Hi, In this Video We Learn About, How to Create Logo Animated Gif and Sell it on Fiverr and We Learn How to Convert Any Logo into Gif, Full A-Z Gif Animation Tutorial.
We Cover in This Video:
• How do Logo Separate Layers in Adobe Illustrator to Prepare a File for After Effects Animation.
• How animate Adobe Illustrator Logo in After Effects.
• How to convert After Effects animation into Gif in Adobe Photoshop.
• Full A-Z Animation Process Tutorial.
Video Chapters:
00:00 – Intro 00:40 – Do Logo Separate Layers in Adobe Illustrator to Prepare a File for After Effects Animation
03:55 – Animate Logo in After Effects 09:08 – How to Render Video in After Effects
10:32 – Export Animated Gif in Adobe Photoshop
13:54 – Run and Test Gif
14:08 – Final Tip
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Today’s We
Learn About How to Convert Static Logo into Gif.
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We Learn
Full GIf Animation Process From A-Z. How we Prepare after effects animation logo
file from illustrator and how to animate the logo in after effects and how to
export Animated Gif in Photoshop.
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Tip:
Some
clients require Logo Gif with any background colours Like Black & White
blue colours or etc…
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And some
clients require Logo Gif with transparent background, to use as Instagram or
social media as Stickers.
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Today I tell
you the full process…
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Let’s
get started..
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1.    Adobe Illustrator File Creation Method for
After Effects Animation
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First
open your logo in illustrator, Please check your logo in RGB colour? if not
then change colour mode from CMYK to RGB.
Then
resize canvas size in 1080×1080 pix and enlarge the logo with the background to
fit in size
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Now I
teach you how to separate layers of this logo for after effects animation file,
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First ungroup logo layers
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after Ungrouping make a copy of the
same logo layer.
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Let’s visibility off the original logo
layer
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Select logo icon and Cut logo with
key Ctrl+X and create a new layer and paste the Icon with the keyboard short
key Crtl+F
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Now Our Icon and Text are in
Separated Layers
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Now separate layers of the Company
name and Tagline Cut with Ctrl+X and Paste on a new layer with the key Ctrl+F
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Now our logo is separated into 3
Layers.
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Tip:
If you
got any vector graphics, logo or character which is a group of layers then you
can be separated layers by this trick.
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Click on
a layer and click on the arrow which is on the top left side of the layer and
choose ( Release to Layer Sequence) option
Now all
layers separated.
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Select
all Layers and drag to the top of the original layer and release the mouse left button,
Click on the blank layer and delete it.
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Now
check our all graphics are in a separate layer, click on each layer and check.
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Our file
is ready for Animation
Let’s
Save this illustrator file in Ai to our destination folder
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Note:
Please, Always choose and save the Ai format for After Effects animation, Save
the file and close in illustrator.
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2.    After Effect Animation
Import
the illustrator Ai file from your destination folder
Select
the file and choose import as (Composition – Retain Layer Sizes) and click on
Import Duble clicks on the composition.
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Now we
have separated layers in the Animation time bar
Click on
the small star icon to enhance all vector layer’s quality
Let’s
Start animation
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Do all layer off, Only use Icon,
Company Name and Tagline layers.
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Now I animate the logo in Simple style,
360-degree Rotation with Light Reflection
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Do 3D layer ON
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Add a keyframe on Y-Rotation in the
start and add 2nd keyframe on 2-sec and do Rotation cycle -1
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We do 2-sec animation now, Press N
to close animation on 2-sec.
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Press Space Bar to check Animation
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If Animation takes much time to
load? then do after-effects quality Full to Half
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Wait for loading…
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Check Animation Now!
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If the
The client doesn’t need loop Rotation and wants to Stay logo 1-sec after rotation,
Then extend 1 sec from the timeline bar.
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Add CC
Light Sweep Effect
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Go to Effects & Presets and
search effect name (CC Light Sweep)
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Select Icon Layer and double clicks
or Effect drag and drop to the Icon layer.
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Select the centre point and drag it
to the outside of the screen and add a keyframe to it press the (U) key to
see keyframes, And extend the time bar 2-sec to complete the Light Sweep Effect
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Drag Light Sweep Center Point to 2
sec end to add 2nd Keyframe.
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Now Check effect is working?
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Adjust Effect Settings as your
requirement?
Note:
If effects
now showing then turn OFF the Vector Enhancing on the 3D layer to see CC Light
Sweep Effect.
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Play
animation with Spacebar to check the Light Sweep Effect
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Now our
The animation is perfect.
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Now
Animation is Ready for Video Exporting
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Do you require Gifs?
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Animated Gif with a Background
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Animated Gif with Transparent Background
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Now I am
exporting video with Background Only for Gif
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Go to Composition and click on Add
Render Queue
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Choose Best Quality, Press Ok
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In Output Module Choose Quick Time
Video Format
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If we want Animation with a
the background then choose channels RGB
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If we want Transparent Animation
Then we choose channels RGB + Alpha
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But now
I exported the video with the background, Leave channels RGB press OK
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Go Output To and save the video
file on your destination and click on Render
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Now, the video rendering is
completed.
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3.    Adobe Photoshop: Exporting Gif Process
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Now open
the Video file from your destination in Photoshop
Note:
 If you don’t have Quick Time Player installed,
Please Install Quick Time Player First and then open the video file in
Photoshop
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Now I am
going to export Animated Gif in Photoshop
If the
client requires full HD 1080×1080 pix then export it to the same size otherwise,
Resize or reduce the size to 500×500 pix or 300×300 pix or as client
requirement.
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Let’s
Export the Gif
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Go to File and select Save for Web
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Please do the Gif settings
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Select Gif on the top menu
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Select No Dither under Gif
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Other settings are the same
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Select in Looping options to
Forever
Note:
If the
client doesn’t require a loop, then you can change the animation loop once or 3
to 4 times as per the client’s requirement
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Do quality to Becubic Sharper
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Save the Gif file in your
destination
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Now check our Gif from our
destination folder, double clicks on Gif or Open Gif with Explorer Gif is
Playing…
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have any questions about this, please comment I will answer you.
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