How can I make a GIF quickly that will crossfade smoothly?

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June 21, 2019
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My old way of making a simple GIF that fades into each frame was to make the first frame like a normal photo, and the next frame with the 1st image at 90% opacity and the 2nd image at 10%, then the next frame be 80% on the 1st and 20% on the 2nd and keep going until I have a frame for each (30 frames or more). Then I would put them together as a GIF by File > Scripts > Load files into stack.

This takes too long and the fade is not at all smooth like it is when I use ezgif.com plus this site only requires 2 or 3 frames total, but this site makes the file too large. How can I make a super smooth fade in PS with very few frames?

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Correct answer JJMack

I would suggest then that you download that gif and edit it in Photoshop. See what their frame size is and how many frames are in their animation.

Fudgetruck

Participant

2024 here! You can use interpolation through AI to smooth out the frames for you. I suggest trying that in the future and see if you like the result

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

Use tweeining. See link below.

Create frame animations in Photoshop

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

JJMack

Community Expert

You can make a super smooth gif with three layers but with 2 or 3 frames. With either a Frame Animation and tween and opacity or a Video animation and animating the opacity. The more frames you created the smoother it will be.