#how do i edit a video in photos mac?

[sunlightgalaxy]

lovely anons have been requesting a gif tutorial, and while there's plenty photoshop ones out there I think there's only a couple photopea ones (if you dont know photo pea is like an internet photoshop basically) so I thought I'd make a little tutorial on how I do my gifs!

first you're gonna want to use any gif making platform to actually turn your video clip into a gif. I personally use giphy but I know there's a bunch of other platforms for this. then you're just going to open the gif in photo pea either by clicking "open from computer" on the home page or dragging it in from finder (Mac) or files.

IF YOU'RE MAKING A GIFSET: the first thing I do is make sure all of my gifs are the same number of frames. its important to do this if you want all of your gifs to restart at the same time! to do this I just go to the side where all the frames are listed - this one has 29 frames (note: it says 28 on the top frame, but the very first frame is listed as 0, so always add 1 to the top number to know now many frames there are). what I do is find the gif with the least amount of frames and then make all the gifs the same number - depending on what part of the gif I want to keep/delete I'll delete frames from the beginning, end, or both which usually requires some basic math

next, I click on the top frame, press shift, and then press on the bottom frame to select all (unfortunately there's no keyboard shortcut for this I don't think). then I'll click filter -> sharpen -> smart sharpen that way I can freely customize the sharpness of each gif depending on it's original quality. usually I do 200% at 0.5 pixels but I'll adjust if necessary.

now comes the actual coloring of the gif! all of these will be adjustment layers (layer -> new adjustment layer).

first I'll select the brightness/contrast layer and play around with those settings until it looks good to me.

next, I'll play around with the levels and curves layers until it looks how I want it.

sometimes I'll stop here if it looks good, sometimes I'll play around with the saturation adjustment layer, or in this case I'll edit the color balance to deepen some of the shades that aren't popping out how I want.

IF YOU'RE MAKING A GIFSET: the easiest thing I've figured out for coloring multiple gifs to save time is duplicating these adjustment layers to each gif in the set (layer -> duplicate layer into; it'll prompt you to select the psd you want to add the layers to). when I do this I turn off the visibility for each one and one by one turn them back on (starting with brightness/contrast) and adjust them if necessary.

if I'm not adding text this is where I'll end, but sometimes I like to add texts to more of my creative gifts. usually I'll follow a tutorial (@usergif resource directory has a bunch of good tutorials that can be adapted to photo pea, or I'll just look them up on Tumblr itself). sometimes I like to do things a little simpler, which is what I'll show here.

you're going to click on the T towards the bottom on the left sidebar, type put your text, change your font (photopea has a ton and I'm not too picky but you can download fonts from the internet and upload them), as well as color and size (don't forget to select all of the text when you do this!!) then click on the cursor icon to move the text to your desired placement.

then click on the layer in the right sidebar and select blending options.

I'm going to add a stroke of 1px in black to my text and position it to the center. I do this on every text I add to gifs (even if the text is black, which I ended up changing this one to) to add some extra size/detail.

you're more than happy to stop here, but I like to play around with some of the other blending options until I'm satisfied. sometimes I'll lower the fill to 0-30%, or in this case, I changed the blending option to overlay to get the desired effect. (both under blending options)

I followed the same steps with my second row of text, except I changed the font and then warped the text a bit after placing it where I wanted by T -> warp -> arch and changing the settings.

and you're done! file -> export as -> gif to save it! I also like to do this periodically throughout the process to make sure the gif is giffing if you know what I mean

[bohemian-nights]

Hey, can I ask you how do you make your gifs?

It took a lot of trial and error, but here is what I have learned(so far cause I'm very much still going through it):

1. Photoshop vs Photopea

To make your gifs you can either use Photoshop or Photopea. I started off with Photpea because it’s cloud-based and doesn’t take up any space on your computer, but I've since moved onto Photoshop. Most of the tutorials you’ll find will use photoshop. So if you need help or want to learn a new skill it will be much easier to find that help if you are using Photoshop.

Photoshop

👆🏽They have ones out there for mac if you search for them on here, but I happen to have a Windows PC so this is the one I use🤷🏽‍♀️

Photopea

2. Downloading videos

I get most of my videos from either YouTube or torrent sites which have a wide selection of shows and movies for you to download.

Watch So Much

👆🏽Is my favorite torrent site. You can also stream shows and movies on their site well.

YTS

👆🏽Is another torrent site I use, but they only have movies on there.

Qbittorrent

👆🏽Lets you download torrents. I should note that If you torrent you'll need a VPN. Literally do not try and download any content from HBO or Disney without a VPN, because at least here in America, they will email you threatening to disconnect your internet😅

For VPN’s do not use the free ones. They don’t work. I’ve personally used NordVPN, but there are other ones out there like Surfshark, or ProtonVPN.

4k downloader

👆🏽Lets you download most things off of YouTube(as well as a couple other sites like TikTok). I say most things because they will not let you download those free movies(ex. Twilight) YouTube itself uploads onto its platform.

Occasionally someone will upload an old movie onto a private channel which you can download with no problems, but anything new or recent you won’t find on there.

You do not have to use a VPN to download videos from YouTube.

3. Resources:

Whatever you're trying to gif will probably be on the long side. So you're either going to need to trim it down to make a 2-3 second clip that you can then use to make your gif, or you can screencap your video.

Screencaping allows you to take a shot of each individual frame* which you can then use to make your gifs out of.

*I like to use anywhere between 40-90 frames per gif.

VLC

👆🏽This is a video player that lets you play your videos and create screencaps from them.

👆🏽This is a great post on how to screencap using VLC.

KMPlayer

👆🏽Is another video player/screencapping software, but I found their interface to be overly complicated

Clipchamp

👆🏽This lets you trim down your videos to create those 2-3-second clips. There are better video editing tools out there(like DaVinci Resolve), but if you have Windows for what it's worth, it’s simple and gets the job done 🤷🏽‍♀️

rPiracy

👆🏽Has links for torrents and things of that nature.

👆🏽This is a great post on how to make a basic gif using Photoshop.

👆🏽This is a great post on how to make a basic gif using Photopea.

👆🏽This user has a lot of tutorials so when you're ready to move onto more complicated gif making, use them as a resource.

4. Lastly, have patience with yourself.

GIF making is time-consuming and as I stated it takes practice. So don't sweat it too much and have fun🎉

[starlighthorizons]

SRWE TUTORIAL

I was going to create a video but realized I don't have the time to sit down and edit an entire video, so I will post it on here.

Before we get started, I highly recommend you read this from picture amoebae before doing anything because how your photos turn out depends on your level of graphics card, and it will also lead you to a download page of SRWE or you could click here.

SIDENOTE: This only works on a windows computer. Not Mac.

STEP 1: Click on the first file that you see. Once you download that file, make sure to unzip it and slap it anywhere that you want. I highly recommend on your desktop.

STEP 2: Once you unzip your folder. Click on the program.

It should look like this when you first open it.

STEP 4: Minimize the program than open up your game like you normally would. I am going to use Mae as my Guinea pig. Pose your sim how you normally would, make sure that you have the camera on them or wherever you want it. Than bring back up the program that you minimized.

Step 5: Click on select run program, a menu should pop up. Click on TS4_x64.exe - it should be the first thing that you see. Than click open.

Step 6: Once you have clicked open. Than you are going to want to check all three boxes on the left side.

Step 7: In the first box that you seen in the middle, you are going to want to change the width and height to 5000 or whatever your comfortable with, and depending on what your desktop or laptop could handle. I personally size my photos to 5000. Once you have set the width and height, click on set. don't freak out when your screen gets out of control. It should look like that.

Step 8: Where it says align window, click on H.Center. This should center towards your sim. Once you have done that, minimize the SRWE and take your photo how you normally would in-game. Which is by clicking the C button, and you should find the photo in your screenshot folder. I should also mention to release your mouse from the screen, so it doesn't move around and put your photo out of shot.

It should look like this.

Now when you want escape the after math, double click on the top of your game. I highly recommend you to be in window mode when using SRWE.

And your game should look like this again.

If you want to put your sim in a different pose, just repeat the process all over again by resizing than clicking C. Some people use prnt-screen but I much prefer the old fashion way.

[fixhbones]

WIP GAME !!!!

Rules: In a new post, post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

(i was tagged by beloved mutual @pimpedoutgreenears )

i have 250+ wips so i’m going to break this down a LOT and not including many 💀

i’ll be tagging anyone who wants to join in, as well as: @cowardlybean , @scrunkle , @ctpalt, @cupofd1rt , @choofs (no pressure to anyone to do it lol)

this will be Long so it’s under the cut

MP100

-teruki moving

-fox curse serirei

-ritsu and that maid dress (calfhooves inspired me to finally start writing that one forever ago)

-shou and his family

-shou being invisible

-college ritshou

-fem ritshou

-shou unintentionally joining the kageyamas vacation

-i beat the shit out of reigen

-ritshou fake dating

-runaway

-multi-dimensional/universe shit

-hockey

-‘stray cat’ shou ; ‘house cat’ ritsu

-yuritshou again

-ritshou live together

-terumob transgender agenda (all girls school)

-fist fighting and kissing

-terumob furries

-unconventional love

-graffiti taggers ritshou

-sick fic pt2

-terumob and psychic powers

-lab baby shou PTSD

-shou star and tree metaphors

-ritsu melts

-shou like. dying

-reigen and shou funny familial relationship

-shou is bad at emotions and feelings

Bungo Stray Dogs

-lab baby escapee skk fic

-ranpoe angst

-ranpoe and eyelashes

-skk runaway

-skk and sea monsters

-summer camp

-highschool au

-skk highschool au version 2

-skk highschool au version 3

-chuuya and carnage

-mamas boy (chuuya and verlaine au)

-truth or dare (girl skk)

-ooc double black and humanity

-skk highschool au version 4

-dazai and The Horrors

-cryptids au

-halloween through the years

-summer camp au (again lol)

-ranpo and dazai pm au

-dazai gets braces

-ghostbuster au

-chuuya getting an education in the pm

-skk graffiti taggers au (again)

-girl scouts au

-kyousano and skk older sister + their younger brother

-wierd twist on a spider-man au

-teen skk + jealous dazai

-lonely summers

-chuuya “i’m back in the fucking building again” nakahara

-skk taking care of eachother

-skk yuri

-skk yuri and anatomy

-

MCYT/DSMP

-necromancer crimeboys version 1

- version 2

-crow crimeboys

-c!tommy 🤝 a pearl (mitski)

-lab baby c!tommy

-lab baby brothers c!crimeboys

-horror summer camp au

-accidently adopting a raccoon shapeshifter

-vigilante fic

-the forest is breathing

-unreliable narrator depressed wilbur

-pirate crimeboys

-the undead’s guide to feeling alive

-c!beeduo traditional enderian wedding

-night in the woods au (wilbur is mae)

-subway masks

-wilbur and tommy sons of the sun and moon respectively

-nasicaä crimeboys au

-crimeboys over the garden wall au

-cryptids au

-crimeboys binary stars

-chainsaw man au

-wilbur buries himself

-skater and rollerblader rivalry lmao

-los compensinos inspired 2

- horror fic 2

-cranboo time traveler au

-crimeboys cryptids au version 2?

-ode to a moon

IT

-losers club friends giving

-richie and bev dye hair

-losers college au (winter edition)

- summer camp au (it haunts me)

-loser adults are losers and have video calls

-reddie in eddie’s attic

-losers go trick or treating

-eddie takes care of richie

-richie and Big Dog

-bev accidental wingman of the century

-reddie romcon irony angst

-camcorder findings

-whale city 👍

-youtube video transcript

-pharmacy photo developing

-mama tozier being the best

-richie and stan’s kids

-mac n cheese

-mama tozier being the best again

-werewolf x witch

-loser kids

-violence

Persona 5

-hockey kid akechi

-magical girl au

-foster care

MISC

-life happenings (Night In The Woods)

-sunnflower runaway (Omori)

-bad ending 2.0 (Omori)

-sickfic (hirano to kagiura)

-langa being left handed (SK8)

-renga being dumbly in love (SK8)

-pearlina (splatoon)

[dvdcreator5]

How to burn MP4 to DVD to play on TV on Mac/Windows?

In this article, you will learn about all MP4 tips and how to convert and burn MP4 onto DVD disc for play on TV.

Part 1. What is MP4 and how to play MP4 on computer?

MP4 refers to a movie or video clip that uses MPEG-4 compression, a standard developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG). It’s commonly used for sharing video files on the Internet. MP4 files are supported by many video programs and various hardware devices, including the Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod and Microsoft Zune portable media player. To watch MP4 videos on computer, QuickTime Media Player and Windows Media Player works perfectly on Mac and Windows.

Part 2. Will my DVD player play MP4 videos?

It all depends. If it’s an average DVD player then it won’t do – DVD operates from the MPEG-2 files, you would have to get DVD authoring software to burn MP4 to DVD and then you can watch MP4 files on home DVD player. If you are not sure, check your DVD specs to see if your DVD player supports reading MP4 files or not.

Part 3. How to burn MP4 to DVD that can be played on TV?

Could someone just give me a step by step guide as to how to burn MP4 movie file to DVD to play on DVD player? I’ve tried Nero and DVD Santa but for some reason they won’t recognize the movie file. I want these MP4 videos viewable on a TV, not just only computers.

If you’ve done some investigation into this and reading solutions, you will find that many DVD burning software like Nero actually doesn’t support burning MP4 files. And I assure you that this doesn’t require any new hardware or something. To play MP4 files on normal DVD player, the simplest solution is to just launch a MP4 friendly program that convert and burn MP4 to DVD and live with that. One program that does this speedily, and with minimal fuss, is DVD Creator, and that worked out great.

Tips:

Below is the step-by-step guide on how to burn MP4 files to DVD using DVD Creator. Don’t worry, just follow on-screen instructions you will find it’s pretty simple. Always remember the rules and simple steps: Import, Edit and Burn.

Step 1 Add MP4 Files to MP4 to DVD Converter

Once installed the tool, open it. By clicking on “+” button to find and add your MP4 files you want to burn onto DVD. Both video and photo files are supported with this DVD Creator.

Step 2 Edit Videos/Slideshows If Necessary (Optional)

Though what you need is to burn MP4 to DVD, you may wanna do some editing before burning. Cool, you can edit both videos and photo slideshows. Simply highlight a file and click “Edit” to enter the edit interface.

Step 3 Customize DVD Settings

Step 4 Burn MP4 to DVD

A couple of minutes or hours later depending on the size of your video and Voila you are all done! That’s it, burning MP4 to DVD is this simple and now go and play MP4 files on your DVD player. Have fun.

Free Download

Free Download

More at:

How to burn MP4 to DVD to play on TV on Mac/Windows? How to burn AVI to DVD for viewing on DVD player? Free DVD Burning Software Download for Windows/Mac How do I burn movies to DVD free? How to burn DVD from iPad Air videos for DVD player? How to burn videos from iPhone to DVD for DVD player playback?

[dvdcreator]

In this article, you will learn about all MP4 tips and how to convert and burn MP4 onto DVD disc for play on TV.

Part 1. What is MP4 and how to play MP4 on computer?

MP4 refers to a movie or video clip that uses MPEG-4 compression, a standard developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG). It’s commonly used for sharing video files on the Internet. MP4 files are supported by many video programs and various hardware devices, including the Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod and Microsoft Zune portable media player. To watch MP4 videos on computer, QuickTime Media Player and Windows Media Player works perfectly on Mac and Windows.

Part 2. Will my DVD player play MP4 videos?

It all depends. If it’s an average DVD player then it won’t do – DVD operates from the MPEG-2 files, you would have to get DVD authoring software to burn MP4 to DVD and then you can watch MP4 files on home DVD player. If you are not sure, check your DVD specs to see if your DVD player supports reading MP4 files or not.

Part 3. How to burn MP4 to DVD that can be played on TV?

Could someone just give me a step by step guide as to how to burn MP4 movie file to DVD to play on DVD player? I’ve tried Nero and DVD Santa but for some reason they won’t recognize the movie file. I want these MP4 videos viewable on a TV, not just only computers.

If you’ve done some investigation into this and reading solutions, you will find that many DVD burning software like Nero actually doesn’t support burning MP4 files. And I assure you that this doesn’t require any new hardware or something. To play MP4 files on normal DVD player, the simplest solution is to just launch a MP4 friendly program that convert and burn MP4 to DVD and live with that. One program that does this speedily, and with minimal fuss, is DVD Creator, and that worked out great.

Tips:

Below is the step-by-step guide on how to burn MP4 files to DVD using DVD Creator. Don’t worry, just follow on-screen instructions you will find it’s pretty simple. Always remember the rules and simple steps: Import, Edit and Burn.

Step 1 Add MP4 Files to MP4 to DVD Converter

Once installed the tool, open it. By clicking on “+” button to find and add your MP4 files you want to burn onto DVD. Both video and photo files are supported with this DVD Creator.

Step 2 Edit Videos/Slideshows If Necessary (Optional)

Though what you need is to burn MP4 to DVD, you may wanna do some editing before burning. Cool, you can edit both videos and photo slideshows. Simply highlight a file and click “Edit” to enter the edit interface.

Step 3 Customize DVD Settings

Step 4 Burn MP4 to DVD

A couple of minutes or hours later depending on the size of your video and Voila you are all done! That’s it, burning MP4 to DVD is this simple and now go and play MP4 files on your DVD player. Have fun.

Free Download

Free Download

More at:

How to burn MP4 to DVD to play on TV on Mac/Windows? How to burn AVI to DVD for viewing on DVD player? Free DVD Burning Software Download for Windows/Mac How do I burn movies to DVD free? How to burn DVD from iPad Air videos for DVD player? How to burn videos from iPhone to DVD for DVD player playback?

[sgtwinfield]

base distro MacOS (for my sins)

browsing on desktop Firefox

listening to music Apple Music (its how I ripped public library CDs)

watching video files (or streaming video ig) VLC (Youtube)

text editing Kate

code editing also Kate

mobile OS iOS

mobile browser Firefox

chatting on desktop [I'm not social enough to do this]

chatting on mobile SMS

custom system font [Whatever apple's default is, Ysabeau on Firefox]

IRL navigation Google Maps

notes and/or to-do more often than not physical pen and scrap paper

ebook/pdf reading Preview.app

bonus option for hobbies OpenEmu, Transmission

image editing [I don't edit my photos]

email Gmail (for my sins)

rss Feedly.com

file sync/sharing Dropbox and Google Drive

terminal muxer [I can't remember what this is]

home automation I am ideologically opposed to the so-called "Internet of Things"

git hosting (or svc if ur a boomer lol) [I don't understand git]

any miscellaneous tool you can't live without yt-dlp, get_iplayer

unrelated to the other questions what's the name of the plushie that's nearest to you rn my security blanket

screenshots [I have to google what it is for mac every time]

i know you nerds have lots of opinions on this

what software do you use ask game

base distro

browsing on desktop

listening to music

watching video files (or streaming video ig)

text editing

code editing

mobile OS

mobile browser

chatting on desktop

chatting on mobile

custom system font

IRL navigation

notes and/or to-do

ebook/pdf reading

bonus option for hobbies

image editing

email

rss

file sync/sharing

terminal muxer

home automation

git hosting (or svc if ur a boomer lol)

any miscellaneous tool you can't live without

unrelated to the other questions what's the name of the plushie that's nearest to you rn

screenshots

[soundorp]

How to extract audio from video in editing apps?

This guide will show you how to take the sound from a video and use it by itself. First, we’ll explain how to do it in any video editor, and then we’ll give specific steps for the most common ones.

3 Steps to Extract Audio from a Video

Extracting audio from the video is actually quite easy. The specific steps depend on the software you’re using, but the basic process is the same

Step 1: Open the Video

Open or import the video into your preferred editing software(I prefer Audacity). Make sure to choose a tool that’s compatible with your video format.

Step 2: Extract the Audio

Next, save the video file as an audio file. In some editing software, you’ll need to select Save as audio file. Others may have a simple Extract audio button.

Step 3: Save the Audio File

Finally, choose a format for your audio. Most audio files are MP3 or WAV. MP3 is smaller and accepted in more places, but WAV files sound better. Once you choose a format, choose a location on your device to save it.

The Best Audio Extractors and How to Use Them

Now that you understand how the process works to extract audio from a video, let’s walk through the process in several of the most common video editing apps.

1. Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro is like a super cool video editing tool that filmmakers, TV people, and folks who make stuff online use. It’s packed with awesome tools to make videos look amazing, with special effects and all kinds of neat stuff to make top-notch videos.

Compatibility: Mac, Windows

Price: $35.99/month

How to extract audio from a video in Premiere Pro

Open Premiere Pro.

Click on “New Project.”

Name your project and save it.

Choose “Select File.”

Click “Import from Media Browser.”

Under “Audio Options,” select “Extract Audio.”

2. CapCut

CapCut is like a super handy app for editing videos, and the best part? It’s totally free! You can use it on your computer or phone, no matter if you’re using a Mac, Windows, iPhone, or Android. With CapCut, you can do all sorts of cool stuff like cutting, reversing, adding music or cool effects, and then share your awesome videos with everyone!

Compatibility: Online, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android

Price: Free

How to extract audio from a video in CapCut

Open CapCut in Chrome.

Click on the “+” to start a new project.

Choose “Upload.”

Find your video file.

Click on the “+” in the corner to add it to your timeline.

Right-click on your video in the timeline.

Select “Separate Audio.”

3. Windows Movie Maker

Windows Movie Maker used to be a simple video editing tool made by Microsoft. It was great for beginners who wanted to make and edit videos easily. With features like trimming, adding transitions between scenes, and cool effects, it was a fun way to get started with video editing. However, it’s not available anymore, but it was a popular choice back in the day!.

Compatibility: Windows

Price: Free

How to save audio from a video in Windows Movie Maker

Open Windows Movie Maker

Choose Add Video and Photos

Choose File > Save Movie > Audio Only

Choose a file format for your audio

In my full Blog, I have included many more tools which are free and has mobile apps. Click to read my full Blog on How to extract audio from video in editing apps

[cdevroe]

My next computing setup

The idea of trying to paint the full picture of my computing needs exhausts me for some unknown reason. Even this short post has been a chore. But I thought it important to get some of my thoughts down because it helps me to clarify my own thinking and will hopefully help me make some decisions. And I would love it if you commented via my website, on Mastodon or Micro.blog or email or USPS.

The main issue is that it just so happens that I find myself at a time where I have a 5+ year old Intel-based MacBook Pro, an 8 year old iPad Pro, and a 4+ year old iPhone 12 Pro Max.

All of these devices are currently working fine, their software is up-to-date, and except for the MacBook Pro – their batteries are in very good shape. (The MacBook Pro has never had great battery life.)

One could say that I do not need to upgrade any of these devices just yet. I could likely hold out another year. But Apple has made it plain that the M-series chipset has their full attention. There are apps from the App Store that will not run on my Intel-based Mac (the iOS/iPad OS apps). The upcoming Apple Intelligence features will not be available for any of my current devices.

To add to the incentive, I’ve had a good year financially. I could use an expense or two to write-off before the end of the year. In fact, based on my math, I think I’ll want a fairly big expense if possible. (Try as I might, I’m having a hard time understanding exactly how much I should be trying to write-off.)

So, let’s just say that I’ve decided I should upgrade one or all of my computing devices before the end of the year. What should I buy?

I work at my desk about 98% of the time. In over 20-years of using a laptop as my primary computing device, I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve used it on my lap. I have had years of more mobile work – going into coworking spaces or working both at home and an office – and years where I’m only at home. Currently I work almost exclusively in my home office connected to a display.

My main computing tasks are programming, graphic, video, and photo editing, and most recently running local LLMs.

I’m wrestling with the following questions:

Since I work from home, should I switch to a desktop computer?

For the few times per year that I travel, should I keep my current MacBook Pro or should I trade up to an M-series laptop for compatibility reasons? This way I’d have both a desktop and laptop computer.

For years I’ve not had enough internal storage to have my ever growing photo library (~1TB as of this writing) on-device, should I finally buy more enough to do so?

Am I kidding myself that I feel like I need to max out whatever device I buy for what I do day-to-day? Perhaps I only need a relatively inexpensive laptop and I’d be fine?

My strategy when buying new work hardware is to buy as much computing power as I can reasonably afford and then don’t think about it for about 5 years. This strategy works and it helps me mentally when I consider the price tag.

For instance, if I price out a maxed out Mac Studio today (with an M3 chipset, not an M4 like I would likely wait for) it comes to around $8000+ USD. Which, likely seems like a lot of money to many but it really isn’t. I use my computer for 12-hours a day nearly every workday. Over a 5 year period it is only $1,600 a year. Or $6 per workday. Ask any business owner if $1,600 a year in expenses is a lot – I assure you that being a computer programmer is likely the least expensive profession known to humankind. For context my 16-inch Intel-based MacBook Pro was about $4200 USD.

But then $8000+ wouldn’t be my only expense. A new iPhone 16 Pro Max and iPad Pro would bump it up to well over $10000 USD. Still, in my opinion, not a lot over a 5 year time span.

Stay with me here.

But then I circle back to the last of my six questions above; do I really need this much compute? Or can I get away with far less? Should I just buy a used M3-based laptop and see if that would be plenty? Should I keep what I currently have until they don’t work at all? Should I go all-out?

I have no idea!

I’m leaving the comments open on this post because I genuinely wonder what all of you think I should do.

[sincerelymarner]

can you share how you make gifs? mine always look terrible

yeah of course! my process probably isn’t the most efficient and i’m still learning but it works for me ig. i use différent apps based on if i’m using my phone or computer, but the steps are the same.

i’ll record the clip i want to gif and edit it in my photos app to enhance the colours and make it sharper if it looks dull. if it’s a clip on ice or an interview, i usually i fiddle with the brightness, shadows, contrast, saturation, warmth, tint and sharpness. but if it’s from a produced(?) video i sometimes won’t do anything if it looks like it’s already been colour corrected and graded.

next i export it to capcut on my phone or imovie on my mac to edit the length and slow or speed up parts if needed. i usually slow it down a little if the clip i’m using is too short or i want the focus to be on a certain section. then i save it and import it to adobe express on my phone or photopea on my mac. from there i just save it as a gif and size it down if the file is too big for tumblr.

here’s an example:

so this one i made on my phone with adobe express. i edited this one so that the whites looked whiter and so there was more contrast. i also lowered the temperature so the ice didn’t look as yellow and adjusted the tint to neutralize any green. there is also a little quirk with adobe express where it makes the gif a little grainy? like along the boards and on the graphic in the corner, there’s little dots. but it usually is only really noticeable with small file sizes.

i hope this helped!

[cuntylestat]

speaking of cameras! what is your best recommendation for someone with no official experience in photography who wants a nice camera that can be taken easily around for vacations (the beach, different cities) and for photos of friends/loved ones? so nothing overly complicated, and nothing too fancy. i get so caught up in reading reviews and then idk which one is the "right" one. i really want to buy something good but not more fancy/complicated than what i need. also for some context, i don't want to edit anything and the computer i have is a mac book laptop. idk if that factors into it. thank you soooo much for any recs you can give!

i'm gonna preface this by saying that i'm not an expert on digital cameras, but honestly, i think most cameras nowadays, especially once you get into the high hundreds-thousands euro range are quite good. i think it comes down to what you need. for example, do you want to be able to change lenses or do you want a fixed lens? do you want to also do video? how much money are you willing to spend? should it be small or can it be bigger? do you want a viewfinder or is a screen enough? more than model, i think you need to figure out what you want out of a camera! for example, i knew i wanted something compact but capable, where i can change lenses, and i liked the film camera look of fujifilm, so that narrowed it down for me.

i would definitely suggest an interchangeable lens system if you might wanna branch out in the future and get more creative with photography. first, because you can then try out different focal lengths, and also get more creative with larger apertures on higher resolution cameras. some that seem good (and are not too expensive) are the canon m50, the sony a6000 line, nikon z30, sony zv-e10 and the fujifilm xt30. you could also look into micro four thirds cameras by olympus or lumix (smaller sensor than most common changeable lens cameras, but i've heard good things and they're much smaller usually). you could also always look for slightly older models if you want to save money, as cameras from the past couple of years will still be more than enough for casual shooting. what i would suggest though is no longer buying a dslr, but going for a mirrorless system; they're smaller, lighter and you can see in camera what your picture will look like as you take it.

however, these can sometimes be more expensive, usually bigger, and lenses are also an extra investment. if you want something with a fixed lens and that is just for snapshots of family and vacation, i would look for a compact camera. i'm not an expert here and i'm more familiar with premium models such as the fujifilm x100v or the ricoh gr iii, which are between 1000-1500€, so a big investment for casual shooting. from the little research i just did, there seem to be some good cameras out there from sony and canon, especially. one thing i would say is that idk how capable regular compact cameras are and whether they're going to be a significant improvement over a phone camera.

my biggest suggestion is to go to a camera store and try cameras out! see what feels best in your hands, what makes sense to you and which you find the easiest to handle. you can then also see if the image quality is what you want. cameras are such a tactile thing where, at least for me, i can usually tell the minute i hold one in my hands if it's for me or not.

i hope this helps in some way, but if you have more questions, let me know!

[defensefilms]

MacBook Air Review: I Can’t Get Jiggy With This

“Apple treats it’s customers like users, and Windows treats it’s customers like they actually own the product”- Quora reviewer

Maybe I’m being impulsive, but the experience of using a Macbook has been pure garbage, and I mean steaming, hot, putrid, summertime stank garbage.

This has been a rough transition, but I think enough time and effort has been put into it that I can tell you that my experience as a Mac user, has not been better than when using Windows. 

I’m starting to believe that most consumers are really gullible. 

How in the hell do you sell a product to people, and then convince them that it’s okay that they don’t own any of the stuff on the product?

If this was 1985, and I sold you a VHS player, but then I told you that no matter what you did, you would never own the tapes that you played on the VHS, would that sound right to you?

If I sold you a walkman in 1995, and then I told you that no matter what happens, you would never own the CD’s that you placed inside the walkman, would that not be a red flag right there?

Why is Apple better than Windows?

Other than marketing, and Steve Jobs, and the I-stores looking snazzy, even though I hear their employees complaining all the time.

Why is this better than what we had before?

One of my massive hangups, is when it comes to software, and in particular when it comes to Adobe products.

I need photo and video editing software, and I want to own what I am using.

No leasing, No rental. No Subscription. No Bullshit.

What happened to the old way? I buy the thing, then I load the thing, and it’s mine. Permanently.

It’s almost as if they’ve figured out that they can play the long con with the consumer. Why hit them up for 1 lick, when you can keep coming back and make them pay up all the time?

Kind of like a guy damaging your property, and then the same guy telling you to pay him every week so he can keep your property safe for you. 

Stuff like this is why I believe the tech space needs to be regulated more effectively.

Now more than ever people need more choice when it comes to software, and companies like Apple shouldn’t be allowed to monopolize either side of the hardware or software spaces. 

Consumers need to fight back. Support the products that give us what we want and products that actually improve the quality of our lives and businesses.

What I’m bearing witness to, is all time levels of corniness on the part of Apple, and this new type of penny-pinching on the part of corporations that would still make 100 times their yearly profits, if they treated the consumers fairly.

Look, Apple can have the corporate world.

They can have the well-to-do crowd that actually thinks it means something to have a Mac or an Apple product, but I like things that work.

I like things that give me all the control, especially, because I’ve paid for them .

I like products that are designed with the understanding that I own them upon purchase. 

If I buy a refrigirator, I don’t want the machine dictating to me when I get to eat my meals, you get me??

In sticking with the general theme of consumer dissent in this blog post, I’ll play you out with Jay-Z’s 1994 recording titled “I can’t get with that”.

[korra-the-explorra-blog]

Reviews on Movavi

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But even with the various free programs, you can get quite far - with corresponding effort even further than with some paid software. For a long time, Avidemux was reserved exclusively for Linux users - but now the editing software is also available for the other major platforms. The open source tool more info here comes with a huge selection of tools that are useful for Cutting, editing and embellishing videos and film projects help. Since it combines code from many different open source sources, the software supports countless file formats in import and export and can deal with many different codecs by default. They are made from the highest quality materials. With the DaVinci Resolve control panels, you can intuitively access every section of the screen. The map window shows the location where your pictures were taken using embedded latitude and longitude information. This allows you to create groups of files by region for processing. You can also drag and drop pictures onto the map and geotag them. Affinity Photo's HDR algorithm creates incredibly natural images that reveal the full dynamic range of your shots. You can even work natively with the complete 32-bit image or use the extensive tone mapping to adapt the display exactly to your needs. The modern algorithm for refining selection areas allows you a level of precision that you would previously have believed impossible.

[kisakenya]

Step-by-step instructions for video and photo software

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A few years ago, people snipped and stuck to actual film reels in the same way; this task also made the leap into digital and virtual in the 80s and 90s. All of this also resulted in horrendous prices for said software, which often amounted to many thousands of dollars. Since then, however, several years and decades have passed and both industries and customs have changed. Recording films, editing videos, editing clips and publishing finished projects has not only been for professionals for a while, thanks to YouTube and others.

[sirfrogsworth]

I said I would be posting more now that I have a laptop upstairs, and I will. I haven't posted much yet because I was still getting used to the keyboard and trying to get to a more comfortable typing speed that didn't frustrate me.

I actually bought a MacBook Air. I borrowed some money from my dad that I will be paying back over time. It's my first Apple product if you don't count the iPhone I got for my parents. It's a wonderful computer. The M1 chip is super zippy. Battery life is amazing. My former 12 year old laptop lasted about 2 hours per charge. This thing lasts me basically all day. The construction is very impressive. The aluminum body feels very sturdy. The screen is beautiful and gets way brighter than I need. And while they don't have any bass, I can't believe how good these tiny laptop speakers sound. My old laptop sounded like a super quiet AM radio. This thing hasn't gotten even mildly warm yet (though I am not rendering video or anything). It is very light. I feel comfortable taking it with me around the house if I need to. The old laptop was about 12 pounds and I think this is 2.75 or so.

Apple just makes good laptops. They always have, though they weren't always a great value. But I think the M1/M2 models are actually competitively priced as long as you don't get too many upgrades. The upgrade prices are still bonkers.

The OS has taken some getting used to. But for basic functions it's fine. I haven't had any trouble navigating. And the search function is much better than Windows. As is the aesthetics.

I don't really get into those technology pissing contests. I considered a Windows laptop, but there were just so many PC laptop choices and I was overwhelmed with the research required to find a good one. Not only can quality vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, but it can also vary from model to model. There are shitty Dells and fantastic Dells. I just didn't have the energy to figure out which was which. But I knew the new M1 Macs were all well reviewed and would serve my needs. So, that's what I got.

One bonus is that all of my friends are on iPhones and so now I can use iMessage and not turn into a dreaded green bubble. I still think Apple should make texting with android not crappy, but I'm happy to have a less frustrating way to communicate with my friends until that happens. If it ever does. (C'mon Europe, force Apple to fix that!)

Choosing tech these days is just about your needs and preferences. Brand loyalty is bullshit. All of the companies basically suck as far as business practices. Google might even be eviler these days. Microsoft has always been shit. And Dell has some of the worst customer service around. In this particular instance, Apple was the least evil choice for my needs and preferences. And anytime I need to do something only a PC can handle, I can just pop downstairs and use my desktop machine.

My only complaint so far is that I don't like how the scroll wheel functions with my bluetooth mouse. I like to scroll 3 lines at a time and Apple has this weird scroll acceleration feature that scrolls really slow at first and then crazy fast the more you scroll. I think there is a workaround but I haven't had the time to figure it out yet.

I'm excited to test out Photoshop, as I've heard the M1 version is about 50% faster. I just haven't had the energy to edit any photos recently.

So, that's my Apple experience so far. It's a good computer that I hope will last for many years. I also like that they maintain decent resale value if I need something different down the line.

[rafael-silva]

gif with a colored background and reference image tutorial: part 1 of 2

hi! so a while back I made a tarot card set for the old guard and was asked for a tutorial, and since I was planning a tarot set for 911 lone star, I decided to use that for this tutorial (apparently the tutorial is too long for one post, the continuation is here) 

I will be showing how to make this gif from scratch: 

(sharpening and coloring the main gif, coloring the background, coloring the image, adding both to the same canvas and adding the typography)

the tutorial is below the cut! 

loading the frames:

after getting the frames (I use adapter for mac and set the conversion rate to 24 frames per second and input the start and end of the scene I want to use) I import the frames into photoshop using stacks

1. file > scripts > load files into stack > browse > select the file with the frames and select all > open > okay

important: make sure your timeline is visible (if not, go to window and make sure the timeline is checked)

2. once the frames are loaded, click “create frame animation”

photoshop should look like this:

3. next, click the lines button on the top right of the timeline and select “make frames into layers”

4. click the same button again and this time select “reverse frames”

and now we’re ready to get to work!

resizing and sharpening:

1. for this set, the gifs are 540px x 380px, select the crop tool from the left menu and input your dimensions and crop the gif to your liking

2. after cropping, I play the gif and delete frames I don’t want (you can also do this step at the very end but I find that for me, the shorter the gif, the more smoothly and quickly photoshop works)

3. next, resize the gif: (I use the shortcut option + command + I) but you can go to image > image size > type the dimensions > click okay

4. next, convert the timeline into a video timeline by clicking the timeline button on the left under the timeline

5. then go to select > all layers > in the layers panel, right click and select “convert to smart object”

6. for sharpening, go to filter > sharpen > smart sharpen

and these are my settings:

7. I add some gaussian blur to my gifs too (its up to you if you wanna add some but I find that it makes the gif a little bit smoother) go to filter > blur > gaussian blur

and these are my settings:

8. on the gaussian blur filter in the layers panel, right click on it and select “edit smart filter blending options” a window will pop up, I change the 100% to 10% then click okay

next up, the fun part: coloring!

coloring:

the first adjustment layer I use depends on the scene I’m coloring (like for example if its tinted with yellow or blue, I use channel mixer first) but overall the adjustments I use are more or less the same every time

1. since this gif looks pretty neutral, I start with a curves layer, layer > new adjustment layer > curves

using the black dropper, I select the darkest part of the gif, and on the same curves layer, I use the white dropper to select the brightest part of the gif (this really gives depth to the gif and does a lot of the heavy lifting)

2. next adjustment layer is brightness/contrast

3. then I add some levels to brighten the gif some more without losing its depth

4. next, one of the adjustments that save me, photo filter (the trick with using photo filters is to use the one that’s opposite of the tint in your gif, so for this gif, its really yellow/warm, so I choose one of the cooling filters to contrast that, and for example if the gif is very blue/cool, then use a warming filter, its mostly trial and error with photo filters so feel free to experiment too!)

5. now, to add some more depth, I add a selective color layer under the curves layer, set it to absolute, go to the blacks tab and increase the black (usually +1 or +2 does the trick)

6. then go back up the layer panel and add a color balance layer above the photo filter, I use the color balance to decrease the red a little

highlights tab:

then midtones tab:

then shadows tab:

(don’t worry if it looks pale, we’ll add some color soon)

7. next, add another selective colors layer and set it to relative

reds:

yellows:

(no greens, cyans, blues) (note: use this layer to pop up the already existing colors in the gif, I’m not using them because they aren’t in the gif but if they’re in yours, then definitely use them)

magentas:

8. now add a vibrance layer

9. I personally feel like it needs more color so I add another vibrance layer but this step is optional and depends on your gif/who’s in it and your own preference 

10. I add a curves layer to smooth out the gif some more

11. I see some green around the gif that I don’t want, so I add a hue/saturation layer, go to the green tab and decrease it all the way 

12. and finally, add an exposure layer to bring out the gif a little

and the coloring is done!

if you see anything you wanna adjust, go ahead and add the layers you want/need

saving:

1. file > export > save for web (legacy)

2. and these are my settings:

now you need to open the gif itself to fix the time delay

1. open the gif > select all the frames in the timeline > click on the little arrow under any frame > other > set time delay to 0.05 > okay

2. save it again the same way you did the first time, with the same settings and you’re done!

the result:

next, I’m gonna show how I color the background. depending on how much movement you have in your gif, you can color the background using two different methods. I have a tutorial here for gifs that have minimal movement and I’ll show in this tutorial how I do it for gifs with a lot of movement

gifs with a lot of movement take a lot of time because the gif is edited frame by frame, and if you’re new to coloring backgrounds, I would recommend starting with a gif with minimal movement because those are easier and simpler to color

(if you’re going to use my other tutorial, you can skip here until coloring the reference photo)

coloring the background:

1. first, I open the gif I’m using and then I create a new document with the same dimensions, file > new > (make sure its set to pixels before you put in the dimensions) insert in the dimensions > create

2, click on “create frame animation”

3. now go to your gif, click the lines button on the top right of the timeline and click “select all frames”

4. click on it again and click “copy frames”

5. go back to the new document, click the same button and then “paste frames”

6. a window will pop up, choose “paste over selection”

7. now make sure the first frame and last layer are the ones selected

8. create a new layer and set it to color (this is the main layer we’ll use to color the background)

9. now pick the color you want for the background and start filling it in using a small/medium brush with low hardness (mine is 65px and 0% hardness)

10. I want the purple to be a little stronger, so I duplicate the color layer twice and set the top one to either darken or multiply, depending on which looks the best

in this gif, I prefer darken but its a bit too much so I lower the layer’s opacity to 45%

11. now group the three layers and apply a mask to the group

the color layers have been applied all the frames, which is a problem because of marjan’s movement, and there’s already some purple on her face

this is where editing the gif frame by frame comes in

(continued here)