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    Here's A Simple Step-By-Step Guide To Making GIFs

    Win the internet, no Photoshop required. (But you will need $5 and a Mac... sorry PC users.)

    Wanna make GIFs? Of course you do.

    For this tutorial, you'll need to download an app called GIFBrewery. It's $5 in the app store, and for now available only for Mac OS X. Once you've got it downloaded, here's what you've gotta do.

    1. First, find the video that you want to GIF up.

    2. Then you're going to want to record your screen, or a portion of your screen, using QuickTime Player.

    3. Make sure to record the portion of the screen where the video is playing.

    4. Start recording.

    5. Stop recording when you've captured the moment that you want to GIF.

    6. Now save your screen recording to your desktop, or somewhere easily accessible

    7. Take that saved file and drag it into GIFBrewery.

    8. Once your video is open in GIFBrewery, use the little sliders along the bottom to set the beginning and end of your GIF.

    9. Want some words on your GIF? Click Add Caption, and say what you've gotta say.

    10. You can resize your caption, to make it stand out more.

    11. Drag the words to where you want them to be.

    12. Anytime during the GIF-making process, you can click on "Manage Overlays" to make any edits to the WORDS that you want — size, color, language, and so on.

    13. Then preview your brilliant GIF by clicking Create GIF up in the upper right-hand corner.

    14. Click on GIF Properties to change the speed of the GIF.

    15. Then, when you've settled on a GIF once a for all... create GIF, and SAVE!

    And VOILA!