Adding a text file to an animated GIF

[six-h]

I'm trying to add a PNG or GIF format piece of text with transparent background into an animated GIF.

I've tried following the instructions HERE but they are not working, I cannot find any "Timeline" as is mentioned separate from the Layers Panel, I don't think the method is intended for us poor cousins of "PS".

Can anyone help me?

I'm using Photoshop Elements 2019

[AlanGilbertson]

I've not used Elements in a very long time, but my guess is that you can do this with the free Adobe Express without too much difficulty. There's tiny open source app, gifski, that will do it too, and produces an excellent result in next-to-no time. You can download it from GitHub or the Apple app store.

[six-h]

Thanks for that Alan, just looked at Github and this "gifski converts video frames to GIF" makes me think it isn't what I'm looking for.

I already have the GIF, it's 22 frames  timed at 0.05sec of a Robin singing, complete with frozen breath cloud, so no sound required (Ha)

All I want to do is overlay Text in another single transparent GIF Frame over every one of the 22 animated frames.

The best I've achieved is to just add a frame showing the text which then looks like an old 8mm movie with a recurrent skipped frame!

[AlanGilbertson]

If you don't have the original frames, then Giphy will work with an existing animated GIF.

[six-h]

That is just it, I do have the original frames, 22of them which comprise an animated gif.

I don't need to convert video, I don't have video, only the original GIF frames on to which I would like to overlay the text "Happy New Year" which I also have in the form of a single frame GIF File.

I have also posted on another Adobe forum HERE which shows the elements I'm working with.

[Trevor.Dennis · Accepted solution]

With Photoshop it's simply a mater of selecting all of the frames (this is important) and adding the text layer to the top of the stack.  It really is that straight forward.  If you find you get out of sync, then select all of the frames again, and turn the text layer off, and turn it back on again.  That should sort it out.

Sorry, I have never used Elements.

[six-h]

Thanks Trevor but what you have said is exactly the same as the advice in the link I included in my first post.

I suspect they too are working in Photoshop sadly, I could never countenence the cost of it just for my own pleasure.

Elements, does not have the luxury of the "Timeline" shown in your example, so I have done precisely what you have described, and damn me, it has worked this time!!

Don't know just what fairy dust you use, but I could sure do with a bag!

Thanks for (somehow) guiding me down the right path!