How to Resize a GIF

This wikiHow teaches you how to change the size of an animated GIF file to optimize it for sharing, to add it to a video, or for other purposes.

Steps

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    Go to the ezgif website. Do so by clicking on the link or typing "www.ezgif.com" in your Web browser.
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    Click on GIF Resizer. It's near the top of the webpage in the left-center of the toolbar.[1]
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    Choose a GIF. You can either enter the GIF's URL in the "paste image URL:" field or click on Browse button to upload a GIF from your computer.[2]
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    Click on Upload!. [3] It's the blue button in the "Animated GIF resizer" section of the webpage.
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    Enter a new size for your GIF. In the fields below your uploaded image, you can either:
    • Enter a width and height in the "New width:" and "New height:" fields (the current width and height are displayed immediately beneath the image); or
    • Enter a percentage by which to increase or reduce the size of the GIF.
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    Click on Resize Image!. It's the blue button below the "new size" fields. [4]
    • The resized image will appear below the Resize it! button in the "Resized image:" section of the webpage.
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    Click on Save icon.[5] It's on the right side of the toolbar below the resized image.
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    Depending on your browser, if asked, choose to click "Save:" field at the top of the dialog box.[6]
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    New resized image will be downloaded and saved to default downloads location on your computer.
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    Browse to the default download location and find the new resized image. The resized GIF is now available for use on your computer.

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Reference

  1. ↑ https://ezgif.com/resize
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwMPBmi4QS0
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwMPBmi4QS0
  4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C60Ddf1aT1E
  5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C60Ddf1aT1E
  6. ↑ https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95759?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop

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