with Free Cam:

• Capping
  • Use Free Cam to record and save video (pausing and cropping is possible)
• Photoshop
  • File -> Import -> Video Frames to Layers
  • (Ignore frame delay)
  • Crop, Resize (540 / 268 / 177/178) e.g. 540x350
  • Sharpening, Coloring
  • File -> Export -> Save For Web <5MB
• Online
  • Change speed of gifs if necessary

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with ScreenToGif:

• Capping
  • Use ScreenToGif
  • Crop, Resize
  • Save as Project
  • Select all frames, save as images
• Photoshop
  • File -> Scripts -> Load files into stack
  • Timeline -> Make Frames From Layers (maybe 'Reverse')
  • Set frame rate (0,1 is right. the export is faster than the preview)
  • Select all layers
  • Filter > Convert Layers to Smart Object
  • Crop, Resize (540 / 268 / 177/178)
  • Sharpening, Coloring
  • File -> Export -> Save For Web (<3MB)

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with KMPlayer:

• Capping
  • Download the video file from YouTube (HD quality!)
  • Open the file with kmplayer
  • Skip to the start of the gif
  • Ctrl+G (settings; save to a folder)
  • 'Start' and play
  • 'Stop' after gif. Close.
  • Navigate to folder and delete unecessary frames
• Basics
  • open Photoshop
  • file -> scripts -> load files into stack
  • cropping + resizing
  • filter -> sharpen -> smart sharpen / Ctrl+F every layer
• Animation
  • open animation bar
  • ’make frames from layers’ (’reverse’)
  • delete unnessecery frames
  • set the delay (select all!)
• End
  • add adjustments / psds
  • add copyright
  • file -> save for web (should be lower than ~2.75MB)

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