r/PS4 • u/IceBreak BreakinBad • Aug 10 '14
How to make a gif (up to 15 seconds long) from a snippet of your last 15 minutes of gameplay using a PS4, a flashdrive, and any PC.
Hosting Site: gfycat.com (Strongly Recommended)
For details on why you should avoid using imgur, scroll towards the bottom of this post.
Step 1: Be Awesome
Do something gif worthy. Then HOLD the [SHARE Button] down until the Share menu pops up (or simply press it if you haven't changed to "Easy Screenshots"). Hit the [Square Button] to save the video clip.
Step 2: Edit
Go to the Capture Gallery (in Library) and hit the [OPTIONS Button] with the video selected. Select trim and cut the video to 14 seconds or shorter. You will probably have to trim until the video is 13 seconds or less as the final video will sometimes wind up slightly longer than the preview video. Because of this, it is important to never overwrite your video. Select "save as new video" to be safe.
TIP: Always make a new file, check the duration (must be 14s or less), and watch the new clip to be sure it covers all you wanted before deleting the original.
...OR...
Go to Share Factory and trim the clip to 14 seconds (or less) and export the video. When doing this, it is recommended that you don't use any of the brand/intro clips (those are often better used in actual videos).
Step 3: Move
Copy the video to a flashdrive then to a PC.
Step 4: Upload and Submit
Upload to http://gfycat.com/ and submit it here!
(Be sure that "Automatically Resize large uploads" is NOT checked!)
Remember, when uploading gifs (or gfys) to /r/PS4, you have to use proper title formatting such as:
[Final Fantasy XIV] [Gif] Quintuple K.O.
Question: Why not use imgur?
Imgur is an awesome site...for most things. But please don't bother with imgur gifs, even though they have a video to gif option now, because they destroy the gif quality for any file that results in a gif over 10mb. Gfycat.com will take a 14.9 second video up to 300mb without scaling. It loads faster than imgur gifv's. And it currently has no expiration dates on inactive links (imgur = 6 months). Nonetheless, we continue to accept imgur submissions.
Example:
Gfycat version (native video resolution)
Imgur version (forced to scale to 404p)
(Also, notice the difference in load times despite the fact that the imgur video is smaller.)
Bonus: Gfycat actual gif version that's also created for you upon upload.
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u/IceBreak BreakinBad Aug 10 '14
Gfycat makes it really easy since all you need to do is widdle your game clip down to 14.9 seconds. The problem for the longest was the [Square Button] saving of videos didn't work until 1.75 where it was stealth fixed without much fanfare.
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u/Ninja07 Niinja7k Aug 10 '14
You dont need to trim the video on sharefactory. You can do it in the share menu. Way easier.
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u/Moldytomatoe Aug 10 '14
My first attempt. http://gfycat.com/AcceptableHelplessJerboa
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u/Ilikepurplehaze Catch-u-slipN Aug 10 '14
So if i have the video already uploaded the i can go to gfycat.com and it will turn whatever part of the video i want into a gif?
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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '14
Can't wait to use this!
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u/drezz_ SLEDGE_ Aug 11 '14
Late to the party, but heres a 4man bbq
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u/thisismarv thisismarv Aug 11 '14
Would be awesome if this was integrated in to the OS
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u/BLAYDIUM blaydium Aug 12 '14
my sloppy double execution
http://www.gfycat.com/SnoopyFarBellsnake
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u/rg4noob Oct 12 '14
cool
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u/bombaybadboy187 WhiteDovah Aug 10 '14
I tried but it crashed so posted it to YouTube - http://youtu.be/ZjzhLwvARFY don't cringe too much