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zairekhalid3
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July 10, 2015
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Smart Filters for GIFs?

  • July 10, 2015
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Before I was able to select all frames, covert them to smart filter, and apply whichever filter I wanted. This would then apply to all of the frames, and so my gif would essentially have all of the same effects. Up until yesterday, I began having trouble. The smart filter would only apply to one frame. Could it be anything I pressed? Is there any way to fix this?

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Correct answer Benjamin Root

I'm have the same problem. I followed your last instructions and the gif still converted to one layer. Would you mind listing step-by-step instructions on how to do this? I must missing a step of not doing them in the correct order. I recently got Photoshop and I still can do this after spending hours looking tutorials. I would appreciate your help. I am using a Mac. Thanks.


Yes, it will be converted to a single smart object layer. Now you can add your Smart Filters. The process again:

  1. Open GIF
  2. Convert to Timeline Animation
  3. Select all layers; Ctrl+Alt+A or Cmd+Opt+A
  4. Convert layers into a Smart Object.

Here's a video:

Benjamin

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Benjamin Root
Legend
July 10, 2015

You'll need to convert to a smart object for smart filters to work...

zairekhalid3
Participant
July 10, 2015

I've also tried that. When I convert it to a smart object, It converts to one layer.

Benjamin Root
Legend
July 10, 2015

Open the GIF, switch to timeline animation. Select all layers, right click, convert to smart object.

Benjamin