Quick Guide: How to Turn a Video into an Animated GIF in PhotoDirector

Four steps from a clip to a looping GIF.

Updated Oct. 25, 2026 · 1 min read

Steps

1Choose the clip

Click Animated GIF under Video-to-Photo, then pick your clip in the Select Video Clip dialog.

The Create room with Animated GIF highlighted under Video-to-Photo

2Capture the frames

Press the snapshot button at each moment worth keeping. Or click AUTO, enter how many frames you want, and click Start. Then click Go to Library and Import to send the frames back to PhotoDirector.

The Video-to-Photo capture window with the AUTO and snapshot buttons highlighted

3Set the speed

Frames per second decides how fast the loop cycles, and Total duration shows how long it runs.

The Animated GIF panel with Frames per second and Total duration highlighted

4Save the GIF

Click Export to open Save as, set the Image size in pixels, and click Save. PhotoDirector saves the GIF to the Folder shown there and doesn't add it to your library.

A large image size makes a heavy GIF, and the GIF doesn't shrink to fit wherever you post it.