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ItsMagma
ItsMagma
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March 11, 2019
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Photoshop GIF is slower than the video

  • March 11, 2019
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I placed all my frames in using File > Scripts > Load files into stack.   As when I try File > Import > Video Frames to layers. I get the message "Dynamic Link is not available" and I couldn't fix it. After I have all my frames in, when I preview my frames using the play button it is slower than the video. All my frames are on 0.00 second delay and I have looped it forever. Still, it plays it slower. When I exported it to a web page GIF it was still slower than the video/what i wanted.

The use of this GIF is for my steam artwork. https://steamcommunity.com/id/Its_Magma/ As you can see, the artwork is extremely slow exactly like the web page version and one on Photoshop.

Can anyone tell me how to fix this?

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Correct answer davescm

JJMack has covered loading the frames and using frame animation.

Don't set the frame delay to zero. A gif will play back in a browser at a speed dependent on the browser and if you put in too short a frame delay, it will often play slower than with a longer sensible delay. Playback also depends on the size of the frame (in pixels ) and the amount of change between frames. If you need a fixed fast frame rate then don't use gif, render a video and save as MP4.

Dave

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davescm
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davescmCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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March 11, 2019

JJMack has covered loading the frames and using frame animation.

Don't set the frame delay to zero. A gif will play back in a browser at a speed dependent on the browser and if you put in too short a frame delay, it will often play slower than with a longer sensible delay. Playback also depends on the size of the frame (in pixels ) and the amount of change between frames. If you need a fixed fast frame rate then don't use gif, render a video and save as MP4.

Dave

JJMack
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JJMackCommunity Expert
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March 11, 2019

I'm a bit confused with what you are writing.

"File > Scripts > Load files into stack" has nothing to do with frames it created a layer stack.

"File > Import > Video Frames to layers" again should create a Layer stack. If you get a message

"Dynamic Link is not available"  it sounds like you may have and installation problem or your Photoshop Preferences may be messed up.

Photoshop CC 2019 has a new Frame tool which I hide IMO it messages up the Layer Palette needlessly.  Photoshop also has  a Frame animation feature. You can create a Frame Animation timeline using the Create frame animation button.    You can Add frame to in the frame animation panels and tween frames in the Animation panel. Frames are a composite view of layer for the frames and  thing like Layer Style Effects. layer masking, Opacity and Layers Positions are recorded for each frame. How lone it takes Photoshop to render the frames composure I do not know.  The duration of the frames I more for the Gif Playing and mays be close in the panel once all frame have been rendered so the second  loop may play better then the first loop where frames may need to be rendered for the composts , opacity style and position of the layers in each frame.  If  Frame sizes are very large I feel some machine may not be able to play the animation at the desired rate. 

I know nothing about steam  artwork or what is required for it of what size image it can handle. The link you posted take a long long time to load the pages and  the only gif I see in the page source is small a down triangle.

Where is you Photoshop Created Gif?

JJMack
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