GIFs are a very popular way to emphasize certain emotions, situations or needs. There is nothing more hilarious than a very appropriate GIF to a certain situation. But did you know that you can also make GIFs very easily on WhatsApp? This way you can make a GIF yourself on WhatsApp.
Most of the GIFs we use on WhatsApp come from the platform Giphy. Here you can find countless GIFs so that you have a suitable reference of your favorite movie, series or cartoon for every situation. But it is of course even more special to be able to send a homemade gif. You really don’t have to be a graphic designer for that.
From video to GIF
In fact, you can already create a GIF on WhatsApp with the push of a button. Literally. You just have to tap the video option and record a very short video. Before sending it, you have the option to send the file as a video or as a GIF in the top right of your screen. If you choose the latter option, you will have created your highly personal GIF within a few seconds. Before sending the GIF, you can trim and trim it if you’d like. This is useful, for example, if you accidentally recorded too long. The option to send a video file as a gif only appears with a video shorter than 6 seconds.
Personalize your GIF
If you create a GIF in WhatsApp in the above way, it’s all pretty straightforward with no text or decoration. If you want to, you can first edit the short video of less than 6 seconds in a dedicated app. When you are done with this, you can still send the film clip as a gif within WhatsApp.
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