Galaxy S8: Create GIF - Here's how

With the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus you can create a GIF from videos. In this practical tip, we will show you step by step how this works on the new Samsung Galaxy.

Create GIF on Samsung Galaxy S8

Before you can create a GIF, you must first activate the "Smart Select" function:

1. Open the "Settings" and then the "Display" menu.
2. There you can activate the "side panels" under "side screen".
3. Now you can swipe from the right side of the screen to the left and a new side menu is displayed.
4. Here tap on the gear icon to open the settings.
5. Next to "Smart Select", activate the checkbox.

Use the GIF feature on the Galaxy S8

1. First, open a video you want to create a GIF from. For example, on YouTube.
2. As soon as the video has reached the point where the GIF should also begin, call up the side menu with a swipe from right to left.
3. Now select "Smart Select" and then "Animation". Before the recording starts, you can still define the recording area and make some other settings, for example for video quality.
4. Then start the video and tap the record button, which Smart-Select now shows you. Recording ends after 15 seconds if you don't stop recording yourself.

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