Hiii, I Just Have A Question!

hiii, i just have a question!

how do you sharpen your gifs??? they look so good and clean!!! whenever I see your gifs I am always fascinated with how beautiful they look!

hiii nonnie!!!! first of all im going to cry tytytyty 🥺

I’ll just do a mini tutorial on how I get from this:

to this:

I always try to gif with at least 1080p videos when I can it makes the biggest difference! I don’t think 4k is necessary (plus it slows down PS ALOT)

Okay so once you get your frames into PS (doesn’t matter if “video frames to layers” or “load files into stack” I’ve used both, but I currently use the latter) you want to crop & resize BEFORE you sharpen! So if your inputed frames were say 1080x772 then you want to resize to 540x386.

Next you’ll convert your frames into a video timeline, then covert for smart filters. Next I add the sharpening. So I use a slightly modified version of this gif action, by kylos (her gif tutorial) so I can do all those steps really speedy but I’ll break down what sharpening is happening:

Filter > Sharpen > Smart Sharpen. Then apply the following settings, you’ll also want to make sure in the settings ‘legacy’ & ‘accuracy’ are checked

Next you’ll want to duplicate the newly sharpened layer, and on the top layer we’re going to add a little blur so the sharpness isn’t too harsh (idk y we do this just it helps lol)

Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. And set the radius to 1.0

Then on the blurred layer set its opacity to 15%. And you should have 2 layers.

And after sharpening this is what the gif looks like:

The real magic happens with colouring!! Everyone has different styles and their favourite tools. My first 3 steps always are: Curves, Levels, Selective Colour. I often just leave it to just those 3 filter layers, but sometimes I’ll add vibrance or adjust the hue/saturation.

I think the best gifs are the ones where the light areas are really bright and the dark areas are black. I think people are worried about making their gifs too dark (b/c most shows are poorly lit) so they focus more on brightening but I think the best gifs also have a really rich black.

after adding my colouring layers its time to export! File > Export > Save for Web Legacy. These are the settings I use for exporting:

theres a bunch of resources on tumblr that (i cant find one atm but i promise ive seen some!!!!) that talk about the differences between Selective/Adaptive and Pattern/Diffuse/Noise. I just prefer Selective & Pattern ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

once we’re exported we have this!!! (he’s so pretty)

yup so here’s my mini (idk was this mini??) tutorial! so for a recap!!

no sharpening & no colouring:

sharpening & no colouring:

sharpening & colouring:

I hope this was helpful!!! If you want to know my typical colouring settings lmk but it does vary gif to gif.

You See Right Through Me

by Pink_Tinted_Monocle

When Johnny breaks into a supposedly haunted house for a dare he’s not sure what he’s expecting to find, but it’s certainly not a small ghost from New Jersey with big eyes and an even bigger attitude.

Words: 1425, Chapters: 1/6, Language: English

Fandoms: Cobra Kai (Web Series), Karate Kid (Movies)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Major Character Death

Categories: M/M

Characters: Daniel LaRusso, Johnny Lawrence, Bobby Brown (Karate Kid), Jimmy (Karate Kid), Tommy (Karate Kid), Dutch (Karate Kid), Laura Lawrence, Sid Weinberg

Relationships: Daniel LaRusso/Johnny Lawrence

Additional Tags: Teen Lawrusso AU, lawrusso, Angst, Fluff, some discussions about death, implied biphobia, ckhalloween

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/34560895

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unicornmage2003

4 years ago

Second pic posted of the new gifs! The first one was Ben, a few days ago:

Do y’all remember the order they posted the promotional pics in?

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And now we know that they’re scattered across time.

I think this is the order they’re going to arrive in Dallas!!!

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unicornmage2003

3 years ago

a man can't stand, a man can't breathe, a man can't see

by scarredsodeep

Johnny is the only person Daniel can think to go to when he’s ensnared by Cobra Kai. Johnny’s where he ends up when he’s out of options.

Words: 1583, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Cobra Kai (Web Series), Karate Kid (Movies)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Daniel LaRusso, Johnny Lawrence, Terry Silver, Sid Weinberg

Relationships: Daniel LaRusso/Johnny Lawrence

Additional Tags: Movie: The Karate Kid Part III (1989), Canon Compliant, ish, Hurt/Comfort, Slow Burn, Period-Typical Homophobia, Emotional/Psychological Abuse, ((not in the relationship)), truly the SLOWEST of burns, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, POV Daniel, Cobra Kai Daniel, Underage Drinking, less internalized homophobia than last time but uhhhh it’s still a major part of their dynamic, Tenderness

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/34913533

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unicornmage2003

3 years ago

Objection

by imma_redshirt

“Wouldn’t be the first time I’ve been tried for murder.”

“Yeah,” Johnny said. “… Wait–LaRusso, what?”

Words: 1350, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Cobra Kai (Web Series)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M, Gen, M/M

Characters: Daniel LaRusso, Johnny Lawrence

Relationships: Daniel LaRusso/Johnny Lawrence

Additional Tags: Crossover, Alternate Universe, Dialogue Heavy, Drinking

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/33987052

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unicornmage2003

3 years ago

Park Sora - April 16, 2021 Set

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unicornmage2003

3 years ago

Druig holds up an emerald tablet, with him saying, “So, how did you end up scoring this emerald tablet…” Makkari reaches for the tablet, but Druig pulls it away.

Druig looks at Makkari and continues his sentence by saying, “… my beautiful, beautiful Makkari?” as Marrkari stares at him back.

Makkari, now holding the tablet, looks at Druig as he signs, “Did you miss me?”

Makkari and Druig continue to stare at each other as Makkari wraps the tablet around her arms.

they’re so precious I can’t ☹️☹️☹️

[clips from: eternals.scenes on insta]

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unicornmage2003

3 years ago

Park Sora - May 12, 2021 Set

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unicornmage2003

3 years ago

Warm Places, Safe Spaces

by usa123

Inspired by desolateice’s Root Beer Floats and Green Tea: “You know you could go anywhere right? Like to Mr. Miyagi’s or my place? Or any of the guys’s?” Daniel said softly. “[…]all the doors are open. Just show up. Give it a try. Any of us. Okay? Before you drive off to some motel.”

The next time Sid gets angry, Johnny is forced to take Daniel’s advice.

Words: 4695, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Karate Kid (Movies)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Johnny Lawrence, Daniel LaRusso, Bobby Brown, Laura Lawrence, Sid Weinberg, Mr. Miyagi (Karate Kid), Lucille LaRusso, Jimmy (Karate Kid), Tommy (Karate Kid), Dutch (Karate Kid)

Relationships: Daniel LaRusso/Johnny Lawrence, Johnny Lawrence & The Ex-Cobras

Additional Tags: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Johnny adopts a bonsai, sid is awful, Child Abuse, Hurt Johnny Lawrence, Fiercely Protective Daniel LaRusso, Fiercely Protective Ex-Cobras, Pre-Daniel LaRusso/Johnny Lawrence - Freeform

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/33913924

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unicornmage2003

3 years ago