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GifGun - User Manual
GifGun - User Manual
GifGun - User Manual
v1.0.5December2015
NikSka&MikeMehanig
Summary
Introduction
SupportedAEversions
Contacts
Changelog
Installing
MacOS
Windows
IMPORTANTNOTE:Windows7
Usage
Settings
GifFolder
Width
FPS
Savevideofile
Goodtoknow
Losslesspreset
KnownIssues
GifGunfreezesonRenderingorHereitcomesphase
Universalsolution
Windowsspecificsolution
Ifreallynothinghelps:
Introduction
GifGunisthenewtoolformakingGIFanimationsrightwithinAdobeAfterEffects.This
featurehasbeendeprecatedsinceCS4anduserswereforcedtousePhotoshoporother
software.
Wearebringingthefreedomofcreativitybackwithoneclicksolution.Assimpleasitgets,
buttherealisationtookusalootofeffortandtestingandwilldemandevenmore.
Butthatisnothingcomparedtothejoyofsimpleyetpowerfulsolutions.
WehopeyoulikeGifGun.
Importantnote:
SinceGifGunisaoneclicksolution,wearestillexperimentingwithGIFcompression
algorithms.Weknowthereisnoonesizefitsallsolution,sowearelookingforwardyour
feedbackandusecasesonourfacebookpage.Thiswillimproveuserexperienceinthe
upcomingupdates.
Yes,ourtoolisinherentlydesignedtoevolve,andthatswhenweneedyou,ourusers.
SupportedAEversions
WehavetestedGifGun1.0toworkonAfterEffectsCCandup.CS5andCS6alsowork,but
wedidnotputmucheffortintotestingthoseversions.
Ifyouexperienceanytroubleslaunchingorworkingwiththescript,letusknow.
Contacts
WriteNikonTwitter:
http://twitter/nik_ska
Oryoumayuseourstudioemailaddress:
hello@toongoose.com
Changelog
1.1
Completelyredesigned"Settings"interface.Nowevenmoreclear.
"Maximumcolors"dropdownlist.GifGunv1.0made256colorGIFsbydefaultandwefoundthat
mostGIFslookgreatevenwith128colorsandonaverage15%lighter.Experimentwithlow
colorvalueforsomeartsyeffects.
YoumaychoosenottoloopGIF.
WehavecompletelyredesignedthewayGifGunworkswithpaths,soyoumayworkinany
languageenvironment.
Minorbugsfixesandengineimprovements.
1.0.5
FixedUnicodepathsissue.Nowtrulyinternational.
1.0.4
Losslesspresetcheck
1.0.3
MacOSinstalleradded
1.0
initialrelease
Installing
Beforeinstallingmakesureyouhaveallowedscriptstowritefiles.CheckthisinPreferences:
MacOS
:
AfterEffects>Preferences>General>AllowScriptstoWriteFilesandAccess
Network
Windows
:
Edit>Preferences>General>AllowScriptstoWriteFilesandAccessNetwork
QuitAfterEffects.
MacOS
InstallationforMacisprettyeasythereisapkginstallationfileintheOSXfolder.Dobule
clickitandfollowinstallationinstructions.
LaunchAfterEffects,goto
Window
andselectg
ifGun.jsxbin
Youmaythendockthepanelandstartmakingawesomegifsrightaway!
Windows
Copyfilesfrom
WIN
subfolderinto
C:\ProgramFiles\Adobe\AdobeAfterEffectsC[x]\SupportFiles\Scripts\ScriptUIPanels
Doubleclick
install_gifGun.bat
providedwiththescript.
IMPORTANTNOTE:Windows7
OnsomeWindows7buildsyoumaygetthefollowingerrorwhileinstallingthe.batfile:
GifBaby.exeEntryPointNotFound
Theprocedureentrypointucrtbase.terminatecouldnotbelocatedinthedynamiclinklibrary
apimswincrtruntimel110.dll.
OK
Fix
:install
thefollowingupdate
toCruntimelibrary.Theissueappearsonthesystems
thatwerenotupdatedonaregularbasis.
Well,installitanywayifyouareonWindows7.
Afteryoucopythenecessaryfiles,launchAfterEffects,goto
Window
andselect
gifGun.jsxbin
Youmaythendockthepanelandstartmakingawesomegifsrightaway!
Usage
Theusageisprettystraightforward:justsaveyourprojectandclickMakeGifbutton.Voila.
ClickthegearicontoaccessSettingswindow.Yeah,notreallyOneclick.Buthey,someone
needstosetthosesettings!
Settings
Webelieveaproperlyengineeredtooldoesnotneedabigmanual,sowewilljustlistthe
features.
OUTPUTTO
ChooseacustomfolderforyourGIFs.Otherwise,GifGunwillcreatearenderssubfolderin
aprojectfolder.
Resizetowidth
GifGunresizesproportionally,soyouhavetoinputonlywidth.
Maximumcolors
Tweakcolorpalette.256forbestresult.128isstillgreat.64and32aregreatforsomeweb
GIFs.8and16arepurelyforfun.
FPS
Prettyselfexplanatory.Youcansetittoascomp,andGifGunwillrenderwithcomposition
FPSsettings.
SaveVideoCopy
Bydefaultthetemporaryfileisremoved.Youmaykeepitofcourse.
Loop
UncheckandyouwillgetaboringnonloopedGIF.
Goodtoknow
Losslesspreset
GifGunfirstrendersavideofilewithLosslesspreset.
IfyoudonthavetheLosslesspreset,
createone.WithoutitGifGunwillfailtostart.
SetittoQuicktimeAnimationCompressioncodeconMacandtoAviNonecodecon
Windows.
YoushouldalsohavearenderqueuecleanofotherQueuedelements.Iftherearesome
queuedelements,GifGunwilloffertocleanthemforyou.Ifyourefuse,yougetnogifthis
time.
Trialversionislimitedtorendergifsat15fpsandonly350pxwide.
KnownIssues
Fornowweareawareofonlyonemajorissue.Ifyoufindmore,contactus!
GifGunfreezesonRenderingorHereitcomesphase
Youwannawaitforalittle.Weakmachinesmayrenderbiggifsreallyslow.Ifnothing
happens,quitAfterEffects.
Ifitdoesnthelp,seebelow.
Universalsolution
TryandlaunchinstallscriptprovidedwithGifGunagain.Itspossiblythetroublewith
permissions.
Windowsspecificsolution
Goto
(gifGun)
folderanddoubleclick
GifBaby.exe
,thengotos
tatic_libs
subfolderand
doubleclick
ffmpeg.exe
file.Youmaygetascreenaskingyouforpermission.ClickOK
andproceed.
Youmayalsowanttoloweryourfirewallprotection,orincludethesaid.exefilesinto
exceptions.
Ifreallynothinghelps:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Goto
Myorderspageataescripts.com
FindGifGunentryandclickViewOrder
ChooseOpenSupportTicketinthelowerrightpartofthescreen.
Describeyourproblemasspecificaspossible.PleaseincludeyourAEandoperating
systemversions.IfyouuseanonenglishversionofAE,pleasespecifythisaswell.
Wewillbeimmediatelynotifiedandsolvetheproblem.