Top 3 Ways to Convert MOV to GIF on PC

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April 30, 2020

GIF is a kind of image file, which is used to stored both the animated and still images. People like creating GIF for making some funny and interesting animated stickers, and use them while chatting with friends online. It seems that GIF is occupying the chatting room.

Using GIF while chatting sometimes can express better than only use the words. So many people would think about to create their own GIF through some videos. And today, we would like to teach you how to convert MOV to GIF on PC with 3 greatest ways.

Convert MOV to GIF

CONTENTS

Part 1. The Best GIF Converter to Convert MOV to GIF Part 2. Use Adobe Photoshop to Extract GIF from A MOV Video Part 3. Online MOV to GIF Converter to Get GIF File for Free

Part 1. The Best GIF Converter to Convert MOV to GIF

ConvertAnyVid is a reliable GIF converter if you need to convert MOV to GIF without wasting too much time. First, that's because ConvertAnyVid can work well on both Mac and Windows. Second, for Windows users, ConvertAnyVid set an acceleration mode inside, so that the conversion speed can be 6x faster. So the whole conversion process won't cost much time even your MOV file is large.

ConvertAnyVid

Except for a GIF converter, because ConvertAnyVid can support 300+ formats like MP4, MKV, AVI, WMV, WebM, M4V, FLV, etc., you can also use it to convert other video/audio/image to the formats you need freely, and the quality is high, which is guaranteed by ConvertAnyVid.

Then just download ConvertAnyVid, and let's see how to convert MOV to GIF with this perfect GIF converter.

How to Convert MOV to GIF Format on PC

STEP 1. Download ConvertAnyVid

Firstly, you need to download and install ConvertAnyVid on your PC properly. Just go to its official website to get the application. You can try its free trial version for first experiencing.

STEP 2. Import MOV to the Program

On your PC, open ConvertAnyVid and go to "Add File" > "Add File(s)", a window will pop up and let you choose the MOV file on your computer for importing.

Note: A simper method to add MOV file to ConvertAnyVid is to drag it to the workplace directly.

Add File

STEP 3. Choose GIF Format

The 300+ output formats are provided in the format list in "Convert All to". So you can drop down the list here and directly choose GIF as your output format.

Convert MOV to GIF

STEP 4. Convert MOV to GIF

Finally, just click "Convert All" and the MOV will start to be converted to GIF by ConvertAnyVid immediately. You can get the output file in short time because ConvertAnyVid's conversion speed is fast. So just wait for a second.

Convert the File

Part 2. Use Adobe Photoshop to Extract GIF from A MOV Video

Many people would be familiar with Photoshop, a professional and advanced video editing tool developed by Adobe. In addition the editing features, Photoshop can help create GIF file from MOV video, and export the file for saving on your computer. You can see how to use Photoshop to extract GIF from MOV video in the following.

STEP 1. Firstly you should run Adobe Photoshop on your PC, then move to its menu tar and go to "File" > "Import" > "Video Frames to Layers" to choose the MOV file from your computer to Photoshop.

STEP 2. Now choose to convert the part of the MOV video by clicking "Selected Range Only" and set the part to be the length you want to convert to GIF. You can select the complete video by selecting the "From Beginning to End" button.

STEP 3. When you have set the MOV file well and is ready to output it, go to "File" > "Export" > "Save for Web (Legacy)...". Then select GIF as the output format.

STEP 4. Finally, click "Save" and choose an output folder to save the GIF file. Then you can get it successfully.

Export MOV in GIF Photoshop

Part 3. Online MOV to GIF Converter to Get GIF File for Free

Other than the two methods above, if you want to convert MOV to GIF more easily without downloading any software, you can try the online GIF converter, EZGIF. This online tool is easy to use, but for the files with larger frame rate, the conversion speed would be comparatively slower. You can see how to use it here.

STEP 1. Open EZGIF in your browser. Choose Video to GIF, and click "Choose File" to select the MOV file from your computer.

STEP 2. Click "Upload Video".

STEP 3. After uploading, choose the start time and end time, the other options such as size, frame rate, and method.

STEP 4. Click "Convert to GIF", and you can get the GIF file from your MOV video file.

EZGIF

If you also want to make your own interesting or meaningful GIF through the MOV videos you have already processed, these three methods are all free for you to use. When you need, look at this post and choose one method to convert your MOV to GIF without hassle.

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