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A render method Photoshop doesn't want you to know about

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This guide provides you an alternative way to render GIFs.

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Guide Index

Overview

Introduction

Examples

Downloading

How to use? Part 1.

How to use? Part 2.

How to use? Part 3

How to use? Part 4.

GIF Compressor (NEW!)

Closing notes.

Changelogs

Comments

Introduction

An alternative way to render gifs, this program renders gifs in a little bit different way than PS does.
For example, here's two images that have been rendered in both programs.

The program currently supports Windows 10 Confirmed as working. Windows 8.1 Confirmed as working. Windows 7 Confirmed as working.

Examples

Photoshop Version :

Program Version :

Downloading

To use the program you need to install the latest version of ImageMagick.
This version can be downloaded by clicking here[imagemagick.org]
After installing download the render files, you can download them by clicking here[beta.shibe.host]
Old .bat file codes can be found here[pastebin.com]

Note: When installing ImageMagick do NOT untick any boxes

How to use? Part 1.

After downloading ImageMagick and Installing it. extract the render files where ever you want.

How to use? Part 2.

After extracting the rendering files put your PNG / JPG sequence in the folder named "frames"

How to use? Part 3

after pasting your frames go back to the main folder and open the gif renderer.

After opening it, choose your FPS, Quality and format. then wait till it finishes the rendering process.

How to use? Part 4.

Now the rendering is finished. you can find your GIF/s in the folder output.

GIF Compressor (NEW!)

Today 9 Feb im introducing the new gif compressor.

Useful information
Compression ratio goes between 0(light) to 200(heavy)
Your gif has to be located near the compressor.bat
Your compressed gif will be in the folder output.

Closing notes.

Disclamer: lower resolution gifs might come out in kinda shi**y quality ://////////
Source code for the rendering program can be found here[media.yuv41.com]

Changelogs

22.06.17: Updated ImageMagick to support Windows 8.1 and windows 7. 26.06.17: Added a new GUI to the program, Thanks eXtaZy 09.02.18: Added an additional compressor with the program, thanks to @Delite for helping me with the batch code. Reverted to .bat files for more stabilty until we create a new gui. 10.02.18: New rendering interface to the program, Thanks eXtaZy. 10.1.19: Updated ImageMagick with a hope to fix the slow gif output.

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