How to create & upload a GIF to Twitter - The Zamzar Blog

Twitter's GIF library: Go to Twitter.com and compose a new tweet, clicking on the GIF icon to search and insert a GIF directly from Twitter's ... Skiptocontent CloseMenu TakingtheInternetsbystorm,theGIFfirststartedbackin1987withhumblebeginnings.GIFswereoriginallycreatedsothatanimagefilecouldbesharedusingalimitedamountofstoragespace.Today,GIFsareusedtoshareshort,looping‘video’clipsontheinternet,oftenusedonsocialmediaasaresponsetoapost.Theyareespeciallygreatforcreatingmemes! TheZamzardog,hardatworkconvertingyourfiles. AperfectplacetoshareyournewfoundloveofGIFsisTwitter.WhileTwitterlimitsyouto280charactersoftext,theplatformistheidealplacetoshareaGIF.Afterall,apicturetellsathousandwords,andamovingpicture,evenmoreso. CreatinganduploadingyourownGIFs Despitesearchingfarandwideontheinternet,sometimesyoujustcan’tfindtherightGIFfortheoccasion.ThegreatnewsisthatwithZamzar,youcanquicklyandeasilycreateyourownloopingGIFusingyourownvideoclips. CreateyourownloopingGIFforfreewithZamzar. ZamzaristheperfectplacetoconvertthatintoavideofileintoasmallerandeasiertoshareGIF. HeadovertoZamzar.com  Uploadyourvideofileusingthe‘Addfiles’button  Choosetheimagefileformat‘gif’  Hit‘Convertnow’andwithinafewseconds,yourGIFisreadytodownload!  Onceyouhavedownloadedyourfile,visitTwitteranduploadtheGIFusingthemediabutton,asyouwouldanimage.  You’regoodtogo! FindingandusingexistingGIFs Addingapre-existingGIFtoTwitterisquickandeasy.YoucanpullinGIFsdirectlyfromTwitter’sGIFlibrary,orgotoanexternalwebsiteandsavetheGIFtoupload. Twitter’sGIFlibrary:GotoTwitter.comandcomposeanewtweet,clickingontheGIFicontosearchandinsertaGIFdirectlyfromTwitter’sGIFlibrary. GIPHYlibrary: GIPHYisthehometomillions,ofpre-madeGIFswhicharereadytoshare.SearchforyournewfavouriteGIF,bycategory,popularityorusingthesearchfunction,andsavetoyourcomputerbyright-clickingonthemovingimageandselectingsave. OnceyouhavetheperfectGIFsprimedandreadytogo,it’stimetosharewiththeworld.OpenupTwitter.com,writeyourwittytweetanduploadtheGIFasyouwouldanimage,usingthemediabutton. Alternatively,youcancopyandpasteaGIPHYwebsiteURLdirectlyintoyourtweetanditwillappearautomaticallywhenyoupost. FindaGIFof(almost)anythingonGIPHY–evenapersondressedupasachameleon!?! CreateyournewGIFwithZamzarandwaitforthecomments,re-tweetsandlikestorollin!   Sharethis:Clicktoemailthistoafriend(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonFacebook(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonLinkedIn(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonTwitter(Opensinnewwindow)Likethis:LikeLoading... Postnavigation PreviousEntryConvertyourPDFtospeech(forfree!)NextEntryTheprosandconsofusingMSOfficevsAppleiWork Searchfor: Search Archives Archives SelectMonth September2021 (1) July2021 (2) February2021 (1) July2020 (1) April2020 (1) March2020 (3) February2020 (2) January2020 (2) December2019 (1) November2019 (1) October2019 (1) July2019 (2) June2019 (3) May2019 (3) April2019 (4) January2019 (2) December2018 (1) September2018 (1) July2018 (1) May2018 (1) April2018 (1) January2018 (1) December2016 (1) October2016 (1) September2016 (1) July2016 (2) June2016 (2) May2016 (1) February2015 (1) January2015 (2) October2014 (2) July2014 (1) June2014 (1) April2014 (1) November2013 (1) October2013 (2) July2013 (1) June2013 (2) May2013 (1) March2013 (1) February2013 (2) January2013 (1) September2012 (3) August2012 (2) June2012 (1) April2012 (1) February2012 (4) January2012 (2) October2011 (1) June2011 (1) May2011 (1) March2011 (1) February2011 (2) January2011 (1) November2010 (2) September2010 (2) August2010 (1) June2010 (1) May2010 (1) April2010 (3) February2010 (3) January2010 (1) December2009 (1) November2009 (1) October2009 (3) September2009 (1) August2009 (10) July2009 (1) May2009 (2) April2009 (1) January2009 (1) December2008 (1) September2008 (1) July2008 (3) June2008 (1) April2008 (2) March2008 (2) January2008 (3) December2007 (1) October2007 (4) September2007 (2) August2007 (1) July2007 (3) May2007 (2) April2007 (4) March2007 (1) February2007 (4) January2007 (1) December2006 (4) November2006 (6) October2006 (1) CategoriesCategories SelectCategory Announcements  (71) API  (6) Conversions  (39) Features  (20) History  (10) HowTo  (7) Interviews  (4) News  (84) Opinion  (3) Technology  (13) Zamzarnews  (3) RSS RSS-Posts Copyright©2006-2020ZamzarLtd-AllRightsReserved   LoadingComments...   WriteaComment... Email(Required) Name(Required) Website SendtoEmailAddress YourName YourEmailAddress Cancel Postwasnotsent-checkyouremailaddresses! Emailcheckfailed,pleasetryagain Sorry,yourblogcannotsharepostsbyemail. %dbloggerslikethis: