How to add GIF on still image | GIMP Tutorial | Updated
Channel: Nuxttux Creative Studio
Date: 20/09/2022

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I've updated to this Tutorial: https://youtu.be/8x8stN1A-4U 

There's a lot of bonus information available in this video, such as working with Layer Groups, Optimising Layers for a lighter gif export, best practices when working with gifs inside of GIMP, and exporting all your layers as a .ora file.

No plugins are needed; you won't have to copy and paste the background under each layer.
[Although there exists a plug-in that makes this process much easier.]

Tutorial Time Stamps

00:00 Intro
00:42 Overview
00:50 Importing images
01:07 How to organize layers
01:21 Reverse layer order
01:32 Import background image
01:50 Merge background to layers
02:12 Ghost effect
02:34 Thanks

02:43 Fix Ghosting Error

03:27 Optimize image for export
03:42 Optimize Difference
04:27 Edit Animation Timing
05:00 Export GIF
05:18 GIF Export Settings
06:37 The GIF
06:52 Resize Canvas
07:06 Scale Image
07:42 The GIF smaller

Bonus Information:

07:52 BONUS
07:55 Working with layer groups
08:15 Merge background to Layer Groups
08:26 Blend Layers Error
09:08 8bit Not 16bit
09:20 Troubleshoot Image Mode
10:19 Image Mode Indexed
11:42 Convert Layer Groups to Layers
12:34 Export all Layers as .ora

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If you have a larger gif and don't want to go through every other frame and delete them manually you can use this, go: to Filters - Python-Fu - Console.

Once the console opens, paste the following script and hit enter twice.

image = gimp.image_list()[0]

for (index,layer) in enumerate(image.layers):

  if index%2:

    image.remove_layer(layer)

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For this tutorial, I used Gimp 2.10x
This was edited using Kdenlive

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