Can't import animated gif into photoshop

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December 27, 2019
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I'm trying to edit an animated gif that I created in an iPad app, and I've read that you can import animated gifs in Photoshop. But when I try "Import>Video Frames to Layers" and select the gif I get the error message, "Could not complete the Video Frames to Layers command because the file could not be opened."

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Chuck Uebele

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Just open the gif normally with the open command in Photoshop. Video Frames to Layers doesn't work with gifs, as a gif really isn't a video.

jesseredstoneAuthor

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It runs in a loop animation if I open it in my web browser. But I want to
add a frame with text around it. I've tried importing it in Photoshop,
Illustrator and Indesign and so far it hasn't worked. I read I've never
used After Effects, but I'm wondering if that would be better suited to the
task because it's more designed for motion graphics.

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We’ve said, don’t import it to

Photoshop, instead open it in Photoshop. What happens when you do?

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