动画GIF图像遍布互联网。您可以在网站、社交网络甚至我们都在智能手机上使用的消息传递应用程序中找到它们。您有没有想过是否可以使用您的照片创建GIF动画图像？如果你这样做了，在本教程中，我们将向你展示一种创建动画GIF 文件(GIF file)的简单方法，使用你想要的任何图片，以及一个名为GIMP的免费应用程序。让我们(Let)潜入：
什么是 GIMP 以及在哪里获得它
GIMP是一个免费的图像编辑应用程序，任何人都可以下载和使用。您可以从其官方网页(official webpage)下载。对于本教程，我们使用了2.10 版本(version 2.10)。下载后，运行安装程序。
如何使用您的图片创建动画GIF 文件(GIF file)
您应该做的第一件事是选择要用于创建动画GIF 文件(GIF file)的图片。对于更直接的过程，我们建议您将它们全部复制到一个单独的文件夹中。对于我们的示例，我们将使用两张图片，并将它们复制到桌面上的一个文件夹中，我们称之为GIF Project。
然后，为了使事情尽可能简单，我们还建议您使用递增的数字重命名所有图片。对于每张图片，请使用与动画中将要出现的位置相对应的数字。例如，您的GIF中的第一张图片应命名为 1，第二张应命名为 2，第三张应命名为 3，依此类推。
现在打开 GIMP。在您的桌面上(desktop)，您应该会看到一个类似于下图的窗口。
在GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)窗口中，打开File菜单并选择Open。或者，您可以同时按下键盘上的Ctrl + O键，以达到相同的效果。
此操作启动“打开图像”(Open Image)对话框。浏览(Browse)到您存储图片的文件夹。然后，选择要用于动画GIF的第一张图像。
在我们的例子中，这将是我们的GIF 项目(GIF Project)文件夹中的图片1.png 。选择第一张图片后，单击或点按(click or tap)打开(Open)。
GIMP现在加载选定的图片。
接下来，您必须添加将成为动画GIF 文件(GIF file)一部分的所有其他图片。为此，请打开“文件(File)”菜单，然后单击或点击“作为图层打开”(Open as Layers)。
浏览(Browse)到您存储图片的文件夹，然后打开要用于动画GIF 文件(GIF file)的第二张图片。
注意：(NOTE:)如果您有更多图片要添加到GIF 文件(GIF file)中，请重复最后一步：打开文件(File)菜单，单击或点击打开为图层(Open as Layers)，然后选择序列中的下一张图片。
添加所有图片后，要预览动画GIF 文件(GIF file)的外观，请打开“过滤器(Filters)”菜单，转到“动画(Animation)”，然后单击或点击“播放(Playback)” 。
在新打开的窗口中，单击或点击(click or tap) 播放(Play)以预览您的动画 GIF 文件。
要结束预览，请关闭动画播放(Animation Playback)窗口。
要完成创建动画GIF 文件(GIF file)，请保存它。再次打开文件(File)菜单，然后单击或点击导出为...(Export As…)
在“导出图像”(Export Image)窗口中，选择要保存GIF 文件(GIF file)的位置，输入名称并（非常重要）确保在其末尾指定GIF扩展名。(GIF)然后，单击或点击(click or tap) 导出(Export)。
GIMP现在打开一个新对话框，名为Export Image as GIF。在这里要做的唯一重要的事情是确保选中名为As animation的选项。在这里设置的另一个有用的东西是动画帧之间使用的延迟。选择所需的所有设置后，单击或点击导出(Export)。
根据您使用的图片数量和大小，您可能需要等待几分钟让GIMP保存您的(GIMP)GIF动画。GIF 文件(GIF file)现在已保存并可随时使用。
你是 GIF 的粉丝吗？
如您所见，使用图片创建动画GIF文件很容易。您只需要点击几下或点击几下，以及像GIMP这样的优秀图像编辑软件。如果您有任何疑问或问题，请随时在下面的评论中告诉我们。并且......(And…)玩得开心创建自己的动画GIF(GIFs)！通过在您的评论中发布直接链接，也可以与我们分享它们。(Share)
How to create an animated GIF using your own pictures, with GIMP
Animated GIF images are all over the internet. You can find them on websites, on social networks and even in messaging apps that we all use on our smаrtphones. Have you evеr wondered if you could create a GІF animated image using your photоs? If you did, in this tutorial we аrе going to ѕhow yоu an easy way of creatіng an animated GIF file, using any pictures you want, and a free application called GIMP. Let's dive in:
What is GIMP and where to get it
GIMP is a free image editing app, available for anyone to download and use. You can download it from its official webpage. For this tutorial, we used the version 2.10. After you download it, run the installer.
How to create an animated GIF file, using your pictures
The first thing you should do is select the pictures that you want to use for creating the animated GIF file. For a more straightforward process, we recommend that you copy all of them in a separate folder. For our example, we are going to use two pictures, and we copied them in a folder on the desktop, which we called GIF Project.
Then, to make things as simple as possible, we also recommend that you rename all the pictures with incrementing numbers. For each picture use the number corresponding to the place is going to have in your animation. For example, the first picture in your GIF should be named 1, the second one should be named 2, the third one should be named 3 and so on.
Now open GIMP. On your desktop, you should see a window similar to the one below.
In the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) window, open the File menu and select Open. Alternatively, you can simultaneously press the Ctrl + O keys on your keyboard, for the same effect.
This action launches the Open Image dialog. Browse to the folder where you stored your pictures. Then, select the first image that you want to use for the animated GIF.
In our case, that would be picture 1.png from our GIF Project folder. After you select the first picture, click or tap Open.
GIMP now loads the selected picture.
Next, you have to add all the other pictures that are going to be a part of your animated GIF file. To do that, open the File menu and click or tap on Open as Layers.
Browse to the folder where you stored the pictures and open the second picture you want to use for the animated GIF file.
NOTE: If you have more pictures to add to the GIF file, repeat the last step: open the File menu, click or tap Open as Layers and select the next picture in your sequence.
When all the pictures are added, to get a preview of how your animated GIF file is going to look, open the Filters menu, go to Animation, and click or tap Playback.
In the newly opened window, click or tap Play to preview your animated GIF file.
To end the preview, close the Animation Playback window.
To finish creating your animated GIF file, save it. Open the File menu again, and click or tap Export As…
In the Export Image window, select the location where you want to save your GIF file, type a name for it and (very important) make sure you specify the GIF extension at its end. Then, click or tap Export.
GIMP now opens a new dialog, called Export Image as GIF. The only essential thing to do here is to make sure you check the option called As animation. Another useful thing to set here is the delay used between the frames of your animation. When you have chosen all the settings that you want, click or tap Export.
Depending on how many pictures you used and their sizes, you might have to wait for a couple of moments for GIMP to save your animated GIF. The GIF file is now saved and ready to use wherever you want to.
Are you a fan of GIFs?
As you can see, creating animated GIF files with your pictures is easy to do. All you need are a few clicks or taps and a good image editing software like GIMP. If you have any questions or issues, do not hesitate to let us know in the comments below. And… have fun creating your own animated GIFs! Share them with us too, by posting a direct link in your comment.
