pennybphd

I'm going to start by trying to put some instructions in here, a list of potential GIFs to be made and things people can contribute. Bear with me.

**The apps I use to make GIFs from original content (i.e. not swiped from TV, movies etc):** 1. GIF Toaster - best all round app, but iOS only. Convert video,...

I'm set up in Einstein, and you can drop in and out or participate from afar.

**GIF Basics** - A GIF is a short looping animated image, like a video without sound. - Most GIFs are made by making short videos or editing longer videos into...

**How to contribute** - Make your own GIF and upload to Github and GIPHY (tagged openGIFs) and post them here to let us know. - Come to Einstein after lunch...

Ideas for GIFs - please comment with your ideas, or things that need illustrating to help you use GIFs in Open advocacy. Like the [Noun Project](https://thenounproject.com/), but with GIFs. For...

**What if I already have a video online I want to make into a GIF?** (As long as you have copyright permission!) You can use the [GIPHY website](https://giphy.com/create/gifmaker) to convert...

**What if I want to make an instructional GIF, like uploading something to a repository in a less boring way than screenshots but less LONG than a YouTube video?** [RecordIt](http://recordit.co/)...

**What if I want to turn lots of photos or other images (with copyright permission!) into a GIF?** You can do that with the apps upthread too - same caveats...

**Aren't GIFs inaccessible for visually impaired people?** Well, not all VI people are blind, so some people can see them. But [Twitter has handy instructions](https://support.twitter.com/articles/20174660) for creating image captions (and...