- A GIF is a great way to quickly send funny
and uplifting content to your friends and colleagues.
And something that makes it even better
is text added onto them.
So in this video, I'm gonna show you
how you can make this happen,
including some bonus features.
So stay tuned.
We're gonna use Veed's online video editor for this.
So to get started, type in veed.new in your browser
or click on the first link in the description.
So now we're in Veed's editor
and we're prompted to upload our video.
So I'm gonna click on Upload a file
and select a video I want to turn into a GIF.
I'm gonna click on this video and click on Open.
So after a moment, the video is imported.
And this is just a video of my cat
casually stretching herself.
So first thing's first,
I want to change the aspect ratio of this video.
I want to make it a square.
So to make this happen, head over to Settings,
and then on this Size
you can select the dimensions you like.
In this case, I want to make it a square,
so I'm gonna click on Square.
Then you can hover your mouse over the video
within the video canvas
and use the side and corner options
to resize and relocate the video.
You can also click on Fill the canvas to make the video fit.
So next thing I want to do is trim the GIF,
so I'm gonna head over to the bottom timeline
and click and drag on one of the sides
to extend and shorten it.
In this case, I want to capture the moment
where she's stretching.
So yeah, this is the part.
So I'm gonna use the play and let it rest right around here.
And then again, I'm gonna click and drag on the side
to shorten the video.
Then I'm gonna trim the ending as well,
and I'm gonna move the entire clip to the left.
So next thing I want to do is spice the GIF up
by adding some text.
To make this happen,
head over to Text in the left menu,
choose one of the presets
or just select Headline Title, for instance.
And now you can start editing the text.
You can click and drag the text around
within the video canvas.
You can resize it from here.
And also you can change the text
in the text box on the left.
I'm gonna change this to "GOOD MORNING!"
There you go.
And on the Text Style,
you can change the font, the sizing.
You can even upload your own font.
You can change the color.
And if you click on More Options,
you can also change the background.
So in this case, I'm gonna select Poppins as a font,
and I'm gonna add a background to it or a back shadow.
I'm gonna click on Block,
and I'm gonna make this yellow.
Then I'm gonna reposition it to the bottom.
I'm gonna click and drag it to the bottom,
and I'm gonna use the side and corner options
to reshape it a little bit and put it in the middle.
To re-time the text in the GIF,
head over to the bottom timeline
and click and drag on one of the sides
to extend and shorten it,
just like we did with trimming.
In this case, I want to have it as its entirety.
So next thing I want to do is add an animation to the text,
which is relatively new.
So head over to Animation in the Text menu,
and you can add a fade, a slide to right,
a typewriter effect, a drop effect, whatever you like.
In this case, I want to select a typewriter,
so let's have a look.
Let's restart the video.
There you go, nice.
So now next thing I want to do,
I want to introduce you to video stock as well,
which is new to Veed,
but I want to implement it into this GIF.
So to make this happen,
head over the Media in the left menu.
And as you can see,
you can search between stock videos and stock audio.
In this case, I want to add a video to this,
so I'm gonna search for something
that has a sunny vibe, a morning vibe.
So I'm gonna search for "sun," for instance,
and I'm gonna select this one.
And after a moment, the video is loaded in
and we can play around with it.
In this case, I want to trim it a little bit.
And next thing I'm gonna do is select this clip
and put it under the rest.
Let's make it a little bit more accurate.
I'm gonna click on Fit
and then make this smaller so it's even.
There you go.
So obviously you can't see the clip right now,
but I'm gonna do something very interesting
to make it visible.
We're gonna select the cat clip, in this case,
and scroll down a little bit in the video edit menu.
And then you can find Chroma Key, which is often used
if you have a green screen, for instance.
Clearly, this is not a green screen,
so it's gonna look very pixelated at first.
So I'm gonna use the pen tool
and select the color in the background
to filter that specific color.
I'm gonna select it.
And now if I playback to video,
as you can see, it's very pixelated,
which is very normal because it's not a very flat color.
So I'm gonna bump up the sensitivity a little bit
so it should be less.
I'm not gonna be able to delete it entirely
or make it filter perfectly,
but it's not the point.
So I think it looks pretty decent at around 50.
I'm gonna let it be.
Obviously, it looks a little bit clunky,
but I think it adds to the effect that it's a GIF.
And I didn't use a green screen.
So I'm gonna zoom in a little bit
because my hand is completely merged with the background.
It's all about the stretching anyway.
So there you have it.
So to export your video or to export your GIF,
head over to the right-top corner,
choose your preferred render settings.
I'm gonna choose HD for now.
We're gonna make it a GIF anyway.
And then I'm gonna click on Export Video.
And after the video is rendered,
you can watch the video back on the left.
And as you can see, a very funny and sunny GIF.
Now, if you wanna download the GIF,
head over to the Download button,
click on Download GIF,
and in a moment it should be in your Downloads folder.
So that's how you add text to your GIF.
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