Skip to main content
MiklerZ
MiklerZ
Inspiring
March 2, 2021
Question

Can we get a better way to export a animated gif with a transparent background?

  • March 2, 2021
  • 3 replies
  • 1337 views

Hi, My name is Michael and I use after effects for my animating job for my friend who streams. I am always making mini animations for him and I always have to export as a mp4 then drag into photoshop and export as a gif with a transparent background from there as both adobe after effects and adobe media encoder don't have options for transparent gifs/compressed transparent animations. If anyone has a better way for the time being I would be most greatful. Thanks!

This topic has been closed for replies.

3 replies

imeilfx
imeilfx
Inspiring
March 3, 2021

As @Andrew Yoole said - you can also spend some money and buy GifGun plugin and export GIFs from A directly.

 
 
 
 
Andrew Yoole
Andrew Yoole
Inspiring
March 3, 2021

If you don't mind spending thirty bucks, a plugin called GifGun lets you export animated Gifs direct from AE.

 

https://aescripts.com/gifgun/

 

 

    MiklerZ
    MiklerZAuthor
    Inspiring
    March 3, 2021

    Ahhh yes, I knew someone clever out here would have something made. Thanks bunch guys, Thats exactly what I'm lookin for.

    imeilfx
    imeilfx
    Inspiring
    March 2, 2021

    So... there is no way to export gifs with transparency straiht from AE but there is much better way to do that than exporting as mp4 without transparency and then keying it out in PS and then export. 
    You have to export from AE to mov format as f.eg. png compression (or any other that can export transparency and can be accepted by PS), then open PS import your mov file and export as gif. 

      MiklerZ
      MiklerZAuthor
      Inspiring
      March 3, 2021

      Thanks for the reply and yea thats been working for me, but its just really like hoop jumping for something that isn't really too complex. It's just been a small pain to have to do it everytime I make a new animation, but atleast I can get a transparent gif in the end.

      Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
      Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices