has definitely been easier because i’m better looking than most people.” kaôh rōng psd - adjust layers (especially on darker scenes) to your liking! and please like/reblog if you use! download // [made by mj]

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here’s a psd i made specifically for survivor: kaoh rong tribal scenes. everything can be re-adjusted if needed to your satisfaction. please like and reblog if you download. enjoy! download // [made by connor]

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a psd that works well on survivor: philippines & survivor: cagayan. feel free to adjust the brightness, curves, levels, and vibrance as you wish. examples of it in use can be found here: x | x | x please like or reblog if you download. hope you like it! download // [made by mj]

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survivor .gif tutorial

since we’ve officially entered the 3 month survivor off-season, i decided it would be a good time to put together a bit of a fun project for the .gif makers in the community.

to kick things off, this is just going to be a tutorial of how i make my gifs. this will be a step-by-step tutorial, that will produce the nicest, crispest gifs (imo).

here’s what you’ll need:

KMplayer; this is a frame extractor/video player. this is what you’ll use to capture frames from episodes and videos.

Photoshop. I use Photoshop CC for Windows. a torrent link can be found here (note: this is not the the link that i downloaded nearly a year ago, but it’s the same version of photoshop, and has the same install process. just follow the directions, and it’ll work fine).  other sources for photoshop downloads can be found here: [x] [x] [x]

a video with 720p or 1080p quality. i get movies and tv episodes from kickass and there are multiple ways to download videos from youtube.

first, you need to open up your KMplayer and your video. mp4 or mkv files usually work best for me.

feel free to message me if you’re confused about anything and i’ll help you out as soon as possible!

kmplayer - to open your file, right click and select ‘Open File(s)…’ and choose your video. it may take a while for the video to load, depending on the quality and length.

now, get to the part of the video you’d like to gif. you can use the left and right arrow keys to skip through the video faster. now, open up the frame extraction window. (CTRL + G)

select the folder you want your frames to go in. i have 8 different folders titled ‘Gif1′, ‘Gif2′, ‘Gif3′, etc… i find it much easier to just capture all the frames you want at one time, and then turn them into gifs.

these are my settings:

make sure you’re at the scene you’d like, and click ‘Start’, KMplayer will start capturing each frame. it may lag a little bit, but let it capture the scene you want before clicking ‘Stop’.

it’s okay if you got frames you didn’t want, it happens to me all the time! locate the folder in which your frames went and simply delete the ones you don’t want. my gifs are usually 30-75 frames long, it may not seem like a lot, but it is!

once you’ve gotten all your frames, you can open up your version of photoshop.

BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING, click on the ‘Window’ tab at the top and make sure ‘Animation’ is checked.

alright, now go to File > Scripts > Load Files into Stack… and select the folder where your frames are. it may take a while for your frames to load up, just be patient.

when all your frames are loaded up, it should look like this:

then click “create frame animation.” after that, you’ll click the small tab at the bottom right, and then click “make frames from layers”:

it will look like this, and then you have to click the tab again + reverse frames. this is important because you don’t want your gif playing backwards:

click that same button again and click on ‘Select All Frames’, this will, well….. select all your frames.

click on the ‘0 sec’ on any frame and select ‘Other…’ and type in ‘0.05′. this is the speed i always use, but you can use any speed you wish, though i feel that 0.05 looks the best!

now this is where the fun begins. you’re gonna crop your gif. for 10 gifs posts i usually do 268x130. 

After you crop, you’ll go to Image > Image Size:

now this is when you’ll add your psd/color your gifs + add text if you want. the psd + text download can be found at the bottom of this post!

once you’re done with that, you will convert your frames to a video timeline:

and then you will select all of the layers on the right side (EXCLUDING the text and psd layer! only the frames). once you have those selected, you will have to click Filter > Convert to Smart Filters. this will speed up the sharpening process, essentially, so you don’t have to do it one frame at a time:

after that, click Filter > Smart Sharpen:

and these are my sharpening setting:

now that all of that is done, you can click File > Save for Web. NEVER save gifs with ‘Save as…’

here are my save settings (i feel like this is the most crucial part to making your gifs look nice, crisp, and as high quality as possible):

you can change Selective to Adaptive if it looks better for your coloring! i’d suggest always using Pattern!

YOUR GIF MUST BE UNDER 2MB, OR IT WON’T PLAY ON TUMBLR.

if your gif is over 2mb, lower the colors by choosing one of the numbers here:

don’t select anything lower than 64, because then it looks grainy and desaturated. or save it, reopen it and delete some frames (not too much though)

after saving your gif, close everything and reopen it normally. the frame delay speed is usually set back to 0.07 (because it was converted to a video timeline). so just select the very first frame, scroll to the end of your frames and hold SHIFT while selecting the last frame and change the delay to 0.05. then save again with ‘Save for Web & Devices’

PSD DOWNLOAD LINK

because i just made that psd for that scene, it probably works best on survivor: cambodia, but feel free to try it on kaoh rong scenes and other seasons! download // [made by mj]

and… i think that’s it! this is the first tutorial i’ve put together. so if i didn’t explain anything that well, feel free to message me and i’ll help you out!

if this helped you at all, please give a like or reblog, i’d really appreciate it! ♡