Adding text/border/still images to gifs?

Na11 · **Joined:** Dec 30, 2016 **Posts:** 12

GIMP Version: 2.8.14
Operating System: Windows
GIMP Experience: New User

I created a 450x150 layer with a white background, added a gif, added a transparent image, added a 3px yellow border, and then I added text with a shadow. I want the gif to move, so I saved it as a gif image and...

http://i.imgur.com/QNYxZMH.gif

I cropped the image for the gif, and then I made some playback thing to 20 when saving as a gif? What did I do wrong, or is that not how you add gifs? Or do still images and gifs not mix?

I've been stuck on this for nearly half an hour and I'm sure I have a headache.

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4736

You have to copy the border and text to all layers/frame. There are scripts/plugins for this, for instance my own interleave-layers (in 'Title' mode).

PS: better attach files here instead of positing them to IMGUR, because IMGUR converted your GIF to a video....

Na11 · **Joined:** Dec 30, 2016 **Posts:** 12

ofnuts wrote:

You have to copy the border and text to all layers/frame. There are scripts/plugins for this

What are some scripts/plugins I can use to copy?

SeriousTom · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2017 5:07 pm **(#4)**

There is a option you have to check when saving as a gif, to save as animation.
Did you put a check there ?

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4736

Na11 wrote:

ofnuts wrote:

You have to copy the border and text to all layers/frame. There are scripts/plugins for this

What are some scripts/plugins I can use to copy?

Interleave-Layers in my post above is a link to one. Here it is again:

http://gimp-tools.sourceforge.net/animationtools.shtml

Steve · **Joined:** Dec 26, 2014 **Posts:** 198

Attachment:

mk2.gif [ 624.16 KiB | Viewed 5560 times ]

To create the above gif, I made 5 batches each consisting of 19 layers. (1 white backgrounds, 2 main subjects, 3 princess, 4 text and 5 star)

Each block was saved as a .xcf file (uploaded in the following two posts)

Then > File > Open as Layers (all 5 batches), this opens 95 layers

Run this script

Attachment:

oo-assemble-layers.scm [2.54 KiB]
Downloaded 194 times

located at <Image>/Layer/Stack/Assemble for gif

on this image with a value of 5, the result can be played or saved

This is a roundabout way of creating gifs, but allows quick reruns using some or all or adding new batches with little effort

Steve · **Joined:** Dec 26, 2014 **Posts:** 198

3 of the .xcf files

Attachment:

1 white backgrounds.xcf [14.35 KiB]
Downloaded 193 times

Attachment:

2 main images.xcf [3.58 MiB]
Downloaded 203 times

Attachment:

3 princess.xcf [1.3 MiB]
Downloaded 208 times

Steve · **Joined:** Dec 26, 2014 **Posts:** 198

2 of the .xcf files

Attachment:

4 titles.xcf [103.47 KiB]
Downloaded 166 times

Attachment:

5 star.xcf [399.97 KiB]
Downloaded 174 times

Na11 · **Joined:** Dec 30, 2016 **Posts:** 12

Steve wrote:

Attachment:

mk2.gif

To create the above gif, I made 5 batches each consisting of 19 layers. (1 white backgrounds, 2 main subjects, 3 princess, 4 text and 5 star)

Each block was saved as a .xcf file (uploaded in the following two posts)

Then > File > Open as Layers (all 5 batches), this opens 95 layers

Run this script

Attachment:

oo-assemble-layers.scm

located at <Image>/Layer/Stack/Assemble for gif

on this image with a value of 5, the result can be played or saved

This is a roundabout way of creating gifs, but allows quick reruns using some or all or adding new batches with little effort

I was so stuck on this!

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