Last updated on 2012-04-20, by Tony

How To Convert Downloaded YouTube Videos To Animated Gif

Animated gif is a type of gif image that can be animated by combining several images into a single gif file. Usually, animated gif is often used to please people just like some flash videos do. In order to create animated gif, you can refer to applications like Ulead GIF Animator.

When watching YouTube videos, there must be some funny moments that impress you deeply. If you want to keep those interesting moments and make them animated gif images, this post can help you. How to convert downloaded YouTube videos to animated gif? This post will show you the process in three steps.

I. Download YouTube video

This is the first step and the premise of the whole process. Since you want to convert YouTube video, you need to find a way to download it. Actually there are many choices for you. You can download YouTube video with web browser of you can download it with Moyea YouTube FLV Downloader.

II. Export YouTube video as a swf file

After you have downloaded the video you want, you need to select the video part you want and then export the video as swf file. To this extent, you can refer to Moyea FLV Editor Ultimate, a useful tool that can convert flv to swf directly. Do the following steps.

1. Open Moyea FLV Editor Ultimate and then you can see a video tutorial. Watch it to the end to help you handle this application.

2. Click “Import FLV” icon and then import the video you want. Drag the video to Timeline for further edit.

3. Click the “Scissor” icon at the beginning image you want and then click it again at the ending image you want. Then the video will be divided into three parts.

4. Right click other two and then choose “Delete Selected Clip“. After that, only the clip you want is available.

5. Click “Export SWF” icon and then the downloaded YouTube video will be exported as a swf file.

III. Convert swf file to animated gif image

You can convert the converted swf file to animated image with Moyea SWF to Video Converter Pro, a professional swf converter. You can manage the whole process with just a few clicks. Do the following.

1. Open Moyea SWF to Video Converter Pro, click “Browse” and choose “From Fold” in the drop-down menu to import the swf file.

2. Click “Export” tab and check “Image series“. Choose “Animated GIF” option in the drop down menu of “Style“.

3. Click “Convert” tab and then click “Play and Capture“. When the video finishes, click “Finish” button.

After the conversion completes, you will get the animated gif image you want.

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